Beth Morrison
The majority of this book was “meh” until the last 20%. I feel like I got whiplash with the mfc, who irritated me a lot and repeated herself all through the book. I will pick up book two because the ending intrigued me.
I haven't read this book in probably 15 years, and just finished reading it out loud to my kids. My God, I forgot how fun the first several books are. We laughed so much and I loved hearing their theories and accusations about who Slytherin's Heir was, or what was attacking students. So excited to continue sharing these stories and moments with my kids.
Overall: 3.75
It was very good, but not quite great. I have heard the next books are much better and can't wait to get into them.
“ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ɪꜱ ɢᴏᴅ.”
We've all done it. Finished an awful book, rated it one star, gave a bad review, and then didn't think about it again.
Emma Carpenter is house-sitting with her dog, Laika, at an isolated beach house on the Washington Coast. Emma, going through a rough time in her life and in a very depressive state, is filling her time with reading, walks on the beach, and playing white board window games with her neighbor, Deek. After reading a horrible 99 cent book, Emma submits a one star review on Amazon, and is dragged into an argument with the author where he advises her to remove her review. Emma refuses and then strange things start to happen, and there's no such thing as coincidence.
I'm not a big thriller reader, but the premise of this book got my attention immediately! I loved the way we got the villain's perspective from a future book and the clever acknowledgement section as well.
This one was well written and full of twists and turns all the way to the last page. Fun, fast paced, and a binge worthy read.
4.5 stars
Surprisingly great. I haven't heard much about this one and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. A really fun genre bender with Balkan lore, witches, monsters, and a mystery.
I am pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this! Possibly more than book 1! I can't wait for the next sequel and to explore Fairie with Emily and Wendell.
This book was like a cozy, magical embrace that I didn't want to leave. Such a fun read! 4.5 stars.
Leigh Bardugo writes it, I read it. The ending was so satisfying, and I love a good standalone!
Fantastic world building with phenomenal prose! I couldn't believe this was a debut. Really fun found family in space with a lot of sarcastic banter 💙 definitely read this if you're more of a character driven reader because the plot is not the focus. Also, the chapters are real long. But other than that, fantastic!
