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I’m going to preface this post right from the beginning. I’m approaching this book from two different perspectives. One, the representation it provides via it’s characters and plot lines. Two, it’s quality of writing, characters, and plot development. In Daria ‘s case, these are two different categories.
Continue readingI’ve read several Rainbow Rowell books, Fangirl, Simon Snow, but I had never ventured past the ultra popular YA stuff. I heard Landline was #rough but people really seemed to love Attachments so it was my next library read. And I can see why some people loved it. Although I’m not sure I feel the same way.
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All those quotes about how reading is better than traveling are a lie. Reading about places is great and I’m so thankful for all the places I’ve learned about that I’ll actually never be able to go (Antartica, the moon, anywhere if America doesn’t get it together) but traveling is still the best. And I miss it.
Continue readingRemember when I said you that I’m reading a lot of contemporary romance right now? I wasn’t kidding. I’ve been reading A LOT of them. Including my first Mia Sosa book, The Worst Best Man!
Continue readingWow. Beach Read was so good. Like, 5 star rating on Goodreads good. It was supposed to be a light read; a romance author helps a modern fiction author believe that love is real. But it was also so much more. Hope and discovery and vulnerability and loss and family and truth. And I was so in love with the characters. Henry did an amazing job.
Continue readingQuarantine has driven me to read a lot of contemporary romance, like way more than normal. For escapism purposes (probably). But I think I’m going to need to be more picky. No offense to Fight or Flight but I totally could have skipped this one.
Continue readingI wanted to like The Two Lives of Lydia Bird. And I did. Sorta. For about two thirds of it. Then things went down hill quickly and never recovered. It had an interesting premise but it was left unfulfilled and Lydia is kinda the worst. Ugh. Let me explain.
Continue readingI really liked this one. Was it perfect? No. Was it still pretty dang good? Yes! Jimenez tackled love and friendship and loss and health issues with impressive balance and consideration.
Continue readingBruh, this book was not good. Like, I didn’t even want to finish it but I was about halfway through so I was like fine I might as well. Sorry Rai.
Continue readingI have now read both books in the ‘Hot and Hammered’ series written by Tessa Bailey, and I have some thoughts. First of all, that is a terrible series name. Second of all, one of these books was pretty good. The other one was pretty bad. Read on to find out which is which.
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