Shawna

I love the concept of Hygge.

It helped me solidify my pursuit of a more Hygge life forward life going forward.

I did find it sort of subjective and repetitive, but there was good information throughout.

This book is a rollercoaster with lots of ups and downs.

I feel like it's basically a 400 page version of the cue card guy from Love Actually.

There is love, heartbreak and growth throughout.

I really enjoyed this read. I loved the the football theme, the MMC is giving huge Golden Retriever vibes, a great book boyfriend.

I hated the #hashtags, but everything else was good.

I am excited to read the next three in the series, and hopefully see more of my favorite side characters find their happy endings.

I enjoyed this mystery/thriller.

The group of frenemies were unlikeable. Everyone has good reason to dislike each other. The breadcrumbs to solve where scattered along the way. And although the ending was mostly guessed correctly, it was done well and I was satisfied with it.

Really enjoyable story. Believable conflict, a good helping if spice, and likeable characters.

This book is more of a memoir about Cait's life during her year of buying less, and less of a self help book. If you are looking for a detailed guide on how to live with less, or how to declutter, or tactics to cope with overconsumption, this isn't that.

As someone that wants to be more mindful about what I purchase and what I keep in my home, I found some inspiration in here that I am on the right track and there is no worthwhile things to learn about myself while trying to want/need less.

I did find some of the book to feel like humble brag and it gave me a certain tone in my mind when reading it that felt sort of superior.

I didn't have high expectations going into this one, but I really really enjoyed it.

There was spice and love and a story line. I enjoyed the writing style. And I might still be a Catholic if Father Bell ran my church.

I hate 3rd act break ups and this one really annoyed me. It was too long and although our MMC goes through a good amount of personal growth in that time, I hated seeing him in pain. I wanted a happy ending for him immediately. Because I felt he already really thought through his decision and was making the proper one for the proper reason.

I feel like Poppy's lack of communication, although we come to find out for a reason she believed to be good and for the benefit of all involved, And the prolonged breakup kept me from rating this 5 star.

It was really nice to see a smart, accomplished woman with a healthy sexual appetite represented in a way where she embraced who she was and what she liked and how preferring a certain style was making her feel strong and empowered and not coming from a place of trauma and brokenness.

3.75 rounded up.

I have only ever read romance books from Emily Giffin, so I was surprised by the heavier nature of this book. As always, this is because I go in blind when reading.

Due to the nature of the story, it could be an especially hard read for anyone with sexual assault/harrassment in their life.

I enjoyed watching Nina's though process and how she debated between family or truth.

3.75 rounded up.

This book was different than my regular reading, but the story was engaging and it was a fun read. I did feel like there were maybe a few too many strings weaving together the story, but it was written in a way that was easy to follow and enjoyable.

As a fan of Greek mythology, I really enjoyed this book. I feel as though I can't put into words what I liked about it.

I found it was beautifully written, I loved Circe's fierceness and her ability to have compassion when needed. Her growth during her lifetimes, her ability to be alone and her ability to lean on others at times was wonderful to read.

3.75 rounded up.

Great book to remind you of the strength of women. Nice inclusion of familiar and new myths/fables.

If moist is a work you dislike, then this might not be the book for you. It is said often.

I think I have to give this book 5 stars solely for the fact I couldn't wait to read the next chapter. I loved all the characters. And the end I thought would disappoint me, didn't.

I finished this in about 24 hours, and was thinking about it when I wasn't reading it.

I really enjoyed this book.

I loved the MMC, so yummy. Sweet and caring, but also so hot in the bedroom. I would expect nothing less from one of my favorite booktok accounts!

The FMC was also well done. Not whiney, damaged from a previous relationship but handled that trauma well in the new relationship.

Loved that there wasn't a unless, unneeded “miscommunication” in the last 15% of the book. That annoys me so much, so it was amazing to read a book without that.

3.5 rounded down

I thought this was a cute story, not overly Christmas-y, but a unique plot.

Some people don't love Novellas, my best friend being one of them, but I felt like this gave me lots to like, even in a condensed format.

I gave this 4 stars because it was very informative, although anatomy heavy and I was more looking for a book that discussed cues for various poses.

This book without question deepened my knowledge, but it didn't give me exactly what I was looking for.

2.5 rounded down.

I have become fascinated with Hygge, and have been reading up on it a lot lately. This was not the proper book for me to enjoy.

It felt very repetitive. There was no guide to how to really implement things or simply start bringing Hygge into modern north american homes.

There were a lot of beautiful quotes and although vaguely inspiring, I will look for another book to learn more.

This book.

Great thriller. Probably worth the hype. Definitely
check trigger warnings. To say some of the topics/
imagery are dark and disturbing is being mild.

I thought it was decently paced. The characters
were flawed in a way that was engaging not
off-putting.

There were some twist that I figured out early and
others that were like... Oh hey there... But not in a..
That's totally unbelievable and doesn't fit red herrin
way.

Would recommend if you can stomach the graphic nature.

I don't understand why this book isn't getting more love, I thought it was great.

I loved both MCs, I liked the love story, I like the growth in each character. I thought the expected conflict although predictable was also believable.

Also, I like Dream Harbour and all the side characters. I really hope I see Iris as a FMC in a future book.

Some of my friends (cough Katie cough) don't like novellas and give me shit for reading them. But if you know what you are signing up for with a short short/novella, good ones can be wondeful.

I loved this one. The MMC is wonderful and sweet and thoughtful. And the FMC has issues that are warranted. The side characters were also great.

3.5 rounded down.

Not a bad little mystery/thriller.

Very... Lucy Foley-esque for me. Dual timelines and a group of main characters with trust issues and questionable morals, tied together by a missing girl.

3.5 rounded down.

This was an audio book, and I loved the MMCs voice, there was good banter and the romance between the leads was good.

But it is just another Christmas rom com, and although funny and enjoyable, there were many cringy moments and what I would say was the main twist was extremely obvious. Normally I love side characters but in this book, I felt they were too much and distracted from a cute romance..

3.5 rounded down.

I thought this book was cute and I like a second chance romance when the thing that originally pulled them apart isn't something that should be, insurmountable.

Their slow burn and banter was great, the forced proximity was fun, and the ending was sweet.

This is another novella where I felt completely satisfied. A lfrienemies to lovers with a wee bit of second chance and a snowstorm.

I really enjoyed the MMC. I thought he was charming and sweet.

I absolutely loved this novella and I will wish it was a full length book.

Cute story, good banter.

I was skeptical to read this book, as I didn't enjoy Carly's first book, however, I love this.

I loved the setting, the plot, the characters. No one annoyed me, a huge feat!

The PEI map and all the places mentioned was fun, and since I read it while visiting the island, it made it feel more special.