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Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
2.75
The twist was just far too obvious for me to enjoy this as much as I wanted to.
All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3.25
Well that was……insane.
We’re officially in the territory of going where the book takes me with no thoughts, just vibes. This one was hard to follow at best and downright off the rails at worst. The end wasn’t much of a twist if you were really paying attention but the middle part was too much. I’m sure if you so much as breathed near that plot set up too hard it would fall apart. But I’m interested to see where it goes?
We’re officially in the territory of going where the book takes me with no thoughts, just vibes. This one was hard to follow at best and downright off the rails at worst. The end wasn’t much of a twist if you were really paying attention but the middle part was too much. I’m sure if you so much as breathed near that plot set up too hard it would fall apart. But I’m interested to see where it goes?
The Liar's Crown by Abigail Owen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Look if you’re gonna be just like every other romatasy that’s fine but you can’t also be slow and boring.
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Okay I was already pretty bored with the slow pacing and the agonizingly long chapters. The forced baking and magic references made it feel so much longer. And then we got to the dark magic/DV/rape plot line and I'm officially peacing out.
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
No notes. Other than - whatthefuck.
Okay I slept on it. I loved the pacing on this one. The alternating chapters, and especially the Morse code messages, really built the suspense up for me so well. The way each member of the family has the perfect level of creepy about them. The way right from the jump you feel like you’re losing your mind right along with the main character.
When I first started reading, I was thrown off by how the story just started, with no intro to our main character. But by the end, it made perfect sense why the author did it this way.
The ending is perfect. You’re left questioning everything, what’s real and what’s imagined, the same way the main character is.
I would read 100 books by this author.
Okay I slept on it. I loved the pacing on this one. The alternating chapters, and especially the Morse code messages, really built the suspense up for me so well. The way each member of the family has the perfect level of creepy about them. The way right from the jump you feel like you’re losing your mind right along with the main character.
When I first started reading, I was thrown off by how the story just started, with no intro to our main character. But by the end, it made perfect sense why the author did it this way.
The ending is perfect. You’re left questioning everything, what’s real and what’s imagined, the same way the main character is.
I would read 100 books by this author.
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
5.0
Just absolutely beautiful. No notes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
4.0
One of the very few times in my long reading career that I enjoyed book two far more than book one.