4 stars — That was a surprisingly emotional read for me. Like, seriously, I cried more than was probably warranted. I split time between reading and listening, but I really enjoyed Ms. Spencer’s narration. She had a great balance of emotion and snark that was needed with Holly. Solid pacing and voices as well. This […]
4.5 stars — You know what I love?? Truly good main characters, who, despite their flaws and missteps, I still can’t help but love. And yeah, I DEFINITELY loved Alexander and Kitty. I marked this one as a fairy tale retelling, but it is VERY loose. They even mention the story in the story, which […]
4.5 stars — This book surprised me in the best possible ways, and I made the mistake of starting it before bed, which consequently had me up until almost 2am reading. A previous Lenore wouldn’t have been able to put it down even then, but I’m getting old people… I thought I knew what I […]
3.5 stars — This one started off super flat for me. Honestly, if it wasn’t a book club book and I wasn’t buddy reading, I would have DNFd and moved on to something else. I don’t really read MG books, but this one definitely read more like MG than YA for me. The characterizations were […]
3.5 stars — There were so many things I enjoyed, but the frustration with certain things was strong my friends! Loved Ms. Wells’s accents, it really added to the character of Nève when she was speaking. Occasionally I’m not sure if I would have read certain passages differently, and maybe would have warmed up to […]
4.5 stars — Oh look, another strange disjointed thoughts review…you’re welcome. Very atmospheric. I could imagine the world and the people and the mythology. Loved the whole existence of Gods, but not really present as much anymore. I enjoyed the narrator — found it was one of those rare books that I enjoyed reading and […]
4.5 stars — Oh wow. So apparently I didn’t write my review, I just thought dumped. And you know what? I’m leaving it. Cause it amuses me. You’re welcome internet. Jalal! NOOOO. Did not like. Rahim!! NOOOOO!!! Loved Irsa, especially as a fellow mouse. Was a bit slow at times, but picked up when Khalid […]
3 stars — After reading Sherwood, I was super excited to read another retelling by Ms. Spooner. And as a fan of Beauty and the Beast, I kind of figured this would be a sure thing. But I wonder if being a fan kind of ended up as a hindrance instead, you know? Because I […]
4.5 stars — I was daunted by this book…I don’t know why, I so wanted to read it. But I just kept putting it off. Thank god for buddy reading, it was just the push I needed to get started. I did try the audio first, b/c I wanted to know how to pronounce things…but […]
4 stars — Well this was a fun and quirky retelling…not that, I will admit, I know ANYTHING about the story of Thumbelina. I really should look it up. But regardless of knowing very little of the original story, I loved the story that was told in this book. I kind of loved how both […]