Reviews of my Reading List
The Fiancé Dilemma
Review #497 I give this Runaway Bride retelling a 4.5/5 stars. Josie has had four failed engagements. Enter Matthew. She begs him to play along with being her fake fiancé for the sake of her father and her reputation blowing up in the media. Little does she know he’s...
The Girl Beneath the Sea
Review #496 This is my first “paid” audible book when I upgraded to premium. If I could go back in time I’d probably only read this if it were a free selection or at least at a lower price. I’ll give it a solid 4.0/5 stars. The author is either an expert at diving and...
Oar Than Friends
Review #495 I give this college romcom standalone a 4.4/5 stars. Written in two points of view of both Oz & Kate, we follow both students through their classes, rowing teams and falling in love- while at rival campuses. Here’s my notes while reading: There’s a...
The Lost Story
Review #494 The Lost Story received a strong 4.9/5 stars for me. I stole this standalone(?) off my sisters shelf and loved it so much. Rafe & Jeremy were best friends in high school but haven’t spoken in 15 years. Maybe it’s because of what happened when...
DNF- The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak & Magic
The reason why I didn’t continue is because there is a lot of exposition and a few too many unnecessary metaphors that slow down the pace and confuse me of the vibe intended since the imagery often contradicts each other. I love the idea of the seven bad omens and...
Betwixt
Review #493 I listened to this on audio and I believe it’s a series since it ended on a cliffhanger. This is the kind of cliffhanger I like since the original story was resolved well. I’ll rate this one a 4.0/5 stars. I absolutely loved the Book of Shadows idea...
Soulless
Review #492 I remember trying to listen to this one via audiobook but didn’t finish it so tried physical copy. This was a bookclub choice. It’s hard to place this into a subgenre since it felt like historical steampunk fantasy with vampires and werewolves. I...
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
Review #491 I loved this fluffy contemporary (romcom-ish) standalone book that had female empowerment and the strength of the FMC thinking in zigzags instead of straight lines. I’ll give it a 4.8/5 stars overall but the romance with Malcolm was a little...
The Long Game
Review #490 I gave this Elena Armas a 4.2/5 stars. This was my least favorite of her books so far and have been a huge fan of her others. I struggled with the overuse of the pet names for each other, the unlikeability of both characters for too long and how I often...
Next of Kin
Review #489 I gave this audiobook a 4/5 stars. It was pretty “mundane” in terms of plot and what was going on. Nothing out of the ordinary or memorable so it was majorly relationship based. As two adults who had dealt with the foster system , Warren & Chloe are...
DNF- Before I Let Go
This series was a choice for a local book club. Early on this book is hitting a bit too close to home and so I’ll need to read an easy escape at the same time to not feel too stressed. Side complaint- There are a lot of side characters to keep track of. Okay. I...
the Modern Girl’s Guide to Magic
Review #488 Now that I’m finished, the title doesn’t quite fit the storyline. I gave this standalone- modern fantasy romance a 4.3/5 stars. The first half had me very hopeful, especially with the plant themes but the second half didn’t meet my expectations. It’s...
Mad Love
Review #487 I give Mad Love by Wendy Walker a strong 4.5/5 stars. So I’m learning that I can only focus on romcoms or thrillers for audiobooks so far. This one was short but had so many different voices I still had to concentrate pretty intensely to know who was...
Fake Dating a Witch
Review #486 I picked this romcom book up because I loved the cover and it’s a comp to my current work in progress- Of Poison & Pumpkins. I enjoyed the steam but I wasn’t a huge fan of Grant, even at the end unfortunately. The prose weren’t super strong compared to...
The Comeback
Review #485 I’m not going to display this short review on my social media ido media because it’s not great. I listened to The Comeback on audio and thought the narrators voice was super annoying. It was all in one PoV so told in one voice. I did finish the whole 9...