Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty A Contemporary, 2016 by Flatiron, 415 Pages What I Didn’t Like: If you hate spoilers, skip this bubble. Content warning: drowning, death. Much of this one feels like nothing is happening. You’re essentially waiting to find out about something important but nothing much is happening, if that makes sense. ... Continue Reading →
Black Crow Flies by LB Perdan YA Fantasy, 2023 by LB Perdan, 378 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some of the book felt a bit preachy. I’m sure it was intentional as one of our characters is a religious person, but if you're a reader who is sensitive to being preached at, consider it a... Continue Reading →
A Broken Clock Never Boils by CJ Weiss A Mystery/Thriller, Independently Published in 2022, 275 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I sometimes have a problem keeping characters straight when their names are too close. That being said, Rick and Ryan were too similar for me. I had to backtrack and figure out who was who.... Continue Reading →
ShegoraTH by Dima Tsyptsiura A Short Story Anthology, Independently Published in 2022, 120 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The formatting is stilted and clumsy. It gives the narrative an odd pace. I can understand some strange line breaks for poetry but the flash fiction would’ve been better served in paragraph form. There’s nothing to grab... Continue Reading →
Awakening by Brigitte Morse-Starkenburg YA Fantasy, Independently Published in 2020, 423 Pages What I Didn’t Like: A common enough premise. An teen finds out there’s a whole word they weren’t educated on that they may be connected to. They have to learn the world - quickly. Alpha male behavior. I think the idea is to... Continue Reading →
Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by HQN, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Confusing at first … but I do think that was the point. You catch on pretty quickly to the idea even if you still feel like you have about a million questions. A LOT of character names are... Continue Reading →
This is actually a story. It just happens to be a story that involves food so I will include the recipe in case you’re interested after hearing the story.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore YA Fantasy, 2008 by Harcourt, 471 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Starting mid action, in this case, is off putting because you feel immediately confused like you’re missing something. Not reflected in my rating but the noises between scenes on the audiobook get old FAST. This is YA (which I would... Continue Reading →
Z Resurrected from Half Light Publishing A Horror Anthology, 2015, 315 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Not enough information from some stories. I’m specifically thinking of Riley V Resurrection which left me feeling completely lost. Is this really the fifth book in a series? That’s a weird choice for an anthology. Not all equal. As... Continue Reading →
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Adult Fiction, 2020 by Little Brown Publishing, 485 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Although I appreciate why she chose to end this the way she did, I was not a fan of the ending. I think the way Jake and Mal’s story came to a conclusion was good but there... Continue Reading →
