Evita
I had a very difficult time rating this book. Not because I didn't love it, but because it felt so close at home, I was just comparing it to my life and my coming out.
Whether this is meant to be read by YA who struggle with their identity, folks like me, that discovered their identity at an older age, allies that want to understand or whoever who just stumbles across this book, it doesn't really matter. It suits all!
What Imogen went through a bit before starting college, I went through at age 28. And her thoughts, questions, went through my mind at exactly the same way!
For me this is an anthem to bisexuality, to people coming out or discovering who they are at an older age. This is a book that only teaches that it is OK to be who you are, whenever you find out, and however you find out who you are!
The only reason it misses a star from me, is the slow beginning as the first chapters weren't interesting or moving fast enough!
Erm... This was my first book of R.F. Kuang, and I think I f***ed up because if I didn't had already the Poppy War and Babel in my audiobooks, I wouldn't have picked another book by her.
Her writing style is perfect, but this book didn't do anything for me. I didn't care about June, and I know I was supposed to feel frustrated with her, this was supposed to create bad feeling from me about her, but nothing was coming.
And the ending... oh well, its like this review. Just not anywhere and it gave nothing.
I am in love with Nick...
In love...
Lynn Painter almost never disappoints, her books are quick, fun and full of appropriate romance. If you are looking for a beach read this summer or a quick rom com look no further.
This book, although a bit predictable, has all the elements needed for a nice romance, a fun read or even better a 5 stars audiobook, as you can't hide your happiness when listening to it.
And dear, oh dear I wish I could find an equivalent with adults around 30-40, as a feel a bit weird being in love with a minor
This is my first Harper Bliss book... Saying that, I may have started off with the wrong book.
I am trying to rate this book, not according to its story, but the way it's written and the development of the characters etc.
I was drawn to this book, and although I hate the cheating trope, as I was cheated in a couple of my past relationships, I didn't feel the need to DNF it. I read it in a go, and I liked the way the relationship developed, the awakening of the feelings, and the idea that not everything was easy. And this was a solid 4 star for me. Until, the ending...
SpoilerThat been said... the ending made me through the book in the air... Not even a cheesy movie would dare to give that ending.
I am so confused on how to rate this book, as it feel like I am rating the whole series in one go.
And while it started with a slow burn and a 5 ⭐, I ve ended up wanting to rate some of them a 3 or even a 2!
It got slow and boring in a lot of phases, I swear the whole series had about 500 pages too much that it needed. Going back and forward and ending with a rush fight, that didn't made a lot of sense. These books has too many pages and yet they left us with so many questions and plot holes.
Omf, I had so many hopes for this, after the first book and I was so disappointed with the last book.
Almost to DNF this one, but I really want to pull through and finish the series. But f#@* I can't stand Oli crying and self loathing any more, and the fact that we don't know what she is hiding, and why, and all these, is getting very tiring. I mean, all of them have proven not to care of what her power is, so why is she so much still trying to hide things and doesn't sit to explain.
The plot holes are getting bigger and I am so damn pissed, because this series had all the potential of becoming something great. The idea is so perfect, but the storyline is lacking.
Also, when of her bonds loses a very important person, I want to smash her head on the wall for thinking only herself, how much she misses her parents and that he doesn't treat her good... she is a selfish person and I will not change my mind.
Did I read it until the end? Yes
Did I enjoyed it? Yes
Did the constant repetitions (star freckles must have been mentioned 100 times) bothered me? Yes
I found the idea behind this exciting. I ve read it in 2 days and enjoyed the plot and the characters. But to me, it felt unedited and a bit rushed. The constant repetitions were tiring and at a point I wanted to throw my tablet out of the window. Some stories where left untold and unfinished and even the ending, although I liked it, seemed a little bit rushed.
Read it, it really worths your time, but don't expect that this will leave you breathless.
My heart... my soul... I want to give Julie a big hug and hold her close.
While I was reading this book I was thinking of all the stages of grief, of all the different ways a person will grief, and how a simple thing can make you feel guilty for a life for something you never controlled. And the way grief was lived through the phone calls was excellent as an idea, but I wish we had more clear imagine of the two of them together and more plot on Julie's life after.
Its really difficult to put a star rating on this book. I think the idea was good, the writing the same, but the story lacked interest and the way it was written didn't help me love the characters in it. There were moments that I was bored, but I never felt the need to DNF, but it was a slow read.
I have to give it to the author though, that his idea behind the phone calls was excellent and I would love to read more books by him as he grows into his writing style.
I hate giving this book a 4 ⭐, I would loved for it to be a 5, but I do feel that compared to the other 2 books of Casey McQuiston this is less interesting and fun.
Let's put it this way, this felt more like the idea of a teen series than a book, and if it was that, I would have bidged the series in a night!
Don't get me wrong, I still listen to it in 2 days and wanted to get to the ending but I felt there were moments that it was dragging to long and nothing interesting was happening.
In the beginning it was fun and interesting but the second half not so much. I still love this writer and I anticipate her next books and ideas.
I love when queer books aren't about coming out, accepting their identity etc. I love discovering more and more books that treat their LGBTQ characters normal, like they are part of the community and society.
Yes is a cheesy rom com, with ideas taken from MLF love stories but I like the fact that I can finally relax and listen to a story about queer people without the coming out stress etc.
Yes it's predictable - to a certain degree - yes everything is too easy, etc but if you need a palate cleanser after a hard book, look no further
I cant even put a normal rating on this book, nor the Hunting Adeline one. I ‘ve been sitting on waiting to write a review for them, for about one week after finishing both... no, after I devour both. But I can't put a simple star rating for neither of them.
This is so dark that it makes the fact that I liked the writing and the storytelling weird. The fact that some people fantasize about Zate, makes everything even more weird and leaves me with a weird feeling about our life choices.
H.D. Carlton writes perfectly, the stories are smart, and the keep you up in night.
Read the TW and please read this with an open mind, without making abuse something romantic.
I ll start with a suggestion, even if you've read this book, go find the audiobook and enjoy Natalie Naudus, narrate it. Enjoy the voices, the sensation, everything!
And now the story, I am not sure what is not to love in this book. How is written, the story, the characters, even the second characters have a story to follow and are interesting. I loved this book, beginning to ending. I loved the idea behind it, the how everyone blends and the love, the love that makes you do a thousand things for the ones you love.
Yes, I ve read about the controversial issues about the book, but truly they don't even count across the way that this book is written.
I have a love-hate relationship with CoHo's books. They are the best thing to listen while at work but every time I finish one, I say never again... And yet go back to one more...
Confess follows another “love” story, with the POVs of the male and female character changing in every chapter, which I really like and find interesting at books. The storyline is good, until it becomes a bit creepy when you come to an end and realise when and how it began.
The characters are building nicely, and I really like Owen, until I find his actions and the backstory of him and Auburn more weird than anything. I like Auburn at the beginning but then, I just want to scream at her and realise that most of CoHo's female characters are weak and just depend on the male character to defend and rescue them.
Finishing this book, I was left at the middle. Not knowing if I liked the book, or just wanted to light a fire and dance around it.
Overall I gave it a 3 because at no point, even when I was so bored with the cliché storytelling, I couldn't DNF it. I wanted to reach to the end and find out how their story started.
Where do I start? WTF did I just read...
Do I like the way CoHo writes? Yes, a lot, and every book of her has me hooked up until the end. And that's why I can't put a 1 star for this book.
I started this as an audiobook and couldn't stop listening to it. Until the plot twist, where I just wanted to scream and was exiting at the way the book was going.
And then came the second plot twist and my excitement deflated and then the ending...
I just sat there, looking at the wall, wondering why the heck I waisted 8 hours of my life.
Manipulation, lies, etc are what you are about to read and a lot of weird sexual scenes which made me feel very uncomfortable.
The ending was so disappointing, you can't just forgive a person like that. Its not possible...
OMG!
Can someone steal for me the next book in this story?
Loved the story, loved the characters, loved the unpredictable plot twists! Loved it all!
This book I couldn't let go. I ended up reading until 3 am two nights in a row as I couldn't put it down. I love it when dark romance is involved, when you aren't sure that you actually want a love story to happen but all of a sudden everything makes sense! And yes I know it has trigger warnings and some parts of the love story may be controversial but please! Sometimes we just need to enjoy something and not trying to find the controversial parts in it, just to burn it!
3.5⭐
While reading more books of Christina & Lauren, the cowriting becomes more obvious.
The first half of the book, is a happy relaxed and even a bit funny rom com that could easy see becoming a netflix movie.
And then the chaos comes, like reading a totally different book, with a bit of a stupid plot, just to fill pages and pages. It ruined my feeling good time, it made no sense and was even considering just leaving it unfinished.
Why oh why, didn't they just continue with a few more cheesy scenes and happy tones?
Let yourself fall in love, a love that can also be true or just another fairytale, a movie love that you can see being a true one as well.
Because truth being told we run and hide from our feelings, from our truths and most of the time we don't give the others the chance to explain to say their own side of the story and this will lead to misunderstandings.
Read it, listen to it. Let it make you want to fall in love again.
How can a painful story have such a beautiful sweet telling!
I am trying to write a review without spoiling anything as its very important to get into the story without knowing the truth of Elli's past. Its so nice to read a story that deals with the reality of anxiety and fears, and how our childhood haunts us, even if everyone tries to make things better!
This book deserves so much more love.
I am from Cyprus and our family was involved in humanitarian missions to Romanian orphanages. I still remember the girls that came to stay with us until they were adopted by other families or returned back to their own families. I was too young to remember the how they came, what had happened to them, but this book took me back to memory lane and opened a beautiful conversation with my mother who, despite the fact she was a single mother raising 2 daughters she became a Foster mom for 2 girls that needed this the most.
Ps. To be honest is one of the rare occasions that I feel that the title and the cover doesn't help this book to get the hype it deserves.
There are not a lot of queer books out there, and not a lot of actual wlw romantic ones and we definitely need more!
This could have been your standard romance book, with just a little twist. Its cute, it's sweet, a bit expected but I don't mind it at all. It is well written and makes your heart happy and calm!
I strongly suggest you go with the audiobook as listening to the 2 povs is making this so much better and more interesting.
I need more books like this one for a quiet night of reading!