3.5 stars — I loved that this book opened me up to different parts of history that I totally forgot about (or was never taught). I ended up looking up all sorts of things because of this book. But I think in the end while I appreciated the novelty of who our characters were and […]
2.5 stars — This book profoundly underwhelmed me. And it started off really good too, so that’s a bummer. First some background: I have a huge beef with society and its standards of beauty…and it filters over to my love of romances and the completely generic cookie cutter heroes we always get (abs for days, […]
2.5 stars — Eh. This one was kind of underwhelming for me. I think the book put more stock into the over the top antics than in the characters, which is what some readers are looking for…I’m just not that reader. I love me a quirky town and quirky characters, but for some reason this […]
3.5 stars — This was a fun book, and George Cooney definitely has me rounding up instead of down. He was hilarious, if a bit unrealistic. I was pretty excited to have a nerdy shy heroine, but honestly that’s not quite what I got with Cassie. We didn’t get more than a shallow reference to […]
4 stars — Honestly, this was just good and cute, with enough depth and growth to keep me interested. Rose was a bit harder for me to connect with at times. It’s not that I didn’t feel for all she went through in her childhood and marriage, but I think sometimes it’s still hard to […]
3.5 stars — I don’t know what it is with this book, but I’m having a really hard time figuring out my thoughts on it. Let’s just say that this audio took me forever to finish because I kept pausing and playing sudoku games on my phone instead because it couldn’t hold my attention. I […]
3.5 stars — This was definitely a cute romance, but in the end I was bummed with the hero’s refusal to look at his own issues until he really had no choice. Luis has the nickname of “Saint Navarro”, and he’s definitely the kind of guy always trying to help others, which is admirable. I […]
3.5 stars — I will admit, this one did not start off with a bang for me. I was kind of disappointed in the writing (felt a bit simplistic), and I wasn’t getting captured by our characters. I pushed through because it was an older NetGalley, and I’m really glad I did, b/c about 1/3 […]
4.5 stars — This was a great final book in the trilogy! I felt like all the loose ends were wrapped up in a super satisfying way for the overarching storyline, and the mysteries in this one kept me just as enthralled and hooked. Unfortunately I see a huge book hangover in the future, which […]
4 stars — This was a solid YA contemporary, dealing with grief, body image issues, new relationships, and just the basics of being a teenager and all the normal angst that inspires. I really enjoyed Maddie, and she felt very real in so many ways. It was so hard to read about the way she […]