4 stars — This one was such an easy and compelling read, I started it at bedtime and stayed up to finish it in one shot. I loved the frank and honest discussions about feelings and struggles that Dawn and Logan constantly had. I loved that they didn’t beat around the bush, but were blunt […]
4 stars — Another one where I’m debating between 3.5 and 4, but the good stuff that delighted me really delighted me, so I’m giving it the boost. I enjoy these books by Ms. Martin in this series, but I can’t say I’m particularly blown away. There’s something about the writing that feels a bit […]
4.5 stars — This book made me LAUGH AND LAUGH AND LAUGH out loud in so many places. I seriously just love this Winston extended family, they absolutely DELIGHT me. But it also made me ACHE so much in my heart, b/c there’s so much pain and misunderstandings and mistakes and tragedy between Billy and Scarlet. […]
4 stars — This book both satisfied me greatly, and missed out on a few scenes I was curious about. If you’re not into alternative POV books, then you can skip this one. I LOVE them, especially when the originals are only in one POV, because this way you get insight into another character’s head. […]
4.5 stars — This one was so cute, and exactly the kind of romance I was needing for this winter day! I laughed a lot, and felt a lot, and really enjoyed both the main characters as well as the cast of friends and family backing them up. I probably warmed up to Caitlin a […]
3.5 stars — OK, I’m going to start by saying that when I started this book I was super confused and lost. I honestly thought perhaps I had missed a previous book with our two MCs (Sam and Peck), because it felt like I was expected to know stuff about their relationship up to this […]
5 stars — Welp, I devoured that conclusion. Super satisfying! I didn’t want to put it down, and so even listened to it in bed to finish it off. Erin Mallon has definitely become one of my favourite narrators after listening to her in this series. She does such a great job with voices and […]
DNF @ 26% (chapter 11) — I’m bummed about this, because this was going to be my November diversity read, and I was so excited because it’s an own voices book. And while I was finding it interesting to have an authentic look into Native Americans (or Indians as they call themselves in the book), […]
4 stars — Parts of this book were total 5 stars, I was so dug in and invested I had swooping tummy syndrome. But other parts dragged and felt repetitive. The pacing just wasn’t consistent. I also believe that the book needed another editing pass (at minimum line/copy editing). Jojo was hard to picture sometimes, b/c she came […]
4 stars — I really enjoyed both Mr. Brinkley and Ms. Buhr as narrators. I will admit that with the accents, it was the first time I had to slow down the narration instead of speed it up. And also, not the greatest choice for road trips, b/c Mr. Brinkley in particular has a lot […]