Dawn Gerrity

I loved the little glimpses into each of the lives of each story. Some more than others. It is the type of book I will read again and again and will probably be a 5 star eventually. Much like love of friends continues to grow with time and familiarity.

Other than a few outdated terms (that are a bit offensive today) it held up better over time than I thought it would.

I am a huge Dave Grohl fan, loved Nirvana and the Foos. But while I enjoyed parts of this book, much of it felt shallow, repetitive, and confusing. (Sorry Dave) There was a lot that could have been cropped out and much that could have been expanded on (or at least explained).

4 stars as a middle grade book!

While I love JA, I'm not a big fan of many YA or Romance books. So I was pleasantly surprised in this retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Ibi Soboi took JA's satirical look at 19th century UK social issues and turned it into a lyrical social commentary on US urban life without feeling preachy.

A true love letter to books and reading!

I read it only to see how close to Verity it was. It was very close, but I actually liked it better. But that's not saying much. Both had stupid unbelievable people. And whomever think Montauk is a cheap place to buy a house has done no research whatsoever!

I did listen to the whole book even after I figured out the ending, so yes, I am calling the book predictable. I was hoping for a real twist to prove me wrong. The editing could of been much tighter, parts were very repetitive and slogged it down.

More like 3-1/2 but gave it the 4 because no half stars (duh!) and neat concept.

I really wanted to like this more than I did. The ending could have saved it, but alas, it didn't.

Spoiler

Lee/Leo/Nora seemed like a weirdly normal, sociable woman for a 26 year woman who couldn't move on from a relationship that lasted 6 months from ten years ago (when she was 16). Maybe she was extremely obsessed with it/him (which would have made a better twist–an unreliable narrator who had amnesia!) Also, it seems as if she has no other friends in her life other than Nina.

I liked the premise of the book, and then I got about 30% in and could see where it was going. While it didn't end up exactly as I thought (thankfully), it was close enough. I think the author tried to have the book be too many things at once and was intent on utilizing the 1 hour in the future plot device regardless if it worked or not. Thoughts could have deeper, characters could have been more complex, plot line could have been simpler.

A bit ex machina-ish.

I thought this was an interesting concept, and I liked the “cultish” fashion the company embraced their employees (separating them from their family and friends) and brainwashing them (keeping them up with work and events, keeping them so busy with no time to think). The sex scenes were truly bad, and some of the writing was as well. It was a bit predictable, but I still felt compelled to listen to the end.

Entertaining, and even though I kinda figured it out I still wanted to know how it would end.

I'm not sure what I thought of this book. But I gave it 4 stars because it has made me think and I know I will continue to think.

A good book, made fantastic by Dan Stevens' narration!

First off, this is not my favorite genre. While I gave this book a three, part of me thinks I was being generous (must be the wine I drank). While I loved that she was a bit quirky and I love the travel aspect, the repetitiveness of her drooling over her best friend just totally put me off. I felt she just kept droning on and on about it, I wanted to slap the top of her head and say get a grip!! It could have been a much more interesting book by delving deeper into their travels and adventures, the deepening of their relationship, the finding of her path. Maybe I would've liked it better if we found out in the end that he was gay.

This was my first book of this series (my husband bought it without knowing it was a series). It was just such a nice relaxing read. I took my time and enjoyed it with my morning tea.

I enjoyed this family saga. It wasn't exceptional, nothing stood out to me as insight, or particularly funny, or depth, or aha. But it was a nicely told story about a family.

Scary! But very interesting.

Ehhhhh

I felt it very confusing in some ways and much telling and not so much showing. It could use some fleshing out.

I am not sure what to say about this book. Some of it was so difficult to listen to, and those parts made me pause. But it is beautifully written and the main characters are intriguing. I am still mulling this book over and that is why I gave it 4 stars.

Loved this. A self help book that doesn't talk down to me, or make me feel judged. Great tips on how to not overthink, and clearing our brains.

I loved this. Funny, courageous and always entertaining. I have a newfound respect for jvn! I did not know anything about jvn's life.

I really enjoyed this, the ending was a bit abrupt, but I like how she writes.