Emma Goto

One of those books that are really depressing but really beautiful at the same time.

Cool world building, but if you're going to sexualize the main female character so much I don't understand why the author didn't make her older than 15.

Starts off with a cliche “chosen one” plotline and none of the female characters have any value beyond acting as a love interest for the protagonist but otherwise an entertaining read.

It was a decent book (although you could tell it's YA and not adult fiction) but I didn't think it was super amazing or noteworthy. Super tugging on the heart strings with the death and all that but at the same time I felt a bit cynical/sceptical about it all.

Definitely worth reading if you're a fan of the games. Felt a bit biased towards liking it since I already know the characters, might not have enjoyed it as much otherwise.

Can't say I thought it was good as some of Christie's other books (Death on the Nile, And Then There Were None) but the reveal of the murderer at the end was unexpected (as it always is!)

Elderly Canadian narrator who describes her (overall depressing) life growing up in the 20th century as a woman in upper class society. The ending was beautiful but it really dragged on in the middle.

Great writing, but frustrating to spend 75% of the book waiting for something to happen.

A short novel about a coffee shop that lets you time travel if you sit in a specific seat. Has 4 self-contained stories about the patrons of the shop and their reason for using the seat. A tiny little bit sad but mostly uplifting vibes overall.

So I watched the movie a long time ago and the movie did a really, really good job of translating the vibe of the book to the big screen. So if you've seen the movie, you kind of know what you're getting. The plot revolves around a husband his wife who goes missing. It's revealed that the husband actually hated his wife and seemingly doesn't seem too outwardly concerned about it all, and ends up becoming the main suspect in her disappearance.

So for a romance novel the plot wasn't bad - girl works for a company, dude comes in doing a hostile takeover and they realise they're into each other. Otherwise though I just skimmed over all the smut, and the guy is a huge simp for the girl which is pretty cringe too.

The smut is too much and the two main characters are like soooo in loooove and it's like y'all need to chill a bit. Relax. But if you're looking for the next ACOTAR this could be one to pick up? It has a decent fantasy plotline behind it all.

A story about four sisters who are raised in a close knit, loving family in Chicago, alongside the story of William, a boy who grows up knowing no love at all.

I didn't realise until after I finished this that I had also really enjoyed the author's previous book “Dear Edward” as well! The author is really good at writing stories with tragedy that verges on bittersweet more than anything else.