Sandra

2.5 ⭐️

The plot idea is intriguing (hateful ghost story) and I enjoyed how all the characters are grey, unlikeable and just shitty people. However, it was utterly boring even though it is well written. This tends to be my overall issue with the books from the 19th century. They tend to drone on and never reach the point. The ending feels unfinished.

December 28th, 2024. I read a total of 104 books for 2024. This year overall was better than most on a mental level. For a reading level, it was alright. I lost motivation in february and didn't get it back until June. But... I was pregnant for most of the year. Sooooo... yeah
I might try to do this again next year... but time is short and I'm busy.

October 2024: Wow... I 100% forgot about this

... I read this for the book of the month for the book club and I actually disliked this book.

It was extremely boring. Like... I it was so boring that I was falling asleep during the reading sprints.

I'm sorry but... I hated this book so much. It took me two months to read this. That's wild to me.

It is okay

It's good until after froth knocks over the tree and then it has this awkward feel that even my 6 year old noticed.

I wish we had half stars because for me, Heir is a solid 3.5 book.

I don't have time to do a whole review but i do say go read that long two star review. A lot of that I agree with and think is accurate. Also go read that long 5 star review because that too is also accurate.

It's... not bad. It has good parts and boring parts.

Black Sun.

I'm have no idea how to rate this book. I also have no idea how to properly articulate my thoughts.
I did enjoy many of aspects of the book. However, here are more things I didn't like or felt bored reading.
I loved how I got to look through the perspective of someone else about generational trauma.

Like... holy cow yall!!!

I did enjoy how inclusive this book was. I'm not an expert in this topic but I believe it was written appropriately. Now, I do believe majority of the characters are fascinating. There was only one that I felt was... okay/not as compelling as the rest.

The writing style is heavy and one needs to take it slow.
However, I felt as though there was no room for interpretation but instead feed all the information. Which for me, it's a love-hate relationship.

The word building is... good?? but not the best imo. I appreciate it and this an area I don't know how to articulate my thoughts. With the three primary storylines we see... I didn't feel the different levels of danger that the characters faced. After a while I only like one storyline (Serapio) & wished the others would just... stop because I was becoming... unfocused/bored??

Y'all. It's a Solid book. I do recommend it. I just think im not in the correct mindset to read it.

So... it's not bad. However, this is definitely an older book...
Anyway. It goes okay until Mistress Piggy eats all the food then we jump to a restaurant and it's... just a weird section that confused my kiddo.

It's... not bad. In my opinion, it's average at best.

I found this in my local library and checked it out because I didn't know that my friend from Maine, that I always see at our fair had a new book out.

I keep giving his “newer” books a chance and each time... I'm left with disappointed or wondering if his son is ghost writing for him. In my opinion, something happened in 2010/2011 that his books/writing just felt off.
Anyway... I'm rambling.

I checked it out and noticed this is a book filled with short stories. Which I do tend to enjoy. The quality of each one is not the same. I... I'm sad to admit that a lot of this is forgettable. And the ones that I can remember like the answer man are just... Okay.

Not for me

Not bad but horribly repetitive. I do wish it had a little more than “Mr. Seahorse swimming, sees a fish hiding behind something then Stumbles upon a male fish with eggs”.

We liked most of the book and its underlying message. There is just one page that does come across as... “pushing a certain belief”. But... it's not bad and the drawings are cute.

It's cute

It's 2.5 ⭐️.

It's cute and my kid liked it.

Mmmm..
Yeah no. I will do a review later I don't got time for this chaos.

Adorable little children's book.

Fun book and easy for a 6-year-old to read.

The kids liked it and it has a lovely message for children to remember.
Keep on trying and don't let others opinions influence your dreams.

It's cute and has nice illustrations for kids under 2.

Mmm... 2.5 ⭐️

It's... okay. To each their own but for me it's not a wonderful book.

The cover is beautiful and that is what grabbed my attention. The character names are... interesting to say the least. There are wonderful ideas but... for me... I don't think it was well planned out or written. I was also bored because it was rather cheesy and...

blasé.
Like... sigh it's an adult book but the writing is juvenile.

It does have a targeted audience but I'm just not it.

In my opinion, I don't understand the “hype” aka love this gets. For years, people have always told me to “read the Iliad. It's amazing”. And... I have put it off until this month.
There are parts I enjoyed but that was limited. Most of the time was spent bored reading. And... I'm going to say that the reason why I didn't fully like Iliad was because I'm not a Greek mythology person.

We enjoy Pete the cat in this house.