Another book by Rosenblum you can devour in a sitting or two. Yes, it’s not great, but sometimes you just need a rich-people-behaving-badly three-starAnother book by Rosenblum you can devour in a sitting or two. Yes, it’s not great, but sometimes you just need a rich-people-behaving-badly three-star read to cleanse the palette. Especially if it’s under 300 pages. I’ll keep reading books like this if she keeps writing them. ...more
Give this premise to another author and I’d eat it up. Confirmed Tessa Bailey isn’t for me, I think. Her writing is not bad and pretty easy to read buGive this premise to another author and I’d eat it up. Confirmed Tessa Bailey isn’t for me, I think. Her writing is not bad and pretty easy to read but the CRINGEEEE of this dialogue. I didn’t like the characters -Josephine was fine but Wes was annoying. He was just possessive and jealous enough to piss me off (I’m sure there are worse MMCs out there but I hated it) and was obsessed with her in a weird way WAY too early. They barely knew each other (he even says this very late in the book!) and yet they fell in actual ~ love ~ instantly. NOT TO MENTION his golf storyline made no sense. If I read it correctly he’d been a professional golfer for like 5 years. He spent just TWO years in a decline (that sounded like 5-8 over par? lol) and his clothing line was cancelled and Nike dropped him?? It’s just so unlikely and unrealistic after he won THREE MAJORS possibly in three years. Give me a break. ...more
Basically finished this in a day - really enjoyed it and clearly couldn’t put it down! I can’t believe this was my first Ruth Ware book, despite havinBasically finished this in a day - really enjoyed it and clearly couldn’t put it down! I can’t believe this was my first Ruth Ware book, despite having all of them on my TBR. This was basically like RECKLESS GIRLS meets EVERYONE IS WATCHING. It’s more of a survivor story first, thriller second. Mostly predictable but still highly enjoyable. ...more
It took me so long to get into this for some reason but I knew once I sat down and actually read it, I’d finish it in a sitting. And that’s pretty mucIt took me so long to get into this for some reason but I knew once I sat down and actually read it, I’d finish it in a sitting. And that’s pretty much what happened. I absolutely love her writing. It’s a testament to how much I want to read her books that I read a story involving fresh grief and fresh divorce - two things I tend to avoid. Her skateboarding terminology could have been better but I will always love a skater boy love interest for obvious reasons. I also enjoyed that the synopsis gave nothing away - I recommend going in blind and seeing what kind of summer romance it turns out to be. ...more
2.5 stars. I put this off for months because I was afraid of this lol. I saw reviews that this was boring and I had no idea how THIS premise could be 2.5 stars. I put this off for months because I was afraid of this lol. I saw reviews that this was boring and I had no idea how THIS premise could be boring but oh man, was it ever. If I read this without knowing who the author was I wouldn’t believe it was Poston. The idea is SO great here but the execution was very bad! She kept describing the MMC as having “minty eyes” and smelling like black tea… over and over AND OVER again. The Kindle keyword search showed “mint” or “minty” a total of *31* times. Genuinely insane! The romance was actually bad, like poorly written, simultaneously too slow and too rushed, and the couple had zero chemistry. The whole thing felt entirely pointless. Let’s hope this was just Poston’s first and only miss!...more
I think this is the first one I predicted whodunnit from the jump. I also am VERY tired of Everly talking about her weight so often. It adds nothing tI think this is the first one I predicted whodunnit from the jump. I also am VERY tired of Everly talking about her weight so often. It adds nothing to the story and is incredibly grating. I still love the setting and will definitely continue to read the series but I’ll be taking some time before jumping into the next one. ...more
Another fun installment! I’m really enjoying this series and am excited to continue. I liked the premise of this one with the wedding and having to coAnother fun installment! I’m really enjoying this series and am excited to continue. I liked the premise of this one with the wedding and having to corral all the guests to see if one was the murderer - makes it a lot easier to keep the books interesting when it isn’t the townspeople being accused all the time lol. ...more
This was cute! I do wish there was a little more oomph to the second chance romance instead of just “we bicker and we like it.” I needed more about thThis was cute! I do wish there was a little more oomph to the second chance romance instead of just “we bicker and we like it.” I needed more about their early relationship and stuff to feel it more. They had good chemistry and I liked their journey though. ...more
Well that was a cute, quick holiday read! I love NYC Christmas books (much better than the crowded reality) and this totally hit the mark. I think AndWell that was a cute, quick holiday read! I love NYC Christmas books (much better than the crowded reality) and this totally hit the mark. I think Andrews has a slightly cheesy writing style that I don’t love but it’s super easy to read at least. The romance was somewhat questionable and escalated very quickly but whatever. I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting. ...more
I really loved this! The found family was excellent and I enjoyed going back and forth in time to see their various Christmases together. The FMC was I really loved this! The found family was excellent and I enjoyed going back and forth in time to see their various Christmases together. The FMC was a little insufferable but I did kinda understand where she was coming from. Overall great cast of characters and fun premise! I’d highly recommend. ...more
Another predictable read from Jones. Not nearly as bad as the first book but still fairly obvious what happened. I think the writing was a bit better?Another predictable read from Jones. Not nearly as bad as the first book but still fairly obvious what happened. I think the writing was a bit better? I don’t know why I read this one and why I’m tempted to read more by this author still. ...more
I really enjoyed this! I had no idea what to expect from a Winstead romance but I loved her debut mystery/thriller. I hope to read all of her books acI really enjoyed this! I had no idea what to expect from a Winstead romance but I loved her debut mystery/thriller. I hope to read all of her books across whatever genre now officially. There were a lot of cool political details and things I really appreciated. Great cast of characters, good chemistry. I think my biggest issue is just the predictability of everything - I knew exactly what was going to happen and when. I really enjoy fake dating and this one nailed the trope overall....more
That was quite a ride. Definitely addicting but compleeeetely overhyped. It’s a “good read” for sure - loved the story arc and magic system with cool That was quite a ride. Definitely addicting but compleeeetely overhyped. It’s a “good read” for sure - loved the story arc and magic system with cool dragons. But the writing was NOT good and often cringey. I think there are some plot holes that don’t make sense too. The romance was not my favorite. This is a book I would have written off as “not for me” and that’s true in many ways, but I’m glad I read it. I’m going to read the second one for sure. Absolutely saw the ending coming like ???? Too obvious....more
I expected to be blown away and ended up just enjoying it. Quick and easy to read, somewhat addicting once I sat down to read it and didn’t get distraI expected to be blown away and ended up just enjoying it. Quick and easy to read, somewhat addicting once I sat down to read it and didn’t get distracted. I didn’t care about either of the main characters whatsoever, and I think I should at this point lol, but I will keep reading this series soon (like now, probably). I keep comparing the experience and book to FOURTH WING - both overhyped romantasy books that I decided to pick up on a whim. Both addicting and easy to read in different ways. Both had cheesy and not amazing romances. I think the writing here was definitely better than FW but still nothing stellar. Overall, I’m still intrigued....more
This was very cute! I’ll always love Annie Rains’ books. Certainly the epitome of a heartwarming holiday romance. Time loop/Groundhog Day books are soThis was very cute! I’ll always love Annie Rains’ books. Certainly the epitome of a heartwarming holiday romance. Time loop/Groundhog Day books are some of my favorites and this was a fun addition to the subgenre. I liked how some things connected and the ending was lovely. ...more
I really love this series! Every character and plot line has been so interesting to follow and well-developed. The first 10% of the book was a little I really love this series! Every character and plot line has been so interesting to follow and well-developed. The first 10% of the book was a little too repetitive in Sinclair and Rett’s heads but it quickly improved from there. Incredibly low drama - they had normal conversations and disagreements occasionally throughout the book but no true ~dramatic breakup~ moment. My fave! Highly recommend this companion series if you’re someone who sometimes misses couple 1 from book 1 and wants to see major cameos and page time in book 2....more
Another cute and cozy installment! Really excited to see that another book is coming out in this series too - I could read about these characters for Another cute and cozy installment! Really excited to see that another book is coming out in this series too - I could read about these characters for a while. Fairly predictable as usual but that doesn’t bother me in this style mystery. ...more
Maybe my expectations were too high because this is a five-star read for so many people but I’m sorry, it just didn’t hit for me. I feel like literaryMaybe my expectations were too high because this is a five-star read for so many people but I’m sorry, it just didn’t hit for me. I feel like literary mysteries run the risk of being a little too boring and only slightly intriguing, which happened here. I was waiting to feel a connection to the characters and I never did. I liked her writing and the overall premise but I definitely expected too much from it. I love time travel and magical realism and mysteries but everything fell short in the end....more
Not sure I’ve ever felt so mixed on a book before! I’ll need to give it some more thought before finalizing a rating I think. This was a whimsical odeNot sure I’ve ever felt so mixed on a book before! I’ll need to give it some more thought before finalizing a rating I think. This was a whimsical ode to children’s books and the lifelong impact they have on us. I loved that aspect! It was so cute in a lot of ways. I appreciate the granting of wishes and foster care/adoption plotline in a general sense but I was really uncomfortable with how Lucy went about it all with Christopher. It’s one thing to want to adopt a child that needs it but I personally found it to be inappropriate that she was kissing his forehead and having him sit on her lap (and discussing her desire to adopt him before she was permitted to - I have to think, if it didn’t happen or come true, wouldn’t the kid be in a worse mental space? She even tried to argue that sleeping on the floor of her bedroom in a house she shared with drunk college students would be a better situation for him than the otherwise okay foster placement he was currently in? How does that show she has the best interest of the child in mind??) I feel like so much of THAT aspect should have been toned down and the book would have been much better for me. I didn’t like Lucy and her behavior for 80% of the book! The game itself was a little quick IMO and could have been fleshed out a little bit but the book is short and sweet overall. The ending was very heartwarming and made up for some of those issues but I can’t cut it too much slack lol. ...more
Okay I enjoyed this a little more than the second book! I still basically figured out the mystery but again - the vibes here exceed any issues I have Okay I enjoyed this a little more than the second book! I still basically figured out the mystery but again - the vibes here exceed any issues I have with predictability. I think the easiness of the mystery is also part of the charm and what makes them cozy. This actual crime in this one was more creative and fun than the previous books too. Overall, really happy there’s still a holiday novella to read (later this year for me) and a fourth book coming too!...more
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