Heartsong – Stephanie Caffrey, Author

Book Cover - The Good Part by Sophie Cousens

The Book felt a lot like “13 Going on 30” and I loved it. The story did a great job at putting us in Lucy’s emotional standing. Lucy and Sam were so cute together. I loved, loved, loved, Felix and Alice. The story was complex, but still lovely.

I absolutely love this series. I love Nick and Charlie. This addition was no different. It was very cute, very fun, and like always, a very realistic view of teens and their complex feelings. I smiled a lot at this volume. I also cried. I always cry.

I read this book as an ARC and gave a detailed review, which you can read here.

This is a classic that definitely held up. Told in letters and diary entries causing some pacing issues, but the audiobook helped with that. It was very suspenseful and I longed to keep reading. This was the perfect classic to kick off 2024.

Book Cover - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

This was such a lovely story. It was pleasant and the romance between Howl and Sophie was so subtle, it made me swoon in the end. I truly enjoyed reading this book. I’ve already put the next two books on my kindle to read.

What a beautiful story about beautifully flawed people. Maybell and Wesley were an amazing couple. I loved how fun they were together and how supportive they were of each other’s dreams and flaws. I also loved the fact the book subverted the third act break up. It was fresh, and I read the book in one sitting because I didn’t want to leave their world.

Book Cover - Off to be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

Not sure how I felt about this one. It never really grabbed me. It took me too long to read it. However, the ending got me curious to see what happens next. I liked the humor and the concept of the book, but I think ultimately the pace was a little slow, which is what turned me off.

My all time favorite book, this was the third time I’ve read this book, and I loved it as much as I did the first two. Jane Eyre is easily one of my favorite literary characters. Jane and Mr. Rochester’s love, one of the most romantic. St. John one of the most unlikeable characters in literature. I can’t wait until I read this again. And again. And again.

Book Cover - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

Heartsong by TJ Klune

Release Date: January 30, 2024

Thank you Tor books and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

The third book in the Green Creek series, and the third time I’ve gotten to read and review and ARC of it, Heartsong is just as good as the first two books in the series.

Following Robbie Fontaine and Kelly Bennett, at first, the book did not win me over. The book starts off a little confusing. I thought I was reading a flashback. However, after a couple of chapters, I caught on with what Klune was doing, and I was hooked. How else could I finish a nearly five hundred page book in a day? Well, a snow day helps, but also the compelling plot, the rooting for the success of the Bennett Pack.

As always, Klune’s language is beautiful, and like the previous books, this is full of angst. However, it is a romance, so you can expect a happily ever after in the end. You’ll simply have to ride the waves and shed some tears along the way.

The last chapter of the book sets up the final book in the series beautifully, and I cannot wait to get my hands on it.

While you may be tempted to read this book based on this glowing review, it is book three in a series, and you will not really understand what exactly is happening if you jump in right here. I suggest you start with the first book, Wolfsong, and go from there. But do read these books. They’re wonderful.

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January 2024 Reads

Book Review: Heartsong by TJ Klune