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Just plain interesting. A great inside look into her personal experience, a journalist who isn't afraid to get inside the subject matter.
Enjoyable and interesting but not life-changing or inspiring beyond the obvious concept.
Excellent and moving book. When I heard him speak on Nora McInerney's Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast I knew I had to know more about such an awful, truly random tragedy. The moment it was mentioned that he had written a book, I requested it from my library. I listened to this book and found it very soothing and moving in audio format. It is uplifting to hear how hard yet how survivable things are.
Cute, sweet, fun to read. I found myself wishing that there would be sequels for the guy friends which is something I hardly ever want – I don't often connect with secondary characters much. But the guy friends were pretty adorable. More than anything, I was drawn in and kept in by the promise of epistolary romance in the style of online dating website messages. It was cute. Apparently one of the tropes I like most, if it's a trope, is secret internet identity? Positive and hopeful catfishing? I recommend it if you like epistolary romance, girls who are ‘one of the guys', and/or internet dating.
I got more than halfway through this book thinking it wasn't entirely my cup of tea, but then it fiercely and surprisingly didn't let me put it down. I shouldn't be surprised that I like another Christina Lauren book, but I'm always surprised by how much I like each book. 3.75 stars from me, rounded up to 4.
Cute and cheeky. But frankly, if I didn't like Kendrick so much as an actress I might not have cared to read it at all.
A brief, intense novella. I believe I got this as a free Kindle First and didn't expect much of it. But I think I'll seek out more of her writing, hopefully full-length. I don't usually gravitate towards M/M romance but I liked how North wrote these characters.
2.5, rounded up to three stars. For me, the redeeming factor was the doctor's experience during 9/11. Would have preferred to read an entire book about that.
3.5 stars, rounded to 4. Interesting premise, fairly engaging, but I found it lacked a little bit of heart. It also read way too fast for me - - briefly, I thought it was a tiny novella.
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3.5 stars, rounded to 4. Interesting premise, fairly engaging, but I found it lacked a little bit of heart. It also read way too fast for me - - briefly, I thought it was a tiny novella.
3.5 stars. I appreciated some of the ambience and themes that made me remember one of my favorite horror movies, The Ring. This book isn't what I was expecting but I'm glad for that. It kept my attention. It wasn't earth-shatteringly good or even noticeably well-written, but it was an interesting enough mystery. It's got pretty great reviews so, if it's on your list, I can at least say I don't regret giving it a try.
This was a much longer read than I was anticipating and I was worried that it would be too historical and not sexy enough for my general romance novel taste, but it ended up being like a nice, romantic fiction novel. I think you have to be interested in a longer, more story-based romance to come away loving this book but it's very accessible. The hero and heroine have some adorable chemistry, and there's just enough of a Real Problem that doesn't simply hinge on silly Big Misunderstanding (my pet peeve with a lot of romance.) Great debut for this author.
2.5 rounded to 3 stars. Actually fairly disappointing. Just an extended metaphor, I think, for family trauma and lineage.
Sad and shocking in a lot of the same ways as these cult memoirs usually are, but this one lacked something I can't put my finger on. It was certainly upsetting, certainly horrific. Maybe I wanted more about the religion? In any case, it's serviceable.
2.5 stars, rounded to 3 stars. While the principles are useful, this is not an engaging book for non-military folks. At least 50% of the book is military storytelling, and at least 25% of that is not essential to the points being made.
Enchanting, thought-provoking. Will likely be reading a lot more about solitude, hermitage, and wilderness survival.
Not a very enjoyable or necessary sequel. Boring, mainly, after the first few chapters.
Two of my favorite romance authors. One lovely book. Really hits home for me because of the “medium.” Precious and sweet and honest.
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Two of my favorite romance authors. One lovely book. Really hits home for me because of the “medium.” Precious and sweet and honest.
2.5 stars. Not as helpful as I had hoped as a work book. It gave me some things to think about but I think I will have to seek out more resources to more fully use any of the information it offered. It was essentially too basic and I think it needs more of an in-depth foundation to be of use to me.
At times too heavy, at times too light. Deserving of another read, maybe another translation. Sometimes the musical seems very far from the “source material,” yet other times it seems a perfect fit.
Some stories I really really liked but I was disappointed by the hype around Semplica Girls. My favorites had some sci-fi elements, like Escape from Spiderhead. I'll give Saunders another go or two. This was a good way to get acclimated.