Crow
I really enjoyed reading this but found this to be a letdown for me. The plots were a mystery, I found the characters had a sense of creepiness all around and everywhere in the house. It gave me the vibes of a haunted house, Adams family and Saw 2 in a way (if you're a horror movie fan you'd know what I'm talking about). Even more so I loved the psychological part that played hugely in this. Though as much as I want to give this a full on 5 stars, the pace of the story very slow, it didn't keep me on my feet to see what to come. The upcoming plot/climax got me hooked but then downhill where everything seemed to simmer. I also had abit of an issue with Freya, I thought her character was very uptight and oblivious when she knew something wasn't right yet she bypassed her suspiciousness. Overall I thought there was a lot of good characteristics in this story to say the least!
Rating: 3/5 ⭐
If I were 17 reading this, I'd be estatic and fangrirl over this giving it 5/5 ⭐ Not to say I didn't enjoy this but my reading perspective is abit or moreover so different. This is a really cute sweet fluffy romance that I'd highly recommend to those who aren't big fans on heavy romances. I really loved how family dynamics were very important to Becca and Brett. When they struggle or need someone to go to, they rely on eachother. Brett is a sweetheart, the way he cares and feels for Becca
Wow I did not expect anything like this before, it was a chilling read (not like horror chills) more like “omg what's gonna happen” the suspense was putting me on the edge on wanting to know more! It started out light-hearted to very dark mysterious secrets. There were funny witty banters with the characters with another but when things got serious, it made me have goosebumps and wondering what's going on. The romance was also to my liking, I really rooted for the obvious couple! I do have to say I wish the ending was different but it ended really well on how it should. I do want to say I thought some parts were cut short where I thought maybe could've been longer? Overall amazing book with a lesson or two to be learned and a very fun entertainment journey it was!!
With Winter going through some of the changes, I could empathize with her on some levels and felt myself in her shoes..I want mention there are quite a few trigger warnings; drug abuse and bullying. There's more to the warnings but that's spoiling the book
I had a good feeling that I would like this but was hesitant at first, I don't know why. I want to point out that I thought the beginning was abit messy like it was confusing at first because I'm thinking “How old were Vicious and his HotHoles friends??” Then I thought too much angsty maybe? There was a lot of love and hate feeling fueling between the main characters that I wasn't sure how to feel about it, the complexity of the relationships with another was overwhelming to click for me (not in a bad way) I started to understand more as I read on and I could not put it down! I really enjoyed this..loved it ❤ This is my first time reading a L.J Shen book of hers and I do want to read more of her work. I've been told about her writing style and I'm curious to see how it goes for me
I honestly didn't love it as much as I did with digital arc copy I got: The Diary of a Serial Killer's Daughter. It was slow and moreoverly sad. There were some mystery and suspense aspects of it, towards the end that is. The very beginning I found abit very annoying, with the old lady widow because it nipped at my nerves how she overthinks it was her business to know the couple's lives...towards the end is what got me hooked, it made sense to me why and what happened; the horror and thrill in the end. I had anticipated this to be very suspenseful and chilling but it was a letdown for me in a way. I enjoyed reading this though and love the style of this author's work!
Rating: 3.5/5 ⭐
Holy shit this was a very overwhelming story to read and take in. I was so on edge and disturbed by this! (Not in a bad way) The diary entries were really interesting and flew right through them. I'll admit I felt really bad for Ruby, for her to go through so much in her lifetime of having a dad that's a serial killer and bullied for being “different” I don't know whether to blame her or her father for the way she is because both her parents were messed up. Ruby lived in a macabre life. So much gore and violence, my mind could not stop thinking about this even in my sleep! Her love for her father runs so deep she's willing to do anything to protect her father but I never expected the unexpected! (If that makes sense lol) I didn't know what to feel at first when I read the beginning but then it just really interesting where I wanted to know more and more of what's going on in Ruby's mind, what she has to say to her diary. Thank you Netgalley and L.A. Detwiler for this digital arc for an honest review! 4/5 ⭐
A story about first love that got away due to circumstances but somehow trying to rekindle, I'm sold! Reading this took my heart away from beginning to the end. So much raw emotions I couldnt put it down. (Love second chance romances) I'd grab tissues for this book because it tore me into pieces. Loved how it changed perspective back and forth with Teagan and Derek as well from past to present. They loved eachother since they were in high school and when they parted/stopped talking to eachother, it never changed how they felt for eachother. I love the characters and how they grow on eachother (Chastity and Everly). The growth of love and trust built into this book is just overwhelming well done. Love the steam action hehe. Surprisingly I love this more than Regretting You, not that I didn't love it but it had more heart-wrenching moments! 5/5 ⭐
This book was a page turner for me, could not put it down. I loved everything in the book, the changing of back in the past to the present as well the two main POV, Billie and Clare! Each chapter left a cliffhanger that left me wanting more....I kept going, reading more dark secrets unwrapped and the development of how this Other became. There were happy moments or scenes nor a happy ending which I would not have expected. The way he struggled internally with the Other shows how much he (Billie) has morals and emphatic about his actions, the Other though needs to feed, for survival; even if it means murdering to live. Its a conflicting life to live and to carry the heavy burden everywhere you go. The horror and gore was so descriptive, it left shivers up my spine. I do have to say I wanted to know one important thing that wasn't mentioned in the book, if you've read this, you know what I'm talking about. I'm left with a book hangover when I finished this. If this were a book series I'd definitely would keep reading this! 5/5 ⭐
I've been thinking alot on how to rate this and write down my thoughts on this poetry collection. It's very sad but beautiful like the words, the author is speaking to you, about healing and loss. “You can feel whole and empty at the same time” I found this to be triggering for me to read because I relate to some of the heartbreaks and memories that I didn't want to look back on but then I fond over some of the olf times as oppose to being young in love and not knowing what to expect of how a heartbreak would impact on me! Its nothing personal against the author, its a beautiful collection for the broken and damaged souls, the narrator tells you “You're not alone, I've been there” This left me thinking alot on heartbreak, and how much a person you love can affect you and without. It made reflect on how I was growing up feeling all this. Overall rating is 3.5/5 ⭐
Whether or not I was supposed to read The Blood Race Triology before this, its the very beginning of how it started. I really liked the paranormal aspect of this, the relationship between Ion and the man were my favorite parts. Conversations about the truth of ourselves and about our thoughts, the defining of us and it was just very in depth that I highlighted quite abit
This is a very wholesome story, I read it long time ago when I was in middle school and I finally got to read it again. The art and writing in this book is amazing, tells alot and grabs your attention to how it all goes together; how the two stories come together. The story of deafness and sign language means alot to me because I'm hard of hearing and had/learn sign language all through school and with different interpreters. I find this very relatable to my life in a way. This book holds a dear to my heart because I never would've thought someone could write, let alone write about deafness, sign language and the struggles we face. 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is my first Colleen Hoover book I read and boy did I fell in love with this book, it made me feel so much emotions! The relationship between mother and daughter is the most genuine thing in the world. Both Morgan and Clara just were too far away from eachother, full of misunderstanding and so much grief that it blinded what matters/was needed. This felt so surreal that I know out there someone is dealing with the same situation. The plot twists were amazing like I couldn't put it down, wanting to know more as I read on. The heartache, anger, and grieving got me feeling in all type of way. One thing was led to another made all the more reason for Clara not want to be like her mom or rather make the same mistake but in the end, it wasn't that way as she thought it had been happening! I would highly suggest anyone and I mean ANYONE who needs a read or want recs. This is on my top list. I want to say this has to be my 2020 best read so far