Sydney

This book almost sent me on a grippy sock vacation.

Removing myself from the equation however, this is a very well written book. It is moving, has layers, builds emotion, shows personal complexity, and also scared the shit out of me. The underlying messages were supported by the world he crafted - which at times felt surreal and crowding.

That being said I never want to read this again and I’m so glad I don’t own it physically.

This was going to be a lower rating for me but the last 20% of the book was a masterpiece.

Why do we care about stuff that happened in college which are really....trivial?

....he had it coming

Matt Dinniman’s brain must be supersized or something because I could never think of any of this - not even to mention the plot twists. Great googly moogly.

I don’t even know how to rate this. The entire story was a fever dream - piecing together both the best weirdest things you’ve ever seen with horror bleeding out at the most inopportune moments. Surrealist absurdity. You reread passages thinking - surely my brain missed something…did I skip a key sentence? You flip back a page only to realize that no, you missed nothing. But you keep turning the pages forward because what happens next will either be manic creativity or a crushing reminder of humanity at its best and its worst.

Will I read book 2? Probably. But I need to recover from this one first.

Dodger was the highlight of this book for me. Despite my rating, its not a bad book. It unfortunately happened to be the 12th Lisa Kleypas book I read in a row and that does something to a person.

First read of 2026! I picked this up after discovering that she had written more books than The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. I really enjoyed this. Picked it up and finished it all in one day. Lots of fun twists and turns which I didn't see coming. It was fun and flirty and just a good ole romp around Europe. Already picked up the next one.

I don't even know what my thoughts are on this book which makes it difficult to rate.

I will say that Japanese literature is interesting in that it doesn't following the typical Western plot arc (Rising action, climax, reaction and resolution). The ending did surprise me but not in the way I expected when I began the book.

I found the bones of the book was good but I ended up skim reading the last 1/3. The plot moved super fast and I would’ve enjoyed letting the story breath and for there to be more groundwork. Hard to convert a slow burn lover to something different.

I read the sequel to this book first and found For Butter or Worse a bit lacking. I didn't care as much about the leads growing romance and found it all a little blah.

I have tried to read this like 3 times and each time I do get a little further but each time it somehow gets worse and worse. I don’t get the chemistry. I have no investment in the plot. Not for me.

DNF. I tried really hard to get through this book but finished somewhere around Chapter 13. I'll be brief- why is this book in a knitting series? So far it has only been mentioned once. Second- for someone who is said to be very intelligent, she sure is dumb. Three- I would've liked this when I was 14 (a true mark of a poorly written romance novel that only supports antiquated dating habits that are toxic and unhealthy)

Meta truly doesn't understand the Barbara Streisand effect when it comes to public relations because they got me to read this book - and my record shows I don't read that much nonfiction. I found this memoir a page-turner and appreciated Sarah showing both how Meta affected her as a person and how she saw them affecting the world. While others may not appreciate the pieces of her personal life woven into this story of corruption, I think they play an important part in framing the habitual misdeeds of this corporation.

After finishing this book, I removed Instagram and Facebook from my phone in an effort to reduce my time spent, data given, and attention wasted for the capital gains of a man I don't believe in.

DNF. Even for a novella this got too hot and heavy too fast. Stopped around 50%. This wasn't even instalove just instaf*ck.

I wanted to like this book. I don't mind a MMC who can be commanding but this whole book (especially the subplot!!!!!) reeked of sexism. However not all blame
Is on him because this is a case of “everyone sucks here”.

This needs more readers! I stumbled across this on accident and I love love loved it. If romantasy mysteries had a chic lit sister, this book would be it. Shanna did an incredible job creating a world that felt fun, unique and captivating. I will read the next in the series.

Be forewarned - this book has a cliffhanger ending.

However, it is so worth the read. I find Nora's creativity really shines in books about everyday folks encountering things beyond the realm of possibility. I cannot wait to see where this trilogy takes me.

This book gives you a haunting feeling of unease but is a well written story that underneath all the fur is a picture of grief, unwanted change, and acceptance.

Will I cop to reading this if asked at the work breakroom? Probably not but that applies to a lot of the books I read. This is probably one of the best books I've read by Ruby Dixon - the plot feels layered and is nestled in a world built with intention and forethought. She did an excellent job of using real history to create a book full of intrigue, fun characters and page turning chapters.

This is definitely a book of its time - affairs around every corner, assault, some homophobia and racism - but the heart of the book was delightful. I enjoyed the overall story line of bidding on the franchise especially as an American who was unaware that this even happened! Taggie and Rupert were adorable, Freddie and Lizzie made me forget that I hated cheating in romances, Declan and Maud made me question their sanity, and Cameron and Patrick are......a repeat of Declan and Maud in a way. I would read another Jilly Cooper!

This book calls into the cozy mystery genre by my standards - short, fun, not too serious, with a dash of cute romance. These are great palette cleansers and perfect for when you're in a reading slump.

I need more people to discover Cassandra Gannon. I find her writing fun, lighthearted and very creative! She has unique plots, settings, characters while still feeling familiar. While I've picked up some of her books and not been interested, the ones I have read have all been recommendable and I have a feeling I will reread her in the future!

DNF at 34% - awkward mechanics, story line started to feel tired and overused for the genre, and characters weren't enough to make me want to keep reading.

Quickly summarized - incessant death attempts but nobody dies