Reviews of my Reading List
Review #108
Title- People We Meet on Vacation Author- Emily Henry Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person, present tense from heroine’s POV only Trope- friends to lovers Similar Books/Comps- Unhoneymooners Cover- (this is one of the first books for a while...
Review #107
Title- Believe Me Author- Tahereh Mafi Rating- 5/5 Genre- Young Adult, fantasy, romance POV- The biggest thing this series taught me was how to write better with emotions in deep first person POV. Trope- happily ever after novella Cover- Gorgeous My emotions-...
Review #106
Title- Seven Days in June Author- Tia Williams Rating- 4/5 Genre- I’m not quite sure, see below Trope- second chance romance, but I don’t think this is full romance POV- see below for my difficulties with this Similar Books/Comps- An American Marriage is the only...
Review #105
Title- The Unhoneymooners Author- Christina Lauren Rating- 5/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person Trope- If you like “fake relationships,” “forced to be together,” and “enemies to lovers” than this is a great book for you. Cover- I don’t like bright colors...
Review #104
Title- The Keeper of Night Author- Kylie Lee Baker Rating- 5/5 Genre- dark fantasy POV- first person Similar Books/Comps- The Book of Lost Things My emotions- shivers up my spine Comments- If you want to voyage to the land of the Underworld with a pair of soul...
Review #103
Title- Not a Happy Family Author- Shari Lapena Rating- 3/5 Genre- family drama, suspense, thriller, murder mystery Similar Books/Comps- The Maidens My emotions- intrigued Comments- This was a fast/easy ready full of mystery, twists & turns. I was guessing...
DNF List #2
These books might be someone's favorite, but they weren't for me. Still try them out! A Discovery of Witches It felt slow, dry, full of backstory, too much description, too much “telling” & too much long narrative. There was one great sentence I liked at the...
Review #102
Title- Fumbled Author- Alexa Martin Rating- 4/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- first person, present tense. So I definitely prefer romcoms in first person compared to third person writing. Trope- second chance Similar Books/Comps- Ten Rules for Faking It My...
Review #101
Title- The Nature of Witches Author- Rachel Griffin Rating- 5/5 Genre- YA, fantasy POV- first person, present tense My emotions- in love with every sentence Characters- Clara- the world’s only Everwitch Sang- a hottie Spring witch who loves botany Paige- Clara’s...
Review #100
Title- The Perishing Author- Natashia Deon Rating- 4/5 stars until the 80% mark, then 3 stars for the end, so my math says 3.75 stars Genre- a unique mix of fantasy with contemporary with historical fiction with futuristic with women’s fiction POV- a mix...
Review #99
Title- Boy Toy Author-Nicola Marsh Rating- 3/5 Genre- contemporary romance POV- third person, past tense Trope- arranged marriage, off-limits, younger man, career vs. love My emotions- calm Comments- I love reading about a variety of cultures. From the very...
Review #98
Title- Gilded Serpent Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- epic fantasy POV- 4 POV, third person, past tense Characters- See the first two reviews, Dark Shores and Dark Skies. The beginning is overwhelming since we’re going from two POV per book to 4 alternating POV. Also on one page...
Review #97
Title- Dark Skies Author- Danielle L Jensen Rating- 3.5.5 Genre- young adult fantasy POV- have alternating POV in third person past tense. However, I’m wondering how appropriate that is because of the alternating POV books I’ve read, they’ve all been romance and this...
Review #96
Title- No Offense Author- Meg Cabot Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- romcom POV- two alternating POV, third person, past tense Trope- a mild version of enemies to lovers Similar Books/Comps- My emotions- entertained, smirking from the cleverness Comments- This is actually...
Review #95
Title- Dark Shores Author- Danielle L. Jensen Rating- 4.25/5 Genre- fantasy with a little romance POV- two alternating POV, third person past tense Trope- enemies to “thinking about it,” war, politics, military, gods/goddesses Similar Books/Comps- Fable My emotions-...