This was a good slow-burn romance. I found myself rooting for the characters and wanting them to get their act together and fall in love. I loved the portrayal of an eating disorder, it was nice to see the reality of the disease on the page, and not some romanticized version of it. The book can be tough to read at times, but totally worth it.
Sometimes when I read a celebrity memoir, I worry it’ll make me like the celebrity less (I’m looking at you Will Smith), but Henry Winkler’s made me love him even more. He seems like such a genuine guy, and he was so honest about admitting his faults. I especially enjoyed that he had his wife write/read parts of the book. It made me smile, laugh and cry. Highly recommend.
Worth. The. Wait. This behemoth, and NaNoWriMo, are what slowed my reading down this month, but this was 100% worth it. Still the characters I love, there was more world building, and so many revelations, I didn’t want to put it down. That ending though…It’s going to be a long wait until book 3!
The fourth book in the series, I wasn’t very wowed by this one. The millennial speak has grown a little tired, and the whole case felt a bit weak and far-fetched. I still love all the characters and the world, and I will continue the series, I just hope the next one is a bit stronger.
The selection for my DAR book club, I ended up listening to a BBC Radio production of it, and came away from it not feeling very wowed. I felt it was dry and confusing…it was written in the 1750s after all! However, I then went to the book club meeting, and after the gal who chose it led a discussion about it, I’m now interested in giving it a second chance. So, three stars for now, but stay tuned, I may have it on here again with a different opinion.
This book should have been five stars for me. It had the recipe to be a favorite book of mine. And the first couple chapters really set it up for me to love it! New mythology, yes! Cursed shoes, yes! Sexy vampire, yes, yes, yes! However, it all started to fall apart from there. The timeline felt rushed. They really yadda yadda’d over a lot of details I felt should have not been glossed over. And there was a point I’m pretty sure the cursed shoes were forgotten. So, safe to say, I probably won’t be reading the rest of this series.
Stephanie Caffrey, Author 