Harisa

I LOVED the beginning of this up to 70%. The conflict and resolution just really disappointed me. But otherwise this was fun and had some really good cute moments.

2.5. This couple just wasn't believable for me unfortunately

This is an incredibly solid novel. I really enjoyed it!

This was incredible. I'm learning to live in the nuances of faith and I thought this memoir was really really well done.

3.5

This isnt what I thought it was unfortunately. I liked the beginning but then the middle and end was all over the place

I thought this was really really well done. I see a lot of people complaining about the main character but I was in the right mood for a YA and really enjoyed this one.

If you want an adult horror with this topic I recommend “when the reckoning comes”

3.5. A little slow and a little too long but overall the character work was good! Interested in reading more

3.5.

I found the parts on baptism and comparing growing in the Christian faith especially good

This was cute and fun!!

3.5 rounded up. The meddling mother epilogue was a woah.

I'm glad I took a break and got back into this because it certainly is a fun and entertaining read! Really liked the journey here and will be picking this series back up

This was SOOO good. I haven't read a book I enjoyed this much in a while. Really hoping for more in this world. Just such a sweet book.

His sci fi thrillers are my favorite. I think this one was great and as someone who has read a lot of his books I can definitely see the growth in him as an author. The POVs were more distinctive and the connections between the characters were much more creative. I liked the plot twists and enjoyed that it wasn't a clean ending.

Riveting, nuanced, and so good.

3.5!

2.5 rounded up. The stories had too many parallels where I felt I was reading the same story just from a different POV. I wish this had a bit more differences in each story. I also was not rooting for each love story and wanted more of these girls being built up on their own. I'll be interested to see where the next book goes but not fully sure I'll read it.

RTC

I slept on this and am landing on 2 stars. While it started out good, light, and a bit funny the ending kind of devolved for me. I get the central theme of coincidences and rarities happening but I thought the darker turn was a bit unnecessary for me. I also think it dragged a bit too much and by the end of it I lost interest. :(

Oh well.

This was a bit too general and short to cover anything adequately and it felt too fast. Agree with the reviews that it's maybe a good starting point but not anything to really help you dive deeper

I'm rating this straight in the middle because while I did learn I 100% agree that her own opinion wasn't necessary. Even her opinions I agreed with I didn't like how it was worded. She kept saying she trusted parents to make parenting decision but they way she wrote about people making parenting decisions that didn't align with her did NOT make her seem so okay with it. Either way I think all parenting books need to be taken with a huge grain of salt and this one is no different.

I actually really enjoyed this one a lot better. I found this one easier to follow and while I didn't agree with everything he said I really enjoyed the thought exercises and book overall

I've heard A LOT about this book and finally decided to take the plunge and read it. The writing was fantastic, the beginning was very good but it lost me by the end. While I do agree with the conclusions and “morals” of this book I don't see how they needed an entire year to learn it. I did like her family though and really enjoyed that aspect of it.

I'm in my three star era, I guess. Hoping something can break this up. I thought it was an abrupt ending after it took way too long for anything to ramp up. I'll keep this author on my radar though because I did think the writing was atmospheric which I enjoyed.

I thought this was just...fine. I was able to put it down pretty easily and just didn't feel as connected to these characters as I did to others. It wasn't a bad book by any means but it was really just average for me.