Skylar

I wanted to like this book more than I did. I feel like most of the characters and relationships felt very shallow. some of the relationships in the book seem very unrealistic – not something that adult friends/significant others would act with zero remorse or further mention. There was a twist in the book that I felt like came completely out of left field.

I may be alone on this thought but David deserved better than what he got. Dannie was completely oblivious to the fact that he would have done anything for her and in turn strung him along for the 5 years. Quite tragic he did not cut out sooner.

I did enjoy that it came full circle, but it kind of seemed all for naught.

This was sadly my least favorite CH book so far. Cute idea but i feel like the romance was pretty juvenile and just overall lacking. The twist definitely could have been revealed sooner to provide more... Angst/suspense/anything to the first 3/4 of the book.

4.5 ⭐ honestly only knocking off half a star because I did not care about the “now” portion as much as I would have liked to

4.5 ⭐

I kept getting distracted because I think I've read this before and just forgotten. Don't think I've watched the show since I don't have HBO. I enjoyed it either way

If the ending didn't feel like a total cliche maybe would have rated it higher

Charlie fucking Lastra do I even need to say more?

3.5 ⭐

Maybe I'm biased because I have a curly redhead named Eleanor

Something was off about this book for me – not sure if the stories were disjointed or if I just did not connect with this book/characters at all. I would still consider reading other books from Colson Whitehead as I enjoyed the writing style, but this one did not do it for me.

4.5 ⭐

3.5 ⭐

It was kind of a slow start for me as all the characters were extremely unlikeable. The second half went very quickly as I became more engrossed in the web of lies and drama being spun

Not sure if this was a wrong book at the wrong time issue. I could not get this book to hold my attention. The parts that I did like I really liked but those parts weren't often enough

The book was super easy to get into and will hook you until the end. There are parts that can be a little redundant

This book was just not my cup of tea. I found it just as boring as the characters within it. If you want a book where something happens this is not the book for you.

This could have been redeeming had I given any f's about the characters. Their conversations seemed forced and unnatural and their personalities had no depth.

It's crazy to me that this author is roughly my age but grew up in what felt like a completely different America. Glad I finally got around to reading this book it was eye opening for sure.

I wanted to like this book more than I did. This book yo-yoed between being engaging and boring throughout the whole book. Towards the end when you learn more about what is going on it gets more interesting but then it ends soon after.

I'm also kind of bothered by the way Claudia came out to her mom. It seemed kind of like a cop out. Also seemed odd that it was in the very last chapter after everything else was wrapped up

Fast paced but predictable. The ending was kind of over the top

Just reminded me of an awful talk podcast

I had such a good time reading this. Elizabeth reminded me of my husband so much at times it had me laughing out loud

4.5 ⭐

Not surprising that KH had me in tears reading this book. Only giving it less than 5 stars due to inconsistencies in the book.

I think this is a case of reading a good book at the wrong time. I just did not have the attention span for the lengthy chapters with everything else going on in my life right now. Would consider reading again to see if I will end up liking it more.

Some parts of this book were incredibly dull. Almost like I was reading a text book. Overall, the subject matter was interesting just dense.

3.5 ⭐

Not sure which way I'm leaning on how I feel about this book

This book was a trip. Wasn't sure what to expect with it really but I'm so glad I decided to choose this as my BOTM pick (only sorry it took so long to read it). I had all the feels throughout the entirety of the book. Those feels didn't stop even as the book ended.