This book was the perfect book to kick off Valentine’s month. It was fun and cute and perfectly hit all the romance beats. I loved Daisy’s Avenger’s obsession, it made her so much more relateable. Loved how sensitive Liam was. And it was the perfect friends to enemies to lovers trope. Their shared history is what made the book so much better.
I ended up reading this book in one sitting, and I have no regrets. For a book I picked out just because the cover was pretty, I think I did a good job. (BOTM)
4/5 Stars
This was our book club pick for February, and I will admit, I wasn’t sure about this. I had heard good things about it though in many of the book groups I’m a part of, so I gave it a chance.
Matthew McConaughey is a storyteller. He knows how to weave a tale. And he has certainly lived an exciting, and different, life. However, one couldn’t help but wonder as you’re reading, how much of this is an exaggeration? How much is he using his storytelling to push forward something by bending the truth just slightly? Either way, I really enjoyed reading this book. And now I want to watch all of his movies.
4/5 Stars
This was a beautiful story. Therapist finds a suicidal man on the side of a bridge ready to jump and saves him. She brings him into her life for a weekend and both of their lives are changed forever. I never wanted this book to end. I could have stayed in their world for at least 200 more pages. Everything about the story Cross-Smith wove was beautifully done. The book moved me to tears several times over. Did I like the ending? It wasn’t one I expected, but it was realistic and just like the rest of the novel, perfect. (BOTM)
4/5 Stars
What can I say about this book? This is my favorite read of February. I’ve had this book sitting in my TBR for a few months, and I don’t know why it took me so long to get to it. Azere and Rafael are serious couples goals. My favorite thing about this book was how it was a traditional romance, and hit all the traditional romance beats, but it also interwove this complex story about being an immigrant and having to try and balance maintaining your own culture and trying to fit in with your new culture.
Everything about this novel was beautifully written with ease. I predict that I’ll be reading this book over and over and over again. (BOTM)
5/5 Stars
After beginning the series a year ago, I am finally done, and I have to say, the series has a fairly satisfying ending, although I can see why they made the video games.
The book was very long, and dragged at times, and I felt a lot of it was unnecessary, however, it was a really good end for Ciri. Her story wrapped up very nicely, and I loved seeing her come into her own, become a Witcher, and have a mostly happy ending.
4/5 Stars
This. This was a fun read. I love, love, LOVE retellings of popular stories. Especially when they’re taken from their typical setting and placed in a completely new one.
Pride takes Pride and Prejudice from Regency Era England and plops it down in 21st Century Brooklyn. And the story just…fit. I loved the new time bending and race bending of the characters, and their relationships. Zoboi fit it all in. Everything. But updated. If you’re a fan of Jane Austen, then you should definitely give this book a try.
4/5 Stars
Well, this was definitely a book that was well outside of what I would normally read, but I’m so glad I read it. Clarke is a master at storytelling. When the novel begins, it’s very unclear what is happening. But slowly, things start to get revealed, and once you know what is going on, the novel just becomes even better. The build up of the mystery of what exactly was happening to Piranesi made me want to keep reading. I won’t say anymore, because this is a book best to go into cold. But I will say, if you do pick it up, keep reading. You won’t regret it.
5/5 Stars
The second book I read this month in one sitting. My second Christina Lauren book, and just as the first I read (In a Holidaze), I loved it so much I couldn’t stop reading. A romance that hits all the romance beats, and featuring one of my favorite tropes (enemies to lovers), The Unhoneymooners is hilarious, swoonworthy, and tear inducing. The banter between Olive and Ethan was enviable. I hope I can write banter that good. There was absolutely nothing I didn’t like about this book.
5/5 Stars
I didn’t think I would be reading this book so soon, I was on a very long wait list at the library. However, I was lucky enough to score a skip the line copy, and I’ve never been so happy.
A prequel to The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose is Maverick’s story when he was Seven’s age. It begins with him learning he’s Seven’s dad, and moves through about a year in his life. Prequels are usually hit or miss, and sometimes they can ruin a character for me (I’m looking at you Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) however, this book was not that. This book made me love Maverick even more.
I loved the relationship between Maverick and Seven, and between him and Lisa as well. Everything felt fluid, and made me want to re-read The Hate U Give.
5/5 Stars
This book, I really don’t know what to say about it. I think I’m still trying to process what I read. Written as a satire of tech startups, Black Buck is a commentary about race in the tech world. And race in the world in general.
Saying all of that, this book was weird. Not bad weird, just weird weird. You have to remind yourself that the book is satire so when it goes off the rails, you still keep reading. I will say the pacing was a bit clunky, and this is the book that took me the longest to read all month. However, I enjoyed Buck’s story, and never was tempted to abandon the book. (BOTM)
4/5 Stars
The shortest book in the Dune series, and I listened to this book for 9 hours, and I can probably summarize what happened in just a few sentences.
But while not much happened plot wise, I really enjoyed it. I’m sad about the fate of Paul, but he also had one of the most badass scenes out of either of the books I read, so I guess I will forgive him for the choice he made at the end.
4/5 Stars
I don’t know what I was expecting when I picked up this book, but it wasn’t what I got. If you are loooking for a great feminist Western, this is your book. I didn’t expect alternative history, nor did I expect for the reason why the gang was formed, but I was pleasantly surprised.
The book drew me in with its amazing first line, and kept me there. I’m not quite sure I liked the ending. It felt very abrupt. But it didn’t ruin the book. I really liked Ada and The Kid, and the rest of the Hole in the Wall Gang. I just wish I had some more closure at the end. I was instead left wanting more. (BOTM)
4/5 Stars
Stephanie Caffrey, Author 