Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena A Mystery/Thriller, 2021 by Pamela Dorman Books, 344 Page What I Didn’t Like: There’s definitely a lot of out of touch rich people in this one. I’m not overly sensitive to that and I even noticed. Spoiled and entitled would describe this entire family. The 3rd person omniscient... Continue Reading →
Nevertheless, January is coming to an end and it’s time to reflect on what I’ve actually done this month.
Shampoo & Conditioner by M.L. Ortega A Mystery/Thriller, Independently Published in 2022, 101 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The story is very bare bones. The plot is the focus, which is fine, but you don’t get many chances to connect with the characters. It feels like a rushed story. This is Book 2. While it’s... Continue Reading →
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by William Morrow, 455 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Content warning: Some of the language surrounding mental health is insensitive. Most of it is the character talking down about herself, but still worth watching out for. Short choppy sentences. It’s relevant to the plot... Continue Reading →
Someday, Sometime, a Genie Awaits by Andrei Saygo A Fantasy, Independently Published in 2022, 94 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There are a few spots where we learn something off-hand about our main character's past that feels jarring. I wanted to know about his past but I wanted more detail, I think. Too many unanswered... Continue Reading →
How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore YA Contemporary, 2017 by Imprint, 342 Pages What I Didn’t Like: As is common in YA books (and romance books) so much of the problems in this story could be solved if the characters would just TALK to each other. Many of the characters are NOT good... Continue Reading →
What Should be Wild by Julia Fine A Fantasy, 2018 by Harper, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Consider this a content warning: there are scenes in this book where a character is held captive. It gets a little dark. The ending felt a little anticlimactic. We were building something big and it felt rushed... Continue Reading →
The Shroud by George Bachman A Fantasy, 2022 by Sublime, 398 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Wordy, often unnecessarily so. I don’t mind beautiful language and poetic descriptions but this was often a bit much. Underlining. I could not figure out WHY certain words, phrases, or paragraphs were underlined. They weren’t linked in my ebook... Continue Reading →
Love From A To Z by SK Ali YA Romance, 2019 by Salaam Reads, 384 Pages Note: I’m not Muslim so I can’t speak to the realism of the way these Muslim characters are written. What I Didn’t Like: The Harry Potter references get old immediately. I wanted something else … anything else. It comes... Continue Reading →
Sky Chase by Lauren Massuda YA Fantasy, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing, 272 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There are some comments about a character's weight that are not at all needed. It made me cringe a bit whenever it was mentioned. There’s a big multi POV cast that can be confusing. There are a... Continue Reading →
