Keila

Bravo.

Fave HP so far.

I'm super soft so I enjoyed this. Such a cool way to layout the ups and downs of a relationship. Read it in minutes lol

Goods book but incredibly long. I wish I had read My Life in France first, but being only vaguely familiar with Ms. Julia'slife before reading this, I was pleasantly surprised at just how much I found out. She was an inspiration, and a reminder that there is absolutely no news to rush life.

This was my first “run read” and I loved it. Not only was I inspired to keep running, I was reminded of the freedom that comes with this sport I've chosen. I also learned alternatives to my current run style and shoes. Great read :)

Good read. Much darker than the movie but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I finished it and for the most part enjoyed it, but some of the flashbacks were a bit confusing. Interesting story, although it took quite a while to tell it.

I enjoyed the twists and turns this particular Harry Potter book took me through. As expected, I finished it in about a day lol. It's becoming a bit of an obsession...

Read it in about 24 hours. I could not put it down! I love the series so far.

Definitely kept me intrigued. I finished in 2 days! I didn't think it would be a book that interested me but now I can't wait to read the next one.

LOVED this book. Read it very quickly. VERY. So fast that I was itching for the next book before I finished this one. Probably my favorite out of the series.

I wanted to like this book, especially based on the premise. But it was soooo boring. The plot moved slow (if at all), the characters took a long time to develop, and following each woman's storyline and point of view got kind of confusing. I hate the idea of not finishing a book, but this one got returned to the library incomplete.

It took me a while to get through this one, but once I did, it really did change the way I think. Blink helps you manage how to assess a situation and address it without all of the over-analysis we are prone to do. I appreciated the view into my subconscious, with background how my biases and power thinking allow me to unconsciously make decisions that impact my life, big and small. There were some very good examples of how snap judgements and split decisions can be better for us than the laborious processes we sometimes put ourselves through in making choices.

That being said, the book was far longer than my interest held, and the research-based writing makes some of the reading a heavy lift. Still hoping for half stars with Goodreads, but given the option, I'd give it a 3.5.

Eh. It was fine. I got tired of reading it though. It started getting repetitive and difficult to stay interested in.

Loved this book. The only book that has ever made me cry while reading.

I was really interested in this book at first, but the stories very quickly became redundant. Maybe it's the topic and the pool of Writers, but about halfway through I didn't think anything new would be said so I just stopped reading.

I didn't hate the book... but I didn't like it either. I got about halfway through before it got too weird and I gave up.

I did not like this book, at first. I thought the language too flowery and found myself skipping entire passages because of the sentence structure.

Then Prince Jones happened. And everything changed. I found myself relating better, highlighting more of the book than I left bare. The rawness, the conflicting emotions, the refusal to bow down and the consequences that came with doing so, all emboldened me. They forced me to see Blackness through a lens I was aware of but not familiar with, from a very personal perspective. There where points where I felt chills, where I thought there would be tears. The roller coaster of emotions ended in a weird sense of hope and helplessness, but most of all, pride.

This was a quick read, but not necessarily an easy read. I expect I will need to read it again to gather the nuggets I missed.