Katie

Wow, this read like a Freida McFadden book, and by that I mean I hated it, lol. But really, it was quite a lot like McFadden's The Inmate in terms of manipulation, incredibly gullible characters, and predictability. I've gotta find some better suspense/thriller books because I keep striking out.

This was so good - gonna go read Huck Finn now.

Whew. No rating for memoirs but I def have mixed feelings about this one. Great writing, incredible story, but I think it was just too poetic for me which I'm not really into.

4.5 The ending was so predictable but I still liked it! Mamusia drove me nuts, and now I feel bad about it after finishing the book...

Easy to binge which is what I wanted - a bit of Colleen Hoover vibes but this actually well written.

I ended up really liking this odd little book!

“Gotta save humanity and stuff”
“AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE!”

This was such a good book, just a little too sciency for me - Not sure I'm smart enough for it. Funny and engaging throughout though, and I loved Rocky! Rocky jazz hands

I loved the first 60-70% of this book but then it felt like there could have (should have) been a stopping point long before. It was kind of one thing after another, dragging things out.

She wrapped it up very well, however after reading so many of Kristin Hannah's books, I saw the ending coming halfway through the book. Still a huge Kristin Hannah fan and this book was very good, but I think I like the others of hers that I've read more.

4.5 I put off reading this for so long because I just can't seem to get into fantasy but this was such a nice cozy read. If you like TJ Klune's House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door, you'll like this. Same vibes - I really liked it!

I suppose this was well written but I didn't like it at all. I clocked the killer as soon as they were introduced. Lots unnecessary detailed descriptions... Also a huge CW for the whole book. I need to go find something happy to read now.

My first William Kent Krueger read and I'll definitely be looking for more of his to read. I really liked this.

No rating for memoirs, it just feels weird to do.. As someone who hasn't really watched Friends and doesn't know much about Matthew Perry, I went into this somewhat blind. I really felt for him - the book was very interesting and sad. He came across as very shallow and selfish (which he did acknowledge in the book). I could say a lot more about how he comes across (it's not great..) but I think I'll just say that the book is nothing if not honest.

3.5

I'm a bit disappointed in this book. I really wanted to like it as I love hiking and camping and am very interested in the AT and the PCT and other “treks” like this.. And parts of it were good, however other parts are so long winded that it's a drag to get through.

I also did not like how Bryson seems to mock other people on the trail (actually it seemed like he mocked most everyone else mentioned in the book). He took on this holier than thou attitude towards others even though he and Katz themselves were very ill prepared.

4.5 this really grew on me as I kept reading. Really good.

I wanted to like this so badly because of all the great reviews, however I had a really hard time getting through it. Just didn't catch my interest. I think I'll give it another shot in the future.

This was one of those cozy reads - I binged it in a day. Loved it

Well I ended up binging this in 2 days. As usual for Kristin Hannah books, this was great. Such good writing - I loved this book, however maybe not as much as others I've read of hers. I was still glued to it and cried throughout

2.5
I liked the first 60ish% and was entertained but the rest was such a slog to get through. So much unnecessary stuff/details in here that it dragged on and on - very lackluster end. I agree with Kat - “that's it? That's all?”

4.5

4.5

This was a good book - the writing was okay, she was very genuine. I didn't know who Minka was before reading (did not grow up watching Friday Night Lights) - this book takes you through her traumatic life growing up and making it out. Pretty interesting and she's accomplished a lot.

I cried

Brother what

Why did I finish this? I'll never know

3.5