Sabrina

I feel like the rituals were intentionally over the top but as he says, I can edit as I see fit.

DNF 28%

I really wanted to like this... But like... Nothing. Happens. At. All.

Listened to this on Audiobook, narrated by Lynn Bradford. I cried for 2 hours straight as I am going through something and really needed to hear every word this book had to say.

DNF - just couldn't get into it and knowing the premise, no thanks!

I never thought of myself as a masochist. Deciding to listen to this after the first one proves that I may be. When I have my earbuds in and walking in SILENCE opposed to the option of listening to this, it's a good indicator of how I felt about this book. I cannot STAND Cecelia. People have called her a ‘conflicted' heroine - so strong, so weak, so brave, so cowardly. She is a simp, is what she is, if you ask me. Pick a friggen lane and stick to it, woman. Ugh, her and everything she represented annoyed me, as a woman.

Loved, loved this, I totally get the hype. The way Arthur and Linus made me blush so many times and mutter ‘Kiss him, fool'. Such good messaging of kindness and empathy in the smallest of places. Highly recommended read for all.

DNF at Day 52.

I didn't realise this was just 365 days of affirmations. Not my cup of tea.

Look... Yeah... Not the best but I am still reading the second part of the series

I didn't actually mind this, it was a good, easy listen despite the disturbing subject matter. I couldn't stand Kate though

Really wanted to like this as I love Zoe but it was a bit of a dull listen for me.

As usual, Ms Yarros delivered. However, I felt like we were in the presipice of something the entire book but the ending fell flat for me. Yes, it was a cliffhanger but I wanted more than what was given to us. It felt very anticlimactic. Guess I'll just have to wait for the next one

I honestly didn't enjoy this but I started to it so I suppose I had to finish it. There were couple of instances where I thought oh, this is going to be interesting but then that arc ended up going nowhere. The entire book just felt incomplete with multiple loose threads flapping about in the wind.

Okay look, this was an ‘accidental' borrow as I was in a hurry and I thought the cover was pretty in my Libby app. So, I thought, why not?

I ended up being quite ‘raptured' (herrherr) by the premise and Agnes' story. I really enjoyed it despite totally glazing over the ‘religiousy' parts. I think it was well written. A bit disappointed by the ending but it is what it is.

This book really got me out of the funk of reading. What a well written, funny, clever and witty book. Yes the plot is quite basic but this isn't a book to read if you are after a complicated plot. It's a book to read to have a chuckle and really connect with the main character.

Highly recommend.

What an absolute rubbish book.

It might be the influence of ‘woke' culture but I was astounded by how inappropriate this book was, considering it wasn't written too long ago.

First of all, it's far too long. At one point, Clare listed out an entire shopping list. I know adding all the detail in the world is great for world and scene building but a lot of it felt unnecessary.

Second of all, I can't help but feel like he was ‘grooming' Clare the entire time!!! Everything about their relationship screamed inappropriate to me instead of endearing.

I didn't like Clare or Henry and that made this a difficult book to listen to. The random C words were also not necessary. Like majority of the book.

I remember watching the movie when I was younger and really loving it and I was keen to read this, it has been on my my to read list for years. But man, the book really soured it for me.

I DEVOURED this book. It really helped me get out of a reading slump as it was a quick and easy read that was quite nicely paced.

I know this was meant to be satire but I was so angry at June the entire time. The absolute AUDACTIY! lol

I knew the story the moment I listened to the first paragraph. I have watched none of the movies or shows or plays or anything but the story is so familiar to me and that goes to show how renowned Mrs Daphne du Maurier is in the literary circle.

I must have listened to the abridged version as my audiobook was only 3 hours long but i devoured it, taking my poor dog for a longer walk to finish the book. It's such a modern novel for its time, so much so that I had to look into when it was written. Great suspense, great hook, great plot twist. Didn't care much for Maxim but really loved the lead female character, which is unusual for me.

I watched The Handmaid's Tale when it aired and have had this on my To-Read list for years. Finally got around to listening to it and I was...underwhelmed? Maybe the story reads better than narrated but it felt very...disjointed. Which makes sense, considering the epilogue but still. It is very hard to relate to Offred, which i guess is also the point as she is not ‘herself' as she has lost her identity so why should we be able to relate to her, us - the identified. I don't know, I just found the whole thing very ‘meh', liked the series better!

I listened to this through Audiobook and I fell in love with the book because of the fantastic job Sarah Agha did narrating it. Her inflections, especially when it's dialogues between Layla and Salama, are so wholesome and real, it truly took me back to my time in Saudi Arabia.

The book itself is so important and such a good representation of the Syrian civil war and honestly, genocide. It's so hard when your own people bring such chaos to your country and kill your own children, women, men and innocents. It's such a cruel stance to take and when no one is coming to your rescue, you do feel truly alone, especially when you can't do anything to rescue yourself as the powers that be fight amongst themselves. I would know, I am Sri Lankan :)

Anyway, back to the book. Important story, fantastic plot line, great little twists thrown in (didn't see one of them coming at all and I was on edge the whole time after to see if any other main characters suffered the same ‘fate') and so very well written. I must admit though, I didn't gel well with Salama (this seems to be an ongoing issue with me and female leads). I don't know why, I couldn't stand her stubbornness. lol.

A highly recommended read!

There were some really good moments in this book, ngl. But those moments were fleeting and we were back to this quasi feminist parading as historical fiction plot. I couldn't stand Caroline and Elisa. There really isn't much substance to it but I finished it and that's all that matters.

I really enjoyed this book. I must admit, don't know much about Medusa other than being the crazy hair lady so this was such a nice learning experience.

Unsure why this book gets so much hate. I thoroughly enjoyed the different perspective and Agnes story doesn't take anything away from Cinderellas. Okay maybe it does but I enjoyed it, regardless.

DNF 11%

DNF 49%

I have been listening to this on Audiobook and I have been trying to finish it for 5 weeks now and I finally gave up today. Okay, I'm going to be honest, I do not get the hype. A very unpopular opinion, I know.