Nova

4/5

now i'm scared to have kids

4.25/5

This book was a really great portrayal on grief and losing someone you love. I wish the ending was a little less ambiguous though & that we got some more answers but overall, it was a really beautiful story.

3.5/5

This was definitely a weird one and I can see why people wouldn't like it much. I personally liked it due to how introspective it was, especially in talking about loneliness and I also just really love Ottessa Moshfegh's writing overall, so it's a good one for me :)

3.5/5

If this was ONLY the main story itself, I probably would've given it 5 stars, but I wasn't a huge fan of all of the references to other stories. etc. I usually didn't understand how it related to the main plot (maybe i'm dumb but ??) and got just really out of it. I really loved her writing though and the main story she was trying to tell of abuse and sadness, it was really beautiful and heartbreaking.

4.5/5

4.25/5

I would've loved it more if it was a full novel but still, so beautiful.

4/5

The twists were pretty good but the whole magical aspect of the story was weird. Other than that, it was a pretty good book!

5/5

yep i loved it

4.25/5

3/5

This book could've been 100 pages shorter by cutting out all of the back and forth miscommunication towards the end & i would've probably given it 4 stars

4.5/5

4.5/5

This book was so fast-paced and enticing that I couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed getting to see into a world that I don't know much about (book publishing) and see a woman utterly go crazy because of it. I really enjoyed this one!

3.5/5

Emily Henry is definitely a talented writer but I think sometimes it takes a little too long for her to get to the point. This book was filled with some very beautiful lines but honestly it could've been 100 pages shorter if it weren't for the back and forth lack of communication between, not only the main couple of the book, but also the entire friend group. Overall, I did enjoy the book and understand why people like it so much (it has some great overall messages) but it just wasn't as life-changing for me as it seems it was for most of the others who've read it.

4.5/5

3.5/5

There were many elements and plot points that were almost identical to The Summer I Turned Pretty series that it was actually a bit distracting or even off-putting at times but other than that, it was a good book and I enjoyed it for the most part.

4/5

Pretty good & interesting plot! I was just a little off-put by one of the main aspects of the twist because it made it seem a little gimmicky but overall, pretty good!

3.5/5

It was a good book just not anything special. One thing that bothered me was how they would introduce a conflict and then tell the reader the outcome before even explaining what happened during it, like they killed any suspense that could've been there. Overall, I enjoyed it though, just wasn't super memorable tbh.

3.5/5

The ending was really good but it took a while to get good unfortunately lol

3.25/5

Not much even happened

3.5/5

I really liked the show better but the book wasn't bad. It felt depressing at times and the characters seemed one dimensional, but overall I love the story so it was still a good read.

3/5

It was good but it didn't really blow me away. It might be due to the overhype or that i wasn't really in a romance mood but this one really didn't really do it for me like i hoped it would, unfortunately.

5/5

This felt like Catcher in the Rye mixed with The Bell Jar plus a sprinkle of Lady Bird. In so many instances I felt like I could connect with the main character (especially with where I am currently in life) and I think that's why I liked it so much. I can understand why people might not like it considering there's not much action or real plot going on but since I felt personally connected to it, I enjoyed it a lot.

4.25/5

3.75/5

I would've given it a 4 if she didn't do what she did at the end in the cabin...

Look, i'm sure there's some grand deeper meaning when it comes to the plays they perform and reference but i'm just really not into Shakespeare so that fell flat for me. And i know the characters are actors but they are SO dramatic for no reason and pretentious. Also Oliver is just a simp and no real person would've done what he did in the end. This book really just dragged on and it felt like they kept building up to nothing.