Rita
Started out ok and then completely fell apart for me. Millie is so unlikeable and dumb and then the twist happens and lasts way too long explaining itself. Closest I've come to DNFing a book in a long time.
Started out ok and then completely fell apart for me. Millie is so unlikeable and dumb and then the twist happens and lasts way too long explaining itself. Closest I've come to DNFing a book in a long time.
Absolutely brilliant mystery. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, everything was flipped upside-down. I did manage to guess the final twist, but even that was done really well. Favorite read of the year so far.
Absolutely brilliant mystery. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, everything was flipped upside-down. I did manage to guess the final twist, but even that was done really well. Favorite read of the year so far.
Picked this up after listening to the author give the keynote at a conference. Four stars for the awesome content, minus half a star for the existential dread.
Picked this up after listening to the author give the keynote at a conference. Four stars for the awesome content, minus half a star for the existential dread.
Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts
Emotions everywhere. These are the kinds of melodramatic hits you don't find in traditional publishing. Sometimes you just want to read something that's going to make you bawl at 2am.
Emotions everywhere. These are the kinds of melodramatic hits you don't find in traditional publishing. Sometimes you just want to read something that's going to make you bawl at 2am.
Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts
Emotions everywhere. These are the kinds of melodramatic hits you don't find in traditional publishing. Sometimes you just want to read something that's going to make you bawl at 2am.
Emotions everywhere. These are the kinds of melodramatic hits you don't find in traditional publishing. Sometimes you just want to read something that's going to make you bawl at 2am.
Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches
Watching Heated Rivalry made me want to re-read this. It may be fanfic, but it's the superior Rivals to Lovers story featuring a Russian guy and a Japanese guy who have professional careers on the ice.
Watching Heated Rivalry made me want to re-read this. It may be fanfic, but it's the superior Rivals to Lovers story featuring a Russian guy and a Japanese guy who have professional careers on the ice.
My autistic pattern recognition means my love of mysteries is somewhat hurt by the fact that I can almost always guess who the killer is very early and get annoyed at obvious red herrings. This book kept me guessing the whole time and I was genuinely surprised at the reveal. Great read.
My autistic pattern recognition means my love of mysteries is somewhat hurt by the fact that I can almost always guess who the killer is very early and get annoyed at obvious red herrings. This book kept me guessing the whole time and I was genuinely surprised at the reveal. Great read.
A house with good bugs (and birds)! Like many things I read I feel like it did take a long meandering time to get going. I learned more about bugs than had much genuine escalation of tension or scariness until almost near the end. The climax is done very well and though we end on a happier note, it isn't completely happy, which I like.
Even with the plot and pacing issues, this gets a 4 from me because T. Kingfisher makes me laugh and I love horror that makes me laugh before, during, and after it scares me.
A house with good bugs (and birds)! Like many things I read I feel like it did take a long meandering time to get going. I learned more about bugs than had much genuine escalation of tension or scariness until almost near the end. The climax is done very well and though we end on a happier note, it isn't completely happy, which I like.
Even with the plot and pacing issues, this gets a 4 from me because T. Kingfisher makes me laugh and I love horror that makes me laugh before, during, and after it scares me.
Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches
Watching Heated Rivalry made me want to re-read this. It may be fanfic, but it's the superior Rivals to Lovers story featuring a Russian guy and a Japanese guy who have professional careers on the ice.
Watching Heated Rivalry made me want to re-read this. It may be fanfic, but it's the superior Rivals to Lovers story featuring a Russian guy and a Japanese guy who have professional careers on the ice.
Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches
Watching Heated Rivalry made me want to re-read this. It may be fanfic, but it's the superior Rivals to Lovers story featuring a Russian guy and a Japanese guy who have professional careers on the ice.
Watching Heated Rivalry made me want to re-read this. It may be fanfic, but it's the superior Rivals to Lovers story featuring a Russian guy and a Japanese guy who have professional careers on the ice.
Entertaining phrasing and funny stories abound. Unfortunately, so do casual misogyny and homophobia. A product of its time for sure, but a fun read if you can get past the occasional word, phrase, or idea that makes you cringe a bit.
Entertaining phrasing and funny stories abound. Unfortunately, so do casual misogyny and homophobia. A product of its time for sure, but a fun read if you can get past the occasional word, phrase, or idea that makes you cringe a bit.