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DNF- Blame it on the Mistletoe
Help everyone! I’m striking out on Christmas romcoms and really want to read a good one during the holiday. So apparently I had already DNF’ed this last year, almost the exact date in 2022. I remembered part of the (long) prologue feeling familiar. The heroine sounds...
DNF- We Met in December
A fellow bookstagrammer recommended this one. I was excited since it’s in first person and the cover was cute. Unfortunately, it started a bit too dry for me and there was too much telling. The first chapter was also 36 pages and I kept flipping forward wondering when...
DNF- Faking Under the Mistletoe
I LOVED the cover but didn’t finish. I probably would’ve liked certain parts of this if I had read further but I only made it to page 35. some vibes felt like The Hating Game since it was an official e romance. But the main character, Olivia, wasn’t for me. I don’t...
Book couples of 2023
I have a journal of most of the books I've read in 2023, with couples listed when there was romance involved. Here is the list, in no particular order. I wonder if you can guess which book some of them are from? If you need to know, message me! Atlas & Lily Isolde...
DNF- The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
There wasn’t anything wrong with the book but one of my friends recently died from being hit by a car while she was crossing the street so accidents of similar nature are too triggering for me right now. Here’s the blurb: Written with Josie Silver’s trademark warmth...
Girl In Ice
Review #418 4.3/5 stars for this standalone written in first person. I bought this from a used bookstore so support your local shops! Spoilers ahead… here are my thoughts: I was worried right from the beginning when the heroine has anxiety because I don’t...
Setting as a character
Songs of the Deep by Kelly Powell (4.3/5) A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross (4.4/5) Wuthering Heights Where the Crawdad Sings Midnight in Everwood by Maria Kuzniar (4.87/5) Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli (4.9/5) House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (4.9/5) A...
Shadow
Review #417 “You can’t heal a wound by making a new one.” This sequel by Kara Swanson was a tiny bit better than the first so I’d give it a 4.2/5 stars. Like Dust it has two points of view in first person, a continuation of the Peter Pan retelling. Lots of...
DNF- Starborn
This is the first in the Worldmaker Trilogy. The only reason why I didn’t finish it is because it’s written in third person. I’m in a strange “first person only” time. There seems to be two different covers for this book. And I’m unsure about yours, but my library...
Top Historical Fiction Books
The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor (3.7/5) The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (4.1/5) Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis (4.1/5) The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cameron (4.3/5) The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan (4.3/5) The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel...
Dust
Review #416 I gave this YA Peter Pan retelling a 4.1/5 stars. I’ll read the sequel, Shadow, next. Lots of spoilers in my ramblings: “Maybe growing up isn’t letting your soul die but entering another adventure.” What an opener! Claire’s twin brother Connor...
DNF- Mistletoe & Mr. Right
I read the first book in this series called “The Tourist Attraction” and gave that one a 4.5/5 stars. I distinctly remember a moose friend. Mistletoe and Mr. Right was given to me by Santa on Christmas morning last year of 2022 so it’s been waiting on my TBR...
Girl in the Blue Coat
Review #415 I gave this historical fiction a 4.5/5 stars. Monica Hesse writes one point of view, first person, which feels rare for this genre. The last 60 pages were a whirlwind after a slower beginning but a solid read overall. Lots of spoilers below!!! Hanneke...
DNF- The Witch Collector
I’ve only heard good things about this book and I love that Raina used sign language to communicate but I couldn’t get into the story during the first chapter. There was too much telling and filter words. I actually took a break and tried to reread the beginning but...
DNF- The Drowned Woods
I loved the title, the cover and the premise. But it’s written in third person which is hard for me to connect with these days and there are also too many paragraphs in all italics which hurts my eyes to read. The whole prologue which was 6 pages was in italics which...