3 stars — This one had a lot of potential, and some definite great parts, but the pacing just didn’t work for me. I think I originally saw myself rating this 3.5 rounded up, and it just kept getting lower as the story dragged out. I will admit that near the end I flipped forward […]
3.5 stars — So I just went back and reread my reviews for the first two books, and apparently I feel consistently about the books in this series. There is a lot I LOVE, but I tend to have the same complaints. I always end the book not entirely sure how I feel about it…which […]
4 stars — This was a solid emotional and entertaining Little Mermaid retelling. Thankfully without the tragedy of the original (sort of spoiler, but I’d want to know). I loved the way that the Mer were portrayed, especially that they didn’t look exactly like humans with tails — just little things like the gills, and […]
3.5 stars — This was a diverse read that felt like it was there for more than just face value. We weren’t just told that Rabi was Muslim and Pakistani, we got to see a bit of his life and some of his traditions (such as prayer on Fridays). I really appreciated that. Sometimes I […]
3.5 stars — I finished this one last night, but was just so freaking tired I just sort of stream of consciousnessed out some thoughts before going to bed. Now I need to figure out what I wrote and make it make sense. All of which I really didn’t need to include in this review, but […]
3.5 stars — I have lots of mixed feelings about this one. I honestly finished it and was just completely uncertain how I felt. And not necessarily in a bad way, there was so much I genuinely enjoyed. I just knew there was another part of me that was hankering for a bit more. But I […]