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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Everybody Sees the Ants by AS King YA Contemporary, 2011 by Little Brown, 279 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The ants were weird, right? Sometimes I would think it was working and sometimes I would be completely confused why they were there. I did like that it was explained but, at that point, I’d already... Continue Reading →
The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan MG Fantasy, 2017 by Disney-Hyperion, 410 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There are some slower spots in this one. They’re likely important and intentional but it’s worth mentioning. It made it feel longer than the first ones. I’m a Loki fan. That’s dangerous with this series. More... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
