The Flastshare by Beth O'Leary
Wow. I don’t know what to say about this one. I read the synopsis as I was looking for something to read and wondered if this book was going to be worth the $13.99 price tag. I tend to not buy if I haven’t read the author before, but just plunged right away. Have to say that I am very glad that I did so. O’Leary doesn’t just give us a romance, she gives us something that I think will resonate with a lot of […]
When In Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison
It’s weird. I have seen Beth Harbison’s books recommended via Amazon the past few years, but have never read her before now. I don’t think based on this book I will read her in the future. I did like that the book took place in a setting I know (Maryland and DC), but the main character, Gemma actually started to bother me a lot while reading. When she gets into the weight of one of her clients I was just over it. She is very […]
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Wow. What a great book by Dessen. I do enjoy her Young Adult books though the last couple I have read have been misses with me. This one is expertly written, but some things as the time line shifting back and forth and the mess with Saylor’s father prevented me from giving it five stars. I really enjoyed this one and hope that we see more from characters that she introduced to us in this one. “The Rest of the Story” follows 17 year old […]
Redesigning Happiness by Nita Brooks
Please note that I received this book for free via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. This book will be released on July 30, 2019. So this book definitely needed a lot more development with the core characters and better writing in general. Yvonne and her “feelings” for the father of her son, Richard, was not believable. Heck her being in a relationship with Nathan didn’t feel believable. I also had a hard time believing that Yvonne was supposedly a sought after […]
Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
I happened to see someone I don’t even follow review the webcomic version of this lovely little story one Saturday. Someone in my feed had liked their review; they had included a link. I clicked it. I then spent the next couple of hours feverishly reading through it, until I finally had caught up with the latest post. I think that was about a year ago, and it’s still going. You wouldn’t do wrong by yourself to buy this hard copy, or the second volume […]
A Duke in Disguise (Regency Imposters, #2) by Cat Sebastian
I’m having trouble with this one! On the one hand, I liked it. On the other, I thought it needed just a little something else. I never really cared the way I should have, the way I’ve cared about her other characters in past books. Verity Plum is a publisher and bookseller; John Ashby is an engraver. They have known one another for ages, and always a low-simmering attraction they’ve both ignored has been present. Both for different reasons have been scared to change their […]
