Book 25/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI added this book to my Want to Read shelf on Goodreads on August 30, 2015 after Emily May gave it SUCH A GLOWING REVIEW!!! I finally got my hands on it a few months ago and couldn't wait to dive into it as I had been wanting … Continue reading Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith
Category: Book Your Brains Out
I have loved books for as long as I can remember. There is no greater magic in the world than that of a good book. This is me sharing my current reads with ratings and reviews.
The O’Hurleys Collection by Nora Roberts
Books 21 – 24/30. I find that whenever Nora Roberts does a trilogy with three women, the first woman is always interesting enough to keep you hooked on the series, the second woman is the boring one (don’t @ me 🙈) and the third woman … well, let’s just say she tends to save the … Continue reading The O’Hurleys Collection by Nora Roberts
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Book 20/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsWow!! Who knew Amy Poehler is so fucking wise. Lol.I was expecting this to be funny, and it was. Maybe not laugh out loud funny, but still funny nonetheless. What I was not expecting was for it to be wise AF. If I were the type of person … Continue reading Yes Please by Amy Poehler
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Book 19/30. My rating: 1 of 5 stars Welp! My first 1 star read of the year 😐This was so soo sooo fucking BORING!!!!!!!!!! The blurb on the front cover by Independent on Sunday describes this book as 'WONDERFUL...EXQUISITE...DEVASTATING' I knew I was in trouble a few pages in when I noticed I was reading … Continue reading On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Book 18/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars **teeny tiny spoilers below**3.5 stars.For the first three chapters I was so damn sure this would be my fourth 2 star read in a row because I was not feeling the author’s writing style AT ALL!!! On the back cover the prose is described as “vibrantly alive … Continue reading Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
Book 17/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsMy third 2 star read in a row 😒😐🙄 Wow! This was just so utterly unremarkable 🥴Enyewe, I have been duped by one too many books because they have “Oprah’s Book Club” written on the cover. Man this was more boring than I thought it would be. The … Continue reading Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Book 16/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsMe right now trying to figure out how the hell this is the same author who wrote The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry:This is my third Gabrielle Zevin book, my first being the aforementioned The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry which was a solid 5 star read. I … Continue reading Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Book 15/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsSighhh!!! I thought I would like this much, much, much more than I did. I watched the movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon a few years back and I rather enjoyed it so I was confident I would enjoy the source material as well.Nonfiction is clearly NOT my thing … Continue reading Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Book 14/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is my fourth Kristin Hannah read (after The Nightingale, Firefly Lane and Night Road, in that order) and it is the first of her books that doesn’t get a 5 star rating from me and I’m realllllllyyyyyy feeling some typa way about that.Similar to The Nightingale, Winter … Continue reading Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Book 13/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsTHAT TWIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! Just, wow!!I enjoyed this unputdownable book sooo much!!! The twist at the end was EVERYTHING!!!!!!! and getting to it was such a great ride thanks to the short, punchy chapters that had me saying “just one more chapter.” I really loved getting to know all … Continue reading The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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