Skylar

The twists were kind of predictable but overall the story keeps you interested nonetheless. Check triggers before diving in if you are concerned.

This was like a train wreck you can't look away from. Literally could not stop reading. Though the content is heavy and sad; this is really a beautifully written book.

This is a very campy but self aware horror. This isn't imo very scary but more in line with a b horror film. Grady Hendrix does an awesome job at this type of novel. Where this one is set apart from other similar stories is that it's just as much a story of friendship as it is anything else. If you like shitty horror films give this one a go

This was honestly just pretty slow. I was expecting a little more from it. So much stuff happened at the end and I remember being roughly 3 chapters from the end and thinking – wtf just happened. I don't get it – maybe I'm just stupid but idk how anyone was supposed to have guess that.

I did however really enjoy the character development in this book and will likely pick up the next book in the series just to see what other shenanigans they are up to

Idk what I was expecting from this book but it far surpassed my expectations. I tore through this book in 24 hours.

This is a hard book to review. I wanted to like it so much but I just did not care about any of it.

Pet Semetary vibes with self harm and really grotesque body horror.

For once I liked the second book in a series better. Also really glad that the ending didn't have an insane cliff hanger but still kept me intrigued enough to want to pick up the third book

My only complaint is that this book just kind of happens to you. There isn't enough information until the very end to guess what is going on (unless I just completely missed something). It was otherwise very attention grabbing and I didn't want to put this book down.

I had a slow start with this one but omg once I was into it it was amazing!

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I had a slow start with this one but omg once I was into it it was amazing!

Might have enjoyed this more if I wasn't interrupted every 10 seconds lol

This was such a fun lighthearted read! I will admit at times I felt like things were thrown in just to have some tension. Also would have been nice if Suki were in the beginning of the book more.

3.5 ⭐

Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the book. I just could not get over them going from hating each other for 2 years to him calling her pet names. It was weird and kept pulling me out from the book

4.5 ⭐

This book is very YA. If you're into that thing or have an incredible ability to ignore how nothing happening is realistic for anyone with life experience go for it. It was overall fast and cute, but could have done without the epilogue. Can we stop summarizing what happened in the book and calling it an epilogue?

Definitely a page turner. I overall enjoyed the book and the writing style.

The twists in the book were pretty easy to figure out, however I still really enjoyed the book. My main disappointments with the book were in the last section. I felt like there were too many questionable variables. How would Paris know Drew? Why would she accompany him on an interview with another woman who was accused of murdering her husband? Why would Elsie just give herself up easily like that? Not sure how cashier's checks work really but odd to go to the bank for one for large sum of money to give to someone you don't know..? Etc – many little details that seemed bizzare.

Less troublesome but more awkward/annoying was in the second to last chapter Paris spelled out exactly what happened the night Charles died to her mom as if her mom didn't know since she got her nickname for something she didn't do.

2.5 ⭐

I didn't hate it but..... It lacked depth in every sense. If there was more in any area it would have been a lot better

This book was so cute. I loved that typical gender roles were not followed. It really brought a different element to the book. It was kind of obnoxious that she couldn't figure out appropriate attire while pretending to be the girlfriend but I can look past it. The only other complaint with this book (and many others really) is that she clearly stated that something was real or not real (appearance-wise) and then immediately contradicted her initial gut assessment. I see this so much when women's feelings are being written about and it makes them seem unnecessarily weak/naive/dim witted/[insert word here]. They clearly know it's not the case so why the back and forth?

I've seen a lot of negative reviews for this book but I honestly don't get it. I enjoyed this book as much as any Lucy Foley or Simone St James book. Honestly kind of wish this was read with a group.. definitely a lot to unpack.

I loved that this book had South Asian representation. I don't know that I've ever seen that in a thriller before. I do wish there was more description of the area – hotel sounds like it would have been a beautiful place to picture had we had more details.

The main character Amaya was kind of conflicting because she was made out to be more and more nuts as time went on (like who really pictures someone dying horrifically every time they annoy you). Her big reveal for what happened was also kind of lack luster – why couldn't she have just said something earlier? Why was the baby a big secret? Why couldn't she ever contact her bestie again? Kaavi's mom seemed to really despise her but later found out she thought she was useful... Idk so many questions.

Kaavi also was made out to be an angel and boy did that girl have some skeletons in her closet. The biggest being that she could just kill someone with seemingly no psychological ramifications.

3.5 ⭐

I enjoyed this one, but was pretty standard romance. It was spicier than I expected at times which was kind of awkward and entertaining

4.5 ⭐
The writing was beautiful. I definitely don't understand why Kya and Chase were even a thing, but alas that wasn't the only thing that confused me or the most troublesome for lack of better words.

Idk what the point was about the reveal at the end about AH being Kya. That felt like such a small seemingly insignificant detail it caught me off guard. I had to look back because I totally thought that the poet was someone her mom liked originally and that was why she was relevant

There was not enough book left to do the ending justice. It ended up not feeling as rushed as I thought it would but more at the end would have been better.

I listened to the audiobook for this one. I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more had I been able to listen straight through. My main beef was the “chapters” were in such odd locations that it made it hard to set down and pick back up again.

My biggest beef with this book was it was SO FREAKING REPETITIVE!! okay we get it their relationship can't work!! The ending was very predictable but at least I didn't find the typical cringey romance stuff (he was bigger and strong/she was tiny, his penis was huge/she was tight – cringe).

3.5 ⭐

Was getting Crimson Peak vibes! There were obviously trouble spots in the book. Ultimately I feel like the beginning of the book went into a lot of details that didn't seem to matter as much. The ending then felt very rushed. The characters and their relationships seemed very shallow and didn't always make much sense