I loved this book the most out of the entire series. And honestly, as a rule, I love Cara Putman's writing style. As much as I loved this book, I'm really struggling with a rating because I have issues. And, wait for it, the issues are all around the romance. Go figure. But the rest of the ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Trial of Patty Hearst by Celine Fitzmaurice
Things I should have done before listening to this book: Updated my knowledge about Patty Hearst. Not the description of the book. Not my shaky knowledge of something that happened when I was one year old. The trial and verdict, that is; the rest was honestly and literally before my time. This ...
BOOK REVIEW: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Curmudgeonly. That's the word that Veronica sparks for me. Perhaps she's earned that moniker with age. Perhaps experience. Perhaps that's just who she always was. She reminded me of Eleanor Oliphant who I found completely irritating. But over time she grew on me. Getting to know her, her story, and ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Ladies Hall by Vanessa Miller
I loved this book for all the reasons. But one word . . . more. Perhaps depth. I seem to talk about that more than anything else here lately, but let's talk about why I loved this book first; then it'll make sense why I say more. Before I say anything I want to talk about the research this author ...
BOOK REVIEW: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The writing style is almost lyrical, a lot of words, a LOT of words, but they weave together really well to create a narrative and characters that you really fall in love with. And the narrator on the audiobook? Honestly, it really brought that lyrical quality to life for me. Though not going to ...