She Named Me Wolf by Tenkara Smart YA Fantasy, Independently Published in 2020, 336 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Content Warning: abuse, suicidal thoughts, violence. Very tough to read. Time jumps made this a complicated timeline to follow. Sometimes the events we follow seem unnecessary and I wondered what they added to the story. I was frustrated... Continue Reading →
Rapid Eye Movement by Amanda Sheridan A Mystery/Thriller, Independently Published 2020, 315 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Pacing. This one felt a little slow in some spots and fast in others, making it an uneven pace. Character confusion. The two main characters, Jennifer and Lucy, feel a lot alike. This made it difficult for me to... Continue Reading →
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Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman YA Science Fiction, 2018 by Simon and Shuster, 390 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This book is a close to future dystopia, in other words it’s something that absolutely could happen to our society in our lifetime. That alone makes it a little hard to read. Of course, that... Continue Reading →
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo YA Fantasy, 2012 by Henry Holt and Company, 358 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Weird pacing. There are some slow spots where things aren’t really moving that drag the book down. A tiny bit too much focus on the romance side of things, in my opinion. I read (and absolutely... Continue Reading →
A Lover’s Will by Mahiraj Jadeja A Poetry, 2016 by Olympia Publishers, 62 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Grammar and punctuation get a lot of free reign in poetry, I’m the first to admit that. However, in my opinion, those decisions to break rules need to be intentional. In this poetry collection it feels like... Continue Reading →
I swear I can count! It's 11 books, not 10. OOPS 11 Books 3,393 Pages 113 Pages per day (YAY, back above that unofficial average I like to be at) SIDE NOTE I don’t have official reading per day/month goals. I have a year long goal (104 books) which breaks down to 2 per week.... Continue Reading →
Verity by Colleen Hoover A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by Grand Central Publishing, 336 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Content warning, in case you need it. This one contains lots of sexual language, violence, violence against children and death. Also if you, in general, don’t like unreliable narrators you’ll probably not be a fan of this book. The... Continue Reading →
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater YA Fantasy, 2009 by Scholastic Press, 392 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The voices are too similar. Switching between Sam and Grace didn’t work because they read like the same character. I like some variety, some change in word choice, something to separate them. The ending was predictable and a little weak.... Continue Reading →
Xor Ax, Ax by Andrei Saygo YA Science Fiction, Independently Published in 2022, 304 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The romance feels forced. It’s not a big storyline, it’s only a minor mention and it’s easy to ignore. Of course, that brings up the point of why include it at all if it’s so easy... Continue Reading →
