I just want to preface this review by saying: I loved Good Girl’s Guide, as well as the sequel (and okay, half of the third book, but I will vehemently pretend that the last half did not happen). The audio for that one is one of my favorite audiobooks of all time! I am very sad to say that this one did not live up to that. (Neither did the audio narrator, she was not great.) The concept was interesting – […]
This was a book club pick, and something I would have never touched in a million years on my own. I have never been a fan of historical fiction and usually avoid it at all costs. So, I ended up being pleasantly surprised by this one! The audiobook was FANTASTIC! I didn’t enjoy the flashbacks a whole lot, because that’s where the historical part really shone through. I didn’t care all that much about Hazel and James or Aubrey and […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Honorable Mention: What are YOUR favorite standalones?
I don’t have all that much to say about this one, other than I enjoyed it! Mindy’s contemporary books are almost always a hit for me, which is funny because I’m not usually a fan of contemporary. Even funnier that her fantasy books usually don’t work for me. Her contemps just knock it out of the park! This one felt so realistic, like the events had actually happened. There isn’t really a whole lot going on plot wise for a […]
January haul Bought The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Fairyloot edition (eBay) To the Bitter End Illumicrate box (eBay), sans sword replica Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (sprayed edges) EotV enamel pin Manon & Abraxos pouch Wild & improbable shoe charms These Violent Delights pin Always Victorious magnets Gifted I got an awesome care package from Christy (@cbookaddiction), THANK YOU CHRISTY! You’re the best!! Warriors 1-3 boxed set A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, ARC […]
I’m so sad that I didn’t love this one. The hype for this book is UNREAL! Everyone talks about how beautiful the writing is, but it didn’t wow me. In fact, I found this story to be somewhat dull. I loved the idea of the magic system, but the middle got pretty boring when Lark was in the castle. I didn’t care at all for the romance, either. There was zero chemistry between Lark and Tiras, and it borderlined controlling […]