The Weight of Stars and Suns by Dawn Christine Jonckowski YA Science Fiction, Independently Published in 2020, 355 Pages What I Didn’t Like: A bit predictable. I can’t say I was shocked by much of this, I practically had it mapped out from page one. The ending. We’ve established that I’m weird about endings, yes?... Continue Reading →
The Words by A. Jade (Ashley Jade) Romance, Independently Published in 2022, 676 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There were points where the bullying and fat-shaming that Lennon had to endure were a little too much for me. I know it was essential to telling her story, but I discovered my line in this book. ... Continue Reading →
Deadline by Mira Grant A Science Fiction, 2011 by Orbit, 584 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some slower spots. Not many and none without a purpose, but worth noting anyway. This one lacks the political drama of the first book. Part of why I loved Feed was the way it seamlessly blended that with the... Continue Reading →
Owl Manor-The Final Stroke by Zita Harrison A Horror, Independently Published in 202, 296 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The downward spiral of our characters felt a bit rushed. I expected sort of a slow descent and instead it was more like a switch was flipped. None of the characters particularly grabbed my attention. I... Continue Reading →
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover Fiction , 2022 by Atria publishing , 320 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This is a sequel, a continuation of the first story (It Ends with Us). In this story I felt that the timeframe didn’t match up to the character's actions. Ryle was a controlling abusive person... Continue Reading →
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris A Paranormal, 2001 by Ace Books, 292 Pages What I Didn’t Like: First instinct: the author seems obsessed with traditional beauty standards. It died down a bit as the book went on, which is a good thing, but it’s definitely there. I didn’t love Sam. This led to problems later... Continue Reading →
Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten A Mystery/Thriller, 2010 by Mira, 393 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This book came out in 2010. Yellow pages were GONE by then. iPhones didn’t flip (they never did). Everyone knew about GPS and Google was commonplace. Those inconsistencies drove me right out of the book every time they... Continue Reading →
Marshmallows by Louise Willingham A Contemporary Romance, 2022 by Lost Boys Press, 146 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Warning if you need it: this is meant to accompany Not Quite Out. The characters and previous events are not recapped for you. I wanted Will and Dan to trust each other not to break. I’d like to... Continue Reading →
Shadow Pandemic by HG Ahedi A Science Fiction, Independently Published in 2021, 292 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some grammatical or typographical errors. None major and I was able to easily figure out what was meant. A little too much telling (vs showing). I would’ve liked a little more emotion.The big reveal felt a little rushed.... Continue Reading →
Seeds of Vengeance by Sylvia Nobel A Mystery/Thriller, 2007 by Nite Owl Books, 385 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Grant and his entire storyline didn’t work for me. I didn’t like him, I didn’t like the way he made Kendall act, and I didn’t like Tally’s reaction to him.There’s an unusual amount of car accidents... Continue Reading →
