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 […]
3.5 stars — This one started off fairly strong, but petered out a teensy bit at the end for me. Rebel was actually pretty hilarious throughout the story. She was snarky and sassy, and just fun to be in the head of. She reminded me a LOT of Isis from the Lovely Vicious series. She […]
4.5 stars — I actually really loved this one! I don’t know if it’s just because I’m finding I really love Erin Mallon’s narration, and that’s what set it over the top, or if it was the story, with it’s humour and heartbreak and depth…or more likely it was all of the above. So we’ll […]
4 stars — This one had the opposite effect of the previous two books…I spent a lot of time wary and annoyed with the decisions that Ashton was making early in the book, but she redeemed herself and the ending was satisfying!! So weird. I saw a few reviewers mentioning how they feel like Evan […]
4.5 stars — My Mom and I started this book months ago on a road trip and just finally got to finishing it, and we laughed and laughed and laughed! As always, the narrators were fucking fantastic. They really bring the characters to life, and I adore the way they portrayed Sam and Ian. Ms. Christian […]
4 stars — Well, apparently this is going to be a theme. I LOVE so much about these books, they just delight me to no end. BUT, as with book 1, I personally did NOT like the conflict/climax and resolution. It’s so hard when you love a book so much, and then the end doesn’t […]
4.5 stars — Oh you guys…I am so torn on my rating for this one. Because the things I loved about this book are like 6+ stars OMG! Buuuutttt…there were a few things that just kept it from perfect. So do I rate 4.5 rounded down? Straight 4? 4.25? Whatever’s at the front of this […]
3.5 stars — I was worried I wouldn’t connect with the humour, because that happens a lot with really popular romantic comedies…I guess I just don’t always follow the masses with what I find funny. But I enjoyed it more than I expected! It definitely has a bit of an over the top feel, but […]