a heart-wrenching, captivating story about power, loyalty, family ties, and sacrifice. it's an epic love story and a tragedy all in one. complete witha heart-wrenching, captivating story about power, loyalty, family ties, and sacrifice. it's an epic love story and a tragedy all in one. complete with olivie blake's trademark stunning prose, this grabbed my attention immediately and i didn't want to put it down. the twists and turns are unpredictable and the depth of character makes you wonder who to root for. if you read this with your ears, the narrator (ferdelle capistrano) gives a great performance!
ps: if you like succession (the tv show) and stories with magic, try this one out❣️
*thank you macmillan audio for the AlC & tor books for the gifted finished copy! ...more
stone cold fox is a suspense/thriller novel following Bea, who grew up in a life defined by her mother conning wealthy men and subsequently living lifstone cold fox is a suspense/thriller novel following Bea, who grew up in a life defined by her mother conning wealthy men and subsequently living life utilizing their money and resources, and then moving on to the next. she is tired of that lifestyle from her childhood and she wants to settle down, but she is not gonna not marry rich, so she sets her sights on collin case, one of her wealthy clients. however, it’s not just collin she has to win over, its the family who sees her as an outsider, and especially collin’s best friend, gale, who has motivations of her own for keeping bea on the outs.
this is a hard book to review, because its one of those where almost every character is unsympathetic in some capacity. it is very fast-paced despite it not being overstuffed with plot, and the first line sets the tone for the type of character Bea is going to be. there are flashbacks to bea’s childhood layered throughout, so we get more of a perspective on the way that bea’s mother’s perspective on relationships has informed her own. When i started the book, i didn’t have much of a concept of what was going to happen plotwise, but i ended up listening to it in one day because i wanted to know what was coming next. if you like books with unlikeable morally ambiguous rich out of touch characters, this would be a fun one for you to read!
*thank you to berkley & netgalley for the eARC in exchange for a review!...more
best served hot is a professional rivals to lovers romance between two food critics; julie, a social media reviewer and bennett, a critic for a newspabest served hot is a professional rivals to lovers romance between two food critics; julie, a social media reviewer and bennett, a critic for a newspaper. bennett has just gotten julie’s dream job at the scroll, and when she happens to run into him at a food festival, she is determined to let him know everything wrong with his privileged position that got him the job and also the way he reviews food. video footage from the confrontation is posted and goes viral, which leads them to team up on new restaurant reviews to push both of their careers.
right off the bat, i want to say that while i enjoyed my time reading this book, i do not think it will be for everyone. our main character, julie, is quick-tempered in the way that sometimes she speaks before she thinks, and i can see where people wouldn’t enjoy that about her. for me, yes she was chaotic and messy, but she did try to do right by people and when she took the time to sit with her actions, she was able to recognize her missteps. just from the setup and the situational humor in the story, i could 100% see this as a movie, my jaw was hitting the floor at some of the silly things that happen. the banter and natural comfortable vibe between julie and bennett in the initial stages of their acquaintance/friendship situation made me want to root for them. bennett was a sweet cinnamon roll man, so i loved learning more about him throughout the story. also the descriptions of food had my mouth watering. overall i thought this was solid and cute! i'm not sure if it’ll be super memorable down the line, but i enjoyed it!
*thank you to berkley & netgalley for the eARC in exchange for a review!...more
unfortunately, this one fell really flat for me, and i’m so bummed because i wanted to love it. it’s described as a romcom, but the main couple aren’tunfortunately, this one fell really flat for me, and i’m so bummed because i wanted to love it. it’s described as a romcom, but the main couple aren’t really in a romantic situation for most of the book. i think the amount of different plotlines created a situation where i never really felt connected to the characters and i found myself wishing i was done with it sooner. this definitely could just be a ‘me’ thing, because there are so many high ratings, so if this sounds interesting to you, i would say go for it! it just didn’t work for me. i did read this partially on audio, and the narration was good!
*thank you st. martin's griffin & netgalley for the ALC!...more
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