Book 2/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsTwo stars for book two 🥴🥴I have been a fan of James Patterson ever since I read (and watched the movie adaptations of) Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls 20+ years ago. Those two bangers set me on a course to read the entire Alex Cross … Continue reading The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
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.
You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
Book 1/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI intentionally chose You and Me on Vacation for the inaugural read of my 2023 reading challenge as my fiancé and I would be on vacation at the time I was reading it. I know that’s a little a lot on the nose, but I have a lot … Continue reading You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
2022 Reading Challenge
Last year I read six 5 star books and this year I’ve done one better by reading seven 5 star books 🤩🥳💃 1. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 2. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 3. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 4. Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 5. Where the Crawdads Sing by … Continue reading 2022 Reading Challenge
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Book 44/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsMy 2022 reading challenge goal was to read 44 books and my plan for book 44 was a romance novel because:1. The number 4 is incredibly significant to my relationship 😌2. I’m super into saving the best for last and so I chose to close the year with … Continue reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith
Books 41, 42 & 43/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsWhew! The Forbidden Game trilogy was 750 pages of silliness and immaturity 🥴🥴🥴I enjoyed the four primary works in The Vampire Diaries series i.e. The Awakening & The Struggle and The Fury / Dark Reunion and in my review of The Fury / Dark Reunion, … Continue reading The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Book 40/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis was my second Isabel Allende read, the first being The House of the Spirits which I rated 2 stars. I may have rated Daughter of Fortune 3 stars, but for the life of me I cannot tell you why I gave it one more star than THotS … Continue reading Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Book 39/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars4 ½ stars.This was sooo good. So much so that I'm going to do something I rarely do which is give this an extra ½ star. I’ve mentioned a few times before that I’m not a believer in ½ stars when it comes to reviews, so this is … Continue reading Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Book 38/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsI almost never reread books but I decided to change that because I own wayyy too many amazing books to only read them once.This was my second time reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, the first time being in 2015 as part of my first ever structured reading challenge … Continue reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Book 37/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsAmerican Dirt has the most riveting first chapter I have ever read!! It harrowingly sets the tone on what to expect from this fast-paced book about a mother and son forced to flee to America from the Mexican cartel. Unable to use any of the conventional methods of … Continue reading American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan
Book 36/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsOh dear. It sucks to say this about a book published posthumously, but I just did not enjoy this.I added The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories to my Want to Read shelf on Goodreads on January 6, 2016 and I was excited to finally getting around to … Continue reading The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan
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