Reviews of my Reading List
DNF- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Nina works is an animal loving introvert mahi works in a bookstore and has a full calendar that can’t be altered. Flexibility and change is not her strong suit. Enter bomb: finding out she has half siblings. This story seemed like it had different plots. One being...
The Book Eaters
(Review #382) The ultimate question: how far would a mother go for her child? I rated The Book Eaters a 4.4/5 stars. I never could watch this story as a movie, it’d be way too scary and twisted for me. Overall it was more of a dark, depressing thriller than I had...
DNF- The Library of Lost Things
I didn’t get far into this one to give it enough of a chance because the mother’s mental health issues were causing me anxiety. I didn’t even make it to the meet cute. Here’s the blurb: From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent...
Tress of the Emerald Sea
(Review #381) Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson earned a 4.5/5 stars for this fantasy with excellent sarcastic humor. The narration style is very different than what I’m used to. Here’s my thoughts live while reading: I’m not a Sanderson junkie or know...
Hooked
(Review 380) TW: drug withdrawal, hallucinations, PTSD If you like a haunting, dark, heavy, Peter Pan retelling with James, Captain Hook, as the antihero, then check out “Hooked.” I wasn’t aware that it served as a sequel when I bought it. I gave this one a 3.8/5...
DNF- Seafire
Unfortunately I didn’t finish Seafire by Natalie C Parker or the others in this series. Here’s my live thoughts while reading in real time: Geez. The prologue was quite a brutal opening for YA. The main character is tricked and stabbed after she tried to give a...
The Wishing Game
(Review #379) 5/5 stars for this Book of the Month, “The Wishing Game,” by Meg Shaffer. It’s contemporary fiction with a tiny bit of romance Despite how magical it feels, there’s no true fantasy element. I loved every bit of it!!!Here’s my thoughts while reading:...
The Book of Gothel
I really didn’t know what to rate this at first because as said on Instagram, the story wasn’t what I had expected based on the cover image. If you like a slow, descriptive story of generations of mothers, daughters, and strong women then this is a great option....
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
(Review #377) This is my first ever completed audiobook!!! I had tried 1-2 in the past but they never stuck. This one was very special because we listened to it in the car on the way to and home from school. My 9 year old rated it a 4.4/5 stars (as did I) and my 8...
Hotel Magnifique
(Review #376) 4.25/5 stars for this YA fantasy standalone with a splash of clean romance on the side. It’s all in Jani’s point of view. I really liked the setting of the book in the magical hotel and the overall premise but I would’ve made a few minor changes. I feel...
DNF- Forestfall
Forestfall is a sequel that starts from Rowan’s point of view. I’ve read a whole separate trilogy between Lakesedge in this series and this one so I don’t remember if Rowan had a PoV in Lakesedge or not. Violeta is stuck in the underworld with Lord Under. She’s...
The Final Gambit
(Review #375) I rated this Jennifer Lynn Barnes book as 4.3/5 stars for this YA mysterious novel So in the beginning of The Final Gambit it’s obvious that Avery picked Jameson. But I don’t know if that’s who I would’ve picked. Will Avery change her mind by the end of...
The Hawthorne Legacy
(Review #374) I rated this sequel a 4.7/5 stars. Another fast paced mystery filled YA novel. I want more romance in the last one!!! This sequel starts off with them thinking Avery’s homeless friend back in her hometown is actually their deceased uncle who “died” 20...
The Inheritance Games
(Review #373) I give this adventurous YA contemporary “mystery/romance” book a 4.7/5 stars. It has a little bit of everything. All written in one point of view, until the epilogue, you go through Avery’s perception of this life changing event. Avery is a junior in...
Hang the Moon
Review #372 ‘Hang the Moon’ by Jeannette Walls for a 3.5/5 stars for me. This historical fiction lacked plot and intrigue for me. It starts with a prologue of when Sallie is 8 years old and almost accidentally gets her younger brother killed when they’re playing on a...