Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
This is the first physical book I’ve read since at least the summer. I read the most on my kindle in my bed, or listening to an audiobook in the car or going for a walk. My boss lent me a few paperback books, and I read this one in about two days. The tagline is “Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave?”, but that’s almost the least exciting part of this book. The main characters are Erin and […]
Verity by Colleen Hoover
OK so this is the book that started all the Colleen Hoover stuff for me. My best friend recommended it a while ago. My sister started it and bought it for her mother-in-law before realizing what an inappropriate book it was to give to your mother-in-law. I waited for a while for it to be available at my library, but then realized that it was on my sister’s Audible account (through my Amazon account!) and finally listened to it (after suffering through some truly heinous […]
Family Money by Chad Zunker
This is one of those books where you’re like “that is not a normal human reaction” about fifteen times. Alex is the main character, and we start out learning about his perfect family. He loves his wife and would never lie to her. He spends the next 88% of the book blatantly lying to her. Situations arise where it would be easy and preferable to tell the truth. Alex lies. In the first few chapters, they’re on service trip in Mexico, and his father-in-law (his […]
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
Hoo boy. In my review for “Without Merit” I spoke of “low lows” related to Colleen Hoover. This is a super low low. I was so angry after reading this book, I typed out my review on my phone probably the minute I was done reading it. Here it is: Let me summarize this book quickly and (very) spoilery: Two people meet semi cute (their current partners are cheating on them with each other), they fall in love, and it’s a fairytale. Like seriously […]
Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo
I swear I heard about this book on NPR, and I swear it was Mary Louise Kelly talking about it. I can like hear her voice talking about it, but I can’t seem to verify that, so take my memory with a grain of salt. I just remember hearing about it on the radio (and I really only listen to NPR), and then immediately buying the kindle book from Amazon. It legitimately took me over three years to finally read it. I have no idea […]
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
So I tried out Colleen Hoover in 2022, since many women I liked and respected suggested her to me. There were some low lows (see Ugly Love), but this was a high. I think because the focus wasn’t solely on romance or getting a man, I was more invested. Plus, I didn’t want everyone to die in a fiery car crash, so that helped! Merit Voss is the main character, and she’s pretty quirky. She lives in an old converted church with her family, which […]