I read this for a video I did, it ended up being pretty underwhelming for me, see the video here: https://youtu.be/2OknqgHLvIEI read this for a video I did, it ended up being pretty underwhelming for me, see the video here: https://youtu.be/2OknqgHLvIE...more
3.5 stars I love this book series and I love reading about Joe Goldberg, his character fascinates me. The first book You will probably always be my fav3.5 stars I love this book series and I love reading about Joe Goldberg, his character fascinates me. The first book You will probably always be my favorite, nothing can beat the magic of that book. I wasn’t a huge fan of Hidden Bodies, and while this book was definitely an improvement over the last book, it doesn’t live up to the magic that was the first book. But I still had a good time with this one, I love that it takes place in the PNW, but Mary Kay and some of the characters kind of drove me nuts ...more
I expected to love this book, but honestly I’m not sure how I feel about it. I am struggling to verbalize what I didn’t like about this book. I just fI expected to love this book, but honestly I’m not sure how I feel about it. I am struggling to verbalize what I didn’t like about this book. I just find it so strange that it’s a fictional story that reads like true crime and the author is the main character. I guess I just expected more? I was really engaged with the first half, and I was especially enjoying the supernatural elements of the book, but then I feel like it just never went anywhere?
I see a lot of other reviewers saying this is a 5 star idea and a 2 star plot and I’d have to agree. The concept of this book sounds really cool, but the execution wasn’t my favorite. If I didn’t have the audiobook to help me get through it I might have stopped reading it. Most of the book was so boring and the author just dragged on about these stories from his childhood (which may or may not be true?? Like who knows lol ...more
This was just alright for me. Maybe it's because I'm not super into young adult anymore, but I don't know I expected to love this book because of the This was just alright for me. Maybe it's because I'm not super into young adult anymore, but I don't know I expected to love this book because of the comparison to Knives Out. This book was fine, the first 100 pages or so was exciting but after that I started to lose interest, and I could've done without the love triangle. I also didn't realize this book is the first in a series and was disappointed by a cliffhanger ending....more
2.5 stars This book was fine, it wasn't great. I was interested in this thriller because I love stories that revolve around sisters, but unfortunately 2.5 stars This book was fine, it wasn't great. I was interested in this thriller because I love stories that revolve around sisters, but unfortunately this one just wasn't for me. I couldn't connect with either of the characters and this story just wasn't very interesting. ...more
This ended up being just okay for me. I wanted to love this book because I've previously really enjoyed books from this author, but it was just okay. This ended up being just okay for me. I wanted to love this book because I've previously really enjoyed books from this author, but it was just okay. I love that it follows a gay news anchor and a detective who becomes his security guard. I'm obsessed with anything lately that takes place in a newsroom so I loved that aspect of it. But as much as I love slow burn I feel like this was way too much of a slow burn, because it took soooo long for anything to happen and I think this story focuses more on the reason why he needs a bodyguard instead of focusing on the romance. I didn't realize this would be a series when I started it so I was also surprised by the cliffhanger ending....
I'm not sure if I'll be continuing the series, we'll see....more
This was just okay. After absolutely loving The Guest List earlier this year I was determined to seek out more books from this author. Turns out this This was just okay. After absolutely loving The Guest List earlier this year I was determined to seek out more books from this author. Turns out this book is actually very similar to The Guest List, just not as fun. It follows a giant group of people in an isolated area and it's a classic slow burn whodunit mystery, as we try to figure out who was murdered. This book follows many different POV's and it follows a group of old friends who are going to this isolated cabin at celebrate New Years Eve.
This book was decent and the ending did have a few surprises that I didn't see coming, but I think it was mostly predictable and kind of too slow for my taste. I wasn't super interested in any of these characters back story and I feel like this book went into too much unnecessary detail about each of the characters past and their friendships and I just didn't care that much? Maybe it's because I read The Guest List first but I just didn't have as much fun with this one. I found it to be a bit more tedious and predictable. I listened to the audiobook a bit and read the book physically and I would highly recommend the audiobook because it's a full cast of narrators and there are some really cool accents in the audiobook! ...more
This was okay. I just finished the audiobook and there were some things I really enjoyed about this book and other things I didn't. I love our main chThis was okay. I just finished the audiobook and there were some things I really enjoyed about this book and other things I didn't. I love our main character in this book and I love that she's a badass bitch that works in Tech. I love seeing more female lead characters with jobs like this, it's very empowering, and I loved the female friendships in this book. They were so cute to read about, but the romance was where this book fell flat for me. I didn't feel the chemistry between these two and, I don't know if it was just the audiobook but the sex scenes felt like they were written so awkward to me. ...more
This ended up being just okay for me. This is being marketed as a mystery/thriller but I would say it feels more like literary fiction to me. I think This ended up being just okay for me. This is being marketed as a mystery/thriller but I would say it feels more like literary fiction to me. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had known what I was getting into but because I was expecting more of a thriller I ended up feeling pretty disappointed.
I had such high hopes for this and it started off so strong, but the ending really lost me. Awad is an amazing writer, that’s for sure. This book is sI had such high hopes for this and it started off so strong, but the ending really lost me. Awad is an amazing writer, that’s for sure. This book is so well written, and it was like I could feel Miranda’s pain and frustration, it was so descriptive. I really enjoyed the first two thirds of this, but the last 100 pages or so were so confusing and I just had no idea what was happening. Also, this is getting put under the horror genre for some reason, but I don’t think it’s horror it’s more dark magical realism. And I think I went in with slightly false expectations.
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