I don’t think I really have anything to say about this one that hasn’t been said already – yes, Lucy Parker consistently writes very good contemporary romances. This one was good but not quite as engaging/addictive as her previous novels. I think she chose a heavier subject for this one, and it reflected in the novel. That’s not a negative at all but it means it wasn’t quite as light and fun as her previous two novels (and certainly Pretty Face had some darker turns […]
A Simple and Concise Exploration of Writing and the Man Behind the Words
I have read most of what Stephen King has written. I think there was probably a point in time where I could have said I had read all of his novels (short stories are a whole different ball game), but the man is prolific and I haven’t necessarily made a huge effort to always keep up with what he is doing. Sometimes he explores topics I am not as interested in. For example, I held off on reading the follow up Bill Hodges books after […]
What Happens After the War?
I listened to this one on Audible – figured it’s the kind of story I’m usually interested in but also am more hesitant to pick up nowadays because the genre does sometimes blend together so it seemed like the perfect selection for, “damn, how did I end up with so many Audible credits, I have no idea what I want!” The novel begins in 1947 with nineteen-year-old Charlie on her way to Switzerland for a procedure to take care of “her little problem.” The last […]
They’re All Grown Up
Peregrine and Olivia have known each other since they were children when his uncle and her mother fell in love in Lord Perfect. Peregrine has spent most of that time in Egypt with Rupert (my favorite, be still my heart :p ) with only a few short trips home over the years. As a result, Peregrine is rather surprised to discover that his dramatic, slightly awkward but lively friend has become the most beautiful woman in the room. Olivia has always felt great affection towards […]
I always love a good school/training sequence
I picked this one up a while back based on DomeLoki’s review though I only recently got around to reading it, and am now doing the smart thing by making myself write the review before diving into the next book in the series and getting confused about what happened when. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect since I didn’t go back to reread the review though I remembered some comments about zip lining. In this world, humans/humanoids live in societies and are surrounded by […]
So Much More Shade Than I Remembered (and I thought I remembered a decent amount)
This was a reread for me though it’s been more than a decade since my last read. Instead of going through the plot since I think most people are familiar with the bare bones of the plot, I’m just going to share a few random thoughts I had while listening to this novel. So doing Austen as an audio book is interesting. It was obvious when reading Persuasion that Anne Elliot was the only one with any common sense and that everyone around her was […]
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