Skylar

I liked the story, but man was this a slow read for me. Bonedog ftw

3.5 ⭐

In the same breath this book was simultaneously relatable and unrelatable for me. Lots of naked truth but not as much emotion as I would have hoped for this kind of book.

Yasss!! More of this. Could feel my blood pressure regulating while reading this after stressful days

I read this without having read any of the author's other work so I didn't know the background of the characters. Despite this, I found it super enjoyable and I will now go back and read the other books.

I loved that this had nonverbal representation. The different chat bubbles to show different communication styles was great. This couple was so cute.

If you like Heartstopper you might like this too.

Love me a rom com

I was so excited to read this book, but was sadly quite disappointed. Outside of the obvious editing and polishing that needs to still be completed with the book I just could not get into this. If you're looking for a book that is quick and lighthearted (for the most part) I do think this could fit the bill. If you're looking for a romance, you may want to keep looking.

This book is about a struggling portrait artist with a problematic family life. She suffers from a stroke and needs to undergo brain surgery. She is left with acquired face blindness after just receiving word of her big break.

Some things I liked about the book:
- I loved that they're bringing attention to face blindness. I honestly didn't know that it was even a real thing prior to this book.
- One of my favorite quotes from the book highlights some of the ridiculousness that is medical statistics: “It's life-threatening” he said, “but it can be cured. The survival rate is thirty to seventy percent.” Thirty to seventy percent? What a useless piece of information. – there were a few quotes in the book that made me laugh out loud, but this one was most memorable.

Things that didn't work for me:
- the characters and dialogue did not have much depth to them.
- I truly did not see a point in adding some of the components of her family life into the story. I think it was to tie in her mother and give her more of a background, but it just did not work at all for me.
- At times I felt as though I was being force fed information on face blindness. It did not seem to come naturally in the book at all. I appreciate that Katherine Center spent a lot of time researching this topic and wanted to give as much information about it as she could – I just didn't like the delivery.
- The thing that probably upset me the most was there was basically no romance in the book. Sure there was sort of a romance starting, but the whole book was basically about her going to a coffee shop, trying to paint but feeling sory for herself, and weirdly planning a wedding in her head with someone she basically didn't know (oh right and denying her feelings for another person she also basically doesn't know).

This book was kindly given to me by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

2.5 ⭐ I wanted to like this one more than I did. I was HOOKED in the beginning. As I continued reading I realized I cared less and less about most of what was happening/each of the characters. I found myself wanting more from when they were just finding out about the virus.

Nothing like a little childhood nostalgia glow up!

This one just jumped right in. Little recaps which is good when you're bingeing a series

3.5 ⭐

Here for the vibes

3.5 ⭐

This is a classic situation of I should have read this vs listening to the audiobook. Just a heavier listen. If that's your thing, go for it

“P-E-to the- T-T-Y I'm petty all the time”

I didn't enjoy this book however I don't know how anyone was supposed to unravel any of that without it being explained to them... Maybe I'm just dumb

Cute

This book was sadly just read at the wrong time. It was very emotional and I just did not have the capacity for such a heavy read before the holidays.

4.5 ⭐

I ate this book up only to realize that it's the fourth in a series

This book ended up being slower than anticipated for an action-y book. I think my main problem centers around it being a translation. I definitely felt like we spent a lot of time being talked in circles.

My other gripe was there was a lack of motivation for why the kid is the way he is

The Parent Trap (adult version) meets Gilmore Girls. I feel sorry for anyone going into this expecting a romance because it has minimal romance. It is, however, a cute story about identical twins switching places and finding themselves along the way

The ending fell so flat for me

This book was so stinking cute.

3.75 ⭐

This book ended up being super heartfelt. As will other books just under 300 pages that I've read recently, it's taken 200ish pages to get into.

If you like The House in the Cerulean Sea, you may also like this one.

2.5 ⭐

The book comes in at 297 pages. For the first 200 pages, I would feel like we were on the tipping point – the book feels like it's about to get interesting – but then it didn't. From about the 230 page mark it slowly picked up, but there was nothing surprising revealed. Idk I'm just disappointed.

On a positive note, the writing was beautiful. If you're into atmosphere, this book brings it – just don't expect much else.

3.5 ⭐

This book has sarcastic humor which is my favorite. I found Phoebe completely relatable and I loved her journey of accepting love. This book had parts that were slower and had no real steam.

Why can I not get myself to stop reading this series? Not sure but they're light and airy and great for when you don't have a lot of energy to put into a deeper book.

This is a cozy mystery that takes place in Normal, Kentucky. Let me tell you, there is nothing “normal” about the amount of murders in this small town or the incompetence of the police in their efforts to solve these crimes