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You have a match by Emma Lord Cute, a little fun YA book between others, but nothing spectacular. I enjoyed the sister dynamic, but found the romance part lacking a bit. I wouldn’t recommend the physical book, but the audiobook is good, the narrator really brings it to life. 3/5
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Day of the Triffis by John Wyndham While this does have its moments, I found it on the whole pretty boring. I liked the idea more than the execution. The first scene was incredible though, 5 stars for that part. I also thought there was a lot of neat things, the blindness, how the seeing
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My Last innocent year by Daisy Alpert Florin It’s like a glass of milk, fine, there’s a time and place for it, but forgettable. I wasn’t transported, just reading words on a page. Very similar in content to my dark Vanessa, except minus the beautiful writing and darkness. Isabel is bland and uninteresting, not someone
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The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon While the story itself isn’t new or very surprising, the way it’s told is what I enjoyed. It was almost three different genres depending on who’s perspective it was (thriller, fiction, and romance). As I was reading I was looking forward to where the story would go and how
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel While reading I did enjoy this overall, the descriptions about animals were sometimes a bit boring. I kind of rely on dialogue to get me through a book and this didn’t have any of that, obviously. There are just so many details, so many tiny chapters about fish or
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This is going to hurt by Adam Kay Fast paced and interesting, while also being funny and informative. Highly recommend. The audiobook is quick and deadpan and matches perfectly to the stories told. I think the breakneck pace and highs and lows of the stories demonstrate the feelings of being a doctor. A stressful listen,
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Certain American States by Catherine Lacey I found all of these stories interesting and I didn’t really make any notes. Short story collections are all about the authors abilities and I love her writing, so I loved this. Simple. If you have read any of her works and liked them, you will like this! 4/5
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One Last stop by Casey McQuinston This was good, I liked the main characters past, and how it helped push the story forward. The narrator was great, and I found the romance pretty solid. But there’s a lull, where it goes on a hit long and I’m ready for it to be over. By the
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Beartown by Frederick Backman ✨Unpopular opinion✨ I found the writing very slow and clunky as he introduces many characters. It was a bit overwhelming and I felt I needed an index. I think it was too many. If can care 100% in a book and there’s 20 characters we see POVs from, I care less
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The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz I enjoyed it, there’s a bunch of female writers and there’s so much drama and chaos and intrigue. The narrator is also fantastic. It doesn’t feel very new or fresh or anything, but it’s completely in my wheelhouse story wise! This was a book I struggled to put down
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