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Idk I’m just so bored by the “side story” happening in this series and I want to get back to the main characters story!! Why did the side story take u
Idk I’m just so bored by the “side story” happening in this series and I want to get back to the main characters story!! Why did the side story take up like 75% of this volume? It’s so boring
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2.5 stars I was really invested in the first 100 pages, I enjoyed reading about the generations of toxic mother daughter relationships. But I feel like
2.5 stars I was really invested in the first 100 pages, I enjoyed reading about the generations of toxic mother daughter relationships. But I feel like this book really lost me in the second half, and I wasn't a huge fan of the ending either.
Here's the reading vlog where I read this book and a few others: https://youtu.be/asKvHWV_htI
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2.5 stars This ended up reading way more like historical fiction than mystery/thriller for me. I really liked the characters, and I loved the beachy at
2.5 stars This ended up reading way more like historical fiction than mystery/thriller for me. I really liked the characters, and I loved the beachy atmosphere, it had great vibes, but I just did not care for the plot.
Here's the reading vlog where I read it: https://youtu.be/rdZIg9rblv4
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2.5 stars Not nearly as interesting or entertaining as it should've been. I also think this should've been told from Summer's POV, not Kat's, because t
2.5 stars Not nearly as interesting or entertaining as it should've been. I also think this should've been told from Summer's POV, not Kat's, because this really feels like Summers story.
Here's the reading vlog where I read it: https://youtu.be/rdZIg9rblv4
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Ahhhh, it kills me to give this one 3 stars, because it had so much potential to be great for me. This book has the BEST atmosphere, the snowy small t
Ahhhh, it kills me to give this one 3 stars, because it had so much potential to be great for me. This book has the BEST atmosphere, the snowy small town in Alaska with vampires was everything? I loved it so much. I also loved the idea of the vampires in this book and how they existed in the same world as the humans, and how the protagonist specifically works as a detective that investigates crimes that involve vampires. It was all so cool and unlike anything I've ever read. But I feel like this book has sooooo many characters that it got to be a little confusing. And the writing style wasn't my favorite -- I don't typically enjoy detective fiction because I find detective POV's to be so boring and they read so clinical, and unfortunately this one was no different. But this one had all the potential to be a new favorite.
Here's the reading vlog where I read this book and a few others: https://youtu.be/7oKGb27uADw
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Let me preface this with saying I love this author: The Charm Offensive and Kiss Her Once For Me are both 5 star books for me, some of my all time fav
Let me preface this with saying I love this author: The Charm Offensive and Kiss Her Once For Me are both 5 star books for me, some of my all time favorite romance books, so I was very excited to read this one even though it has some tropes I don’t usually enjoy. And this kills me to feel so meh about a book that everyone seems to be loving so much.
This book took me 4-5 days to read, which is such a long time for me. I am usually the type of reader to finish a book in 1-2 days but for some reason with this one I wasn’t as excited about picking it back up to read so it took me so long to get through it.
Here are some of my thoughts: •I’m not a huge fan of childhood friends to lovers, second chance romances, or reading about road trips in general so I might not even be the right audience for this •I also really hate miscommunication in romances and I feel like there was an excessive amount of it in this book •I thought Logan was obnoxious as f*ck, and she has the personality of a thirteen year old boy, especially in the first half of this book •I kind of hated how Logan and Joe would team up and tease Rosemary for being uptight about certain things when Rosemary had a very valid reason for doing most of the things she did and her reactions most of the time were fair (especially with the weed scene?) •The “Demi fucking Lovato” and cussing with celebrity names got old so fast and got really annoying and repetitive •I loved the writing in this about the landscapes, but especially the descriptions of the PNW at the beginning of this •Joe is the best character by far, he’s freaking great I loved him. •The ending did make me cry, I thought the ending was beautiful and so well done, but also like damn those sad scenes really got dragged out and it was so sad to read this
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This was a romance I was really excited for, but it ended up being pretty average for me. I really adored the main character and related to her a lot,
This was a romance I was really excited for, but it ended up being pretty average for me. I really adored the main character and related to her a lot, I love the relationship she has with her sister, but I wasn't a big fan of the love interest, he didn't really do it for me, and I felt like so much of this story got bogged down with his boring politics.
Here's the reading vlog where I read it: https://youtu.be/oEuqrhs82-U
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This was a romance I was really excited for, but it ended up being pretty average for me. I really adored the main character and related to her a lot, I love the relationship she has with her sister, but I wasn't a big fan of the love interest, he didn't really do it for me, and I felt like so much of this story got bogged down with his boring politics.
Here's the reading vlog where I read it: https://youtu.be/oEuqrhs82-U
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This started off interesting enough.... but this book was pretty uncomfortable to read. There were some THINGS in the plot I was not expecting, and it
This started off interesting enough.... but this book was pretty uncomfortable to read. There were some THINGS in the plot I was not expecting, and it definitely gave me the ick to read. But then the ending of this book goes completely off the rails, I didn't like the plot twist and I didn't like the end of this book.
Here's the vlog where I read it, I do jump into some spoilers with this book at the end of this vlog to share why I didn't like the ending: https://youtu.be/dUWzM1Q_Fjs
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I'm not the biggest fan of self-help books, so take my review with a grain of salt, but this really didn't work for me. I've been seeing this book goi
I'm not the biggest fan of self-help books, so take my review with a grain of salt, but this really didn't work for me. I've been seeing this book going around, and as someone who creates content full time, I thought I could really gain something from reading this. It started off so strong too and I was really into it and felt inspired. Then I lost all hope after the 'almost losing his appendix' story lol, if you read it I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Like sure, let's encourage taking random signs from the universe instead of following medical advice from professionals. I couldn't really take it seriously after that and everything felt very 'could've been an Instagram caption'
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This was so freaking boring I almost didn't finish it. Not sure if I want to continue with the series after this one.
Vlog: https://youtu.be/7QIn2LoTHH
This was so freaking boring I almost didn't finish it. Not sure if I want to continue with the series after this one.
Vlog: https://youtu.be/7QIn2LoTHHc
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I loved the island vibes, but these characters drove me nuts and I wasn't a huge fan of any of the reveals. It was kind of boring and underwhelming in
I loved the island vibes, but these characters drove me nuts and I wasn't a huge fan of any of the reveals. It was kind of boring and underwhelming in the end.
Here's the vlog where I read this book: https://youtu.be/4MWUIKjF2aA
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I'm so sorry to anyone who enjoyed this book, this was not for me. I don't usually read dark romance, so I was hesitant to try this one, but it wasn't
I'm so sorry to anyone who enjoyed this book, this was not for me. I don't usually read dark romance, so I was hesitant to try this one, but it wasn't even the dark romance elements of the story that bothered me. I actually think those were the only interesting parts of the story. This was just so poorly written; these characters drove me absolutely insane. They call each other Butcher and Blackbird literally every single time they speak to each other, it's obnoxious. Nicknames are endearing when they are used every now and then, not like this.
Why do these characters read as if they are 13 years old? Talking about girl cooties? Like what? And I SWEAR if I have to read Sloane saying "You're the worst" to this man as her way of flirting ONE MORE TIME, I will lose my mind. I ran out of tabs after tabbing HOW many times she says that. Can this author not come up with anything better or more interesting? Like damn. I also wasn't a fan of her overuse of the phrase "pretty boy" idk why something about that gives me the ICK I can't stand it.
I genuinely don't understand how this book is rated so highly here on Goodreads, I felt like I was losing brain cells while reading this. I don't want to yuck anyone else's yum, but this was not for me.
Here's the vlog where I read this and roasted it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/98380213
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I thought this book was just okay, it didn't really impact me the way it seems to for a lot of other readers. I think this author is able to balance a
I thought this book was just okay, it didn't really impact me the way it seems to for a lot of other readers. I think this author is able to balance a light-hearted tone with a very serious and mostly depressing story. I just wished I connected more with Ove as a character.
Here's the reading vlog where I read it: https://youtu.be/AmPQgTGsrP8
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This one didn't really work for me sadly. It had soooo much potential to be great, all the ideas were there, but the execution just didn't work for me
This one didn't really work for me sadly. It had soooo much potential to be great, all the ideas were there, but the execution just didn't work for me. And the ending was so unsatisfying, I still had way too many questions and so many things I wanted to see wrapped up but I didn't get that closure at all.
Here's the live show for my book club where we talked all about it: https://youtube.com/live/HJaMM4j5YPU?...
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I wanted to love this so much because the concept sounds so cool, but I can't deny I was so bored throughout most of this book. The writing style kill
I wanted to love this so much because the concept sounds so cool, but I can't deny I was so bored throughout most of this book. The writing style killed me, it was so dull and so wordy. I never felt connected to any of the characters either.
Here's the reading vlog where I read this book and a few others: https://youtu.be/ih5PqBZIseI
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2.5 stars??? What the heck. I am so SAD that I didn't really like this one that much. I am the biggest Dead Romantics and Seven Year Slip STAN, I gave
2.5 stars??? What the heck. I am so SAD that I didn't really like this one that much. I am the biggest Dead Romantics and Seven Year Slip STAN, I gave both 5 stars, and I'm not really sure what happened here with this one. But damn, I was so bored in this story. I didn't care about anything that was happening. This may be in part due to the audiobook, I mainly listened on audio, and I found the narrator's voice to be so incredibly annoying. I just was not vibing with the audiobook, and because of that I think I struggled to connect with the characters and the story. Some of the story just felt so cheesy and I cringed so many times. It was also so repetitive like damn if I have to hear about his "minty" eyes or the way he "smells like black tea" one more time I'm going to scream!! It was excessive.
I'm just so upset because I went into this book assuming I would love it, and it was so mehhhh and so forgettable for me. But take my review with a grain of salt because everyone else seems to be loving this one too, so maybe it's just me idk. I'll still be reading everything this author comes out with in the future.
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I wanted so much more from this. I was so excited at the idea of a book about a game show where people compete for ten million dollars. But I thought
I wanted so much more from this. I was so excited at the idea of a book about a game show where people compete for ten million dollars. But I thought the games were actually so boring? And not that interesting, a little over the top and ridiculous but in a cringey way. I thought some of the twists were so obvious. All the characters read like one dimensional stereotype. The first half I almost debated giving this book one or two stars, but the second half improved quite a bit, enough for me to raise the rating to 3 stars. Even though I still think it ended up being pretty predictable. For a book about a game show, it should not have been this boring.
I made a Patreon extended vlog where I feature this book and talk about it in great details, with spoilers included, so if you'd like to see all my thoughts, you can see that vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/99876575
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