4.5 stars — I kind of avoided this book b/c I was afraid it wouldn’t live up to my expectations, but the funny thing is that my expectations were kind of wrong in some ways, and it took me to places I wasn’t expecting but that seriously delighted me. So the lesson is: stop procrastinating […]
4 stars — This book could have been a rounded up to 4.5 or even full 5 stars if it was trimmed by at least 25%. Honestly, I just got frustrated. Miscommunication is one of my least favourite tropes, but for a time I actually got it with Jacob and Briana — it made sense […]
4 stars — The realities of WWII as presented through Saira’s eyes was just…HARD. Like so many people, I’m morbidly fascinated by that war, but I purposely avoid it because it’s just really hard to take. And it was hard here. We got to see amazing people, and horrific monsters, and also all the in between […]
2.5 stars — I’m so glad that this book was not my first book by this author, because I probably would have never gotten back to her. The thing is, her writing is actually really solid. There were so many fun moments between Josh and Kristen. But wow, the things that disappointed me were numerous […]
2.5 stars — Well…that was probably how I was expecting to feel after reading the reviews. Just because I know I get bothered by the same things as were mentioned in many negative reviews. I definitely enjoyed Pestilence, I was middling on War (even though it ended great apparently, though now I don’t honestly remember), […]
4.5 stars — When I had 3 hours left on this audio, I thought I’d listen for an hour before bed…and suddenly it was 2am and I was finished and sniffling and happy. 😉 The narrators were absolutely fantastic in this one. Mr. Webber can occasionally be hit or miss for me, but he was […]
4 stars — I don’t know why, but I was worried when we first met Jake that he wasn’t going to be the guy…I’m not sure if there was something missing, but once I reassured myself he was the hero, I sort of fell into their story and their romance. I will admit that I […]
3.5 stars — This one was okay. Probably a better book for actual teens instead of us weird adults who like to read YA. I feel like I just wanted more…it was all just kind of basic? I genuinely don’t know how to describe it other than to say that I just didn’t feel the […]
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 — While still not the hit that the entire Sinful Wallflower series was for me, this was a definite improvement over the first Calydon book! I think the writing had improved leaps and bounds, and in the end the disconnect was more in the types of characters in this one, particularly the hero. […]