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Grandma, who was assumed to be dead, returns home after 67 years. The family decides to have her leave their home but change their tune when she reveals she has ~4 million dollars to her name. But where is the money? And why has she come home now? In this story we follow the out-of-work grandson as he watches his dysfunctional family come to terms with the disappearance and reappearance of the family matriarch and as they try to discover what grandma has actually be doing for the last 67 years.

The author does a good job of covering some pretty dark topics while keeping the overall tone of the book light. It's a fun read that goes by a lot faster than it feels.


ARC of the Japanese edition provided via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.

The publisher did this author a huge disservice by allowing this book to be printed with so many errors. The first chapter alone has so many spelling, grammar and continuity errors that likely prevent the book from drawing readers in. It took multiple attempts at reading this before I could push though to end. The story is cute, but the book still needs major edits.

It's a book about werewolves, but somehow the whole werewolf thing felt like it took the backburner to the family issues. It was enjoyable, but I feel like it could have done more for the werewolf thing.

-ARC received via goodreads giveaway

The actual plot line was pretty lacking compared to her other books.

A group driving through a blizzard in an attempt to get home for Christmas come down with a case of cabin fever. Make a bunch of bad choices, commit some crimes, try to make everyone else into the bad guy. Its very slow building in the first half and then everyone starts pointing fingers based mostly on vibes.

It was a drag to get through and probably not going to be picked up again

Honestly it reads like a draft that still needs a lot of editing.

Edit for the new content 27/09/22. Was debating on dropping the score after a reread, but the added epilogue is exactly how I thought the end of the book should have ended in the first place. So maintaining 5 stars. B horror movie vibes, don't take the book too seriously it'll ruin it for you.

Previous review:
I really enjoyed it, but probably not for the right reasons. A lot of it was just downright hilarious to picture, the ‘creepy' parts were especially funny but even the romance parts had me asking how I was supposed to be taking any of this seriously. The book leans more on the romance than thriller aspects and honestly if you watch horror movies then the plot isn't much of anything new. So you're going into it just for the thriller you might be let down.

I went into this book blind and it became pretty clear in the first half of the book that it was originally a reylo fanfiction. Although I'm sure the name ‘Adam' and the cover illustration helped in clicking that link though.

Honestly though it vives better if you're thinking of it as a fanfiction. It's quite a clumsy read as actual novel, requires suspension of disbelief of quite a few scenes to make sense.

I felt like the historical aspect could have made for a great book on its own, but the modern day stuff was a bit too much of a mess.

It's a cute story, but the plot is so overused that it feels like I've read this a thousand times before.

While I generally enjoy reading republican opinions the author of this book didn't provide much of that.

The solution to the ‘democratic plantation' does not lie in the republican party. The entire system is flawed and the entire system needs to take action to fix itself.

To keep this as short as possible: Owens acts as though the democrats are trying to make the US a socialist state. First of all, being an actor in a socialist country does not mean that you'll get the same amount of parts as an actor less talented than you. I can't imagine what kind of mental acrobats the author had to take to come to that conclusion. Secondly, many of the socialist programs in the US are backed by republicans. Any American reading this should be well aware of this fact after the mess that 2020 has been. Stimulus checks are a form socialism and they were backed by both parties. The bailouts for airlines? Socialism. Medicare? Socialism. All of which Trump had little issue signing. And even before 2020 that man was handing out money to our farmers as though it grows on trees. Don't want a socialist in the White House? Well they're all third party so you really don't have to worry about that happening any time soon.

There is an entire section dedicated to religion, and this countries ‘Judeo-Christian' values. We are a country founded on the belief of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. If you choose to vote for someone based on your religious beliefs that's your prerogative, but to act as though people are turning their back from God for voting blue when the top blue contenders are also Christians as well is laughable. The Bible is up for interpretation and the sheer number of competing churches in this country should be more than enough to show that while we may share a belief in God we do not all share the same views on what that means.

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum you have nothing to gain from reading this book, it's just a long rehash of the usual republican propaganda. You've likely heard it all before.

The author writes as though he has created a groundbreaking new philosophy while just rehashing the works and stories of others. It's clear that he has lived quite a privileged life and doesn't understand why the average person might give a fuck about things such as their income or just not being an asshole to those they care about. While I generally agree that many people give too many fucks in life if his examples of the things he stopped giving a fuck about are true then the author could do with giving a few more fucks.

Firstly, a required disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.


This book had the potential to be a good one but it is unfortunately riddled with grammatical mistakes as well as inconsistencies. For example in chapter 11 Olivia calls Anna by the wrong name (her own name actually), then in chapter 12 Dan picks up the phone and suddenly he changes into Joe. Who is Joe and what happened to Dan? I'm also pretty sure the author just straight up forgot that they had a cat because it is never mentioned again after being named.
The story itself is a nice one, although the main characters do nothing to move the plot. It's more like the story is just happening around them while they drink coffee and have stilted chats that honestly sound like aliens trying to simulate human conversation while waiting for someone to call them to tell them the next plot point.

The book was a great read overall, but writing felt a bit clunky during several events as the author tried to blend these three women's stories, the names and stories of those helping along the way and war details that none of those people knew about yet into a single stream.

A must read for new drivers ;)

Did they really need to include that bacon recipe though.

I received a copy of this book through the Goodreads Giveaways

This is a nice little story of a young kitty with a big imagination. Like any other child would, she makes a big mess while playing in her room. But of course she doesn't see it that way, and ignores her mother's request for her to clean it.

Overall Lucy's Big Mess tells a nice story while also telling children why they should clean up after themselves, instead of just saying that they should do it. For such a short book, the characters are relatable enough that my niece is already looking forward to the release of Lucy and The New Baby.

There is a page with a little too much text that probably should have been broken into 2 pages. I would also like to add Bucoy's images show a great attention to detail! You can even spot the marble with the heart in it!

After all the hype about this book, it was actually rather disappointing. Though that might have been because of the hype.

Parts of this book were extremely frustrating. There are parts where the characters go against their established role for no good reason only to flip back again. Plot devices were a little too obvious and characters didn't even have to try to get to the information they weren't supposed to find. Also: “Oh, she didn't know that? Odd considering she was told three chapters ago!”

That being said, the story is one that is easy to get hooked onto. Roth didn't give away too much about any character too quickly. The calm bits are written in a way that lets you move through them quickly enough to get to the high moments without losing interest. And the ending was also written in such a way that if you were to decide not to continue reading the series you can still feel like there has been some resolution, even if the major conflict hasn't been settled.

I received this book through Goodreads First Reads.

One of the things I noticed while reading this book is that most of the advice were the tips that anyone could find with quick searched on the topic. There were also parts where the advice was a little too specific to fit to a wide audience of people.
However the plus side of this book is that we know who wrote them, they appear less like the casual advice given by strangers online and more like realistic improvements even if they are essentially the same. The book also stands out more as a reference book, than something you read through all at once.

This book felt rushed and overall messy. I understand that it is a compilation of the authors blog posts, but there didn't seem to be any thought to the ordering of the book. It could be much better, and much easier to read if the posts were placed more clearly into groups. As it is there is no flow.