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I was a little worried that book 2 would disappoint, but it did not! I raced through this one too. On to the next one!
I was a little worried that book 2 would disappoint, but it did not! I raced through this one too. On to the next one!
I respect Reeve for his courageous battle with his spinal cord injury and the work he did to raise awareness, esp. in fighting for insurance coverage. As someone who works in physical therapy, I also enjoyed the PT aspect of his memoir. But as a whole, I just felt this was a so-so book. Short, but it jumped around a lot and didn‘t feel very cohesive.
This was a fun, quick read. Sort of reminded me of a toned down, YA version of Dan Brown‘s Robert Langdon books. The short chapters & a plot filled with puzzles & riddles made me race through this one. On to book #2!
This one was right up my wheelhouse with a mix of mystery, family secrets, & time travel, and it did not disappoint. LOVED it! My brain struggled with some of the time travel aspects (as is always the case for me), but I mostly just went with it & enjoyed the ride. Probably my favorite read of the year thus far.
Good baseline story, though I felt the author tried to include too much “extra” stuff that felt forced & that bogged it down a bit. Currently watching the series on Hulu, which I am enjoying and seems to be pretty faithful to the book.
This was okay. I liked the overall plot, but at a point it started to get a little too sappy for my tastes, and the ending was a little too predictable and tied up too neatly.
I really loved Tana French‘s Dublin Murder Squad series, but I also knew going into this one that it was not as fast-paced as those books, based on reviews. Indeed, this is much more of a slow burn novel. It was not bad, but it was almost too slow in my opinion. I never was really pulled in, even when things started to be revealed.
This is the 3rd in the standalone Livia Lone series, a series that I feel is underrated and tends to fly under the radar. Livia is a bad-ass female lead (think Lisbeth Salander), out for revenge on all the evil sex crime offenders. If you haven‘t read this series and you like action thrillers, you‘re missing out.
Who‘s watched the series? I enjoyed the book (classic Moriarty, in my opinion), but I‘m not yet sold on the series (only 2 episodes in so far). Not sure I like the casting. 🤔
I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time and just finally now getting around to it. I won‘t say I was disappointed, but I think I was expecting a 5-star read, and it wasn‘t quite that high for me. But still really good, and a well-written novel of historical fiction about the leprosy colony of Kalaupapa.
It‘s very rare to see a true “pan” from me, but here you go. This book is a train wreck. I agree that Brit is probably in many ways a victim, both of her family and of the media, but I also think she‘s got some issues she‘s brought on herself. But regardless of all that, the actual writing in this memoir was truly awful. I don‘t understand the higher reviews. Was there no one editing this thing??
This was my first read of these authors together and I have to say that I quite enjoyed it! A little twisted, but engrossing. I‘ll have to make sure to read their other books as well.
I‘ve read most of Roach‘s books and didn‘t feel this was her best, possibly because the subject matter wasn‘t as appealing to me. However, it was well-researched, as always. I do think I need to start reading her books in print, tho. My mind tends to wander on audio w/ non-fiction titles.
Kristin Hannah tends to be hit or miss for me as far as the writing itself. I like her stories, but not always her writing style, though she has matured and her more recent novels are better. This one falls somewhere in between for me, actually somewhere between a pick and a so-so. The second half was definitely stronger than the first.
While not my favorite of hers, this was another good one by Jojo Moyes. I felt she did a good job bringing the two timelines together.
These books seem to be getting longer & longer, but I still couldn‘t wait to get back to it every time I put it down. The Strike series is becoming one of my faves. Lots of characters to keep track of in this one (should‘ve taken notes!) but a good read! And I really want to visit Highgate Cemetery. Anyone been there?
This has been on my TBR pile for quite a while, and it did not disappoint. The reverse time element was intriguing and there were several plot twists, enough to keep me guessing. Recommend!
I can‘t decide how I feel about this one — I‘m kind of back and forth. Though it may make the reader somewhat uncomfortable, it‘s definitely thought-provoking and would be a good one for a book club discussion.
So cold outside…. 🥶. Good day for a new book and a new puzzle!
#audiopuzzling
I liked this slow burn, Gothic novel. My biggest problem was keeping track of all the male characters, which was important in order to follow the plot. Might‘ve been easier in print, vs. audio.
As much as I loved Matthew Perry and Friends, I didn‘t have a big desire to read his memoir. Until he died. His death BROKE me. And so I felt I had to read about this troubled soul. However, this is not the most well-written memoir. Lots of repetition & timelines jumping back & forth which just made it confusing. But overall, I‘m mostly just sad. R.I.P. Matty. 😢
A great coming-of-age novel that‘ll make you both laugh and cry. I feel like this one should‘ve gotten more hype than it did.
I would agree with a lot of other reviews on this one. I felt it was fairly well written, about a multi-generational family that just never really did connect with one another, and I can definitely see how this might be an accurate portrayal of some families. But I also felt like the book never really went anywhere and it was just kind of unfulfilling and sad. Also didn‘t feel the audiobook reader “fit” the book, which didn‘t help.
I‘d not read any of the others in this series, but despite it being #26, I was able to follow along quite easily and for the most part enjoyed this quite a bit. I did find the sex scenes rather cheesy & unnecessary (*cringe*), and the audiobook reader did fine with the exception of one particular character, in which her choice in voice was awful.
I‘m not quite halfway with this one but really struggling. Does it pick up? Does something happen in the plot that will pull me in? I feel like everyone has loved this book, but I‘m definitely not in that place. I find my mind constantly wandering and have trouble keeping track of the names. Maybe it‘s the audiobook? 🤷🏼♀️
I folded to the pressure on this one, mostly because I knew the TV series was being released. I typically avoid books with covers such as these, since I can only do rom-coms every so often. I knew this one was supposed to be not exactly in that genre, but with a more serious undertone. Wouldn‘t say I loved it, but I liked it. May get some backlash for this, but even though I liked Six-thirty‘s name, I felt the dog was an unnecessary character.
I mostly liked this. It‘s sort of dark yet encouraging, but I felt like there were more questions than answers. I like books like that to some degree, but I felt like this one just needed a little more closure.
I feel bad about this because I‘ve enjoyed other books by this author, but my mind kept wandering and I couldn‘t stay focused on the story. I think in this instance, the audiobook format may not have been the best choice.
If only all Mondays could be like this…..
Jumping on the bandwagon a little with the CoHo, and the romance genre is not typically my go-to, but who can‘t use a little romance once in a while? Despite the too-tidy ending, I really enjoyed this one.
I loved Summers‘ more popular Sadie, so I thought I‘d go back and give her debut novel a try. Despite a lot of good reviews for this one, I was sort of just “meh”.
Kristin Hannah is usually a mixed bag for me. Love the stories but I sometimes find the writing cheesy. This was possibly the best-written of those I‘ve read. Some dark subject matter and it started out kind of slow, but the second half really picks up.
This one was all kinds of crazy! Kind of like a train wreck that you can‘t tear yourself away from.
I‘ve read quite a few of Moriarty‘s novels and I think this might be my fave thus far. Fun, yet serious undertones too. Good book for discussion.
I liked this, but not sure I felt it lived up to the hype. Started out strong, but I felt it got progressively weaker as it progressed and was maybe longer than it needed to be. I‘ve started watching the series adaptation (with subtitles) and have been enjoying it so far.
Despite the fact that I do love tennis and Taylor Jenkins Reid, this wasn‘t my favorite of hers, probably due mostly to Carrie Soto‘s unlikeable character. Still a good one though. I do enjoy Reid‘s writing style and will probably read anything she publishes.
Contrary to popular opinion, I think maybe I liked this one better than the first in the series. The plot, at least. I would‘ve enjoyed some further character development of Falk, but maybe that‘s coming in book #3. The ending was a little anti-climactic, but it did keep me guessing.
This was fantastic. I wasn‘t expecting the emotional punch of this one, but I think it‘s easily my favorite thus far of this author‘s works. It‘s technically YA historical fiction, but easily appealing to adult audiences as well. Highly recommend!
Did I think this lived up to the hype? Mostly. I was waiting for the twist…thought I had it figured out…but I was wrong. I‘m excited to watch the series now. ☺️
I‘m on the fence between a pick and so-so. I‘ve read enough of Jacobs to know what to expect. This was entertaining enough, though maybe not his best. But not bad either.
This was not the classic controversial subject matter that Picoult is known for, but there was a lot going on in this one. Not my favorite, but also certainly not my least favorite of hers. I had trouble with the shifting timelines, which made more sense as I made my way through the book. Still, a good one for discussion.
Given all the 5-star reviews of friends, I was expecting to love this. I didn‘t love it (for various reasons), but I liked it well enough. I did really like the basic storyline and all the possible implications (socially & politically) such a relationship would create in today‘s world.
Pretty excited about the upcoming adaptation!
This is the first book of Ware‘s that I‘ve not done on audio, and while I missed the unmistakable voice of Imogen Church, I still enjoyed this quite a lot. (It helped that it was set in the world of academia, at Oxford.).
This was good. Disturbing, but good. Although the ending was a little odd and unbelievable.