Review: Green Dot

Green Dot
Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It took me a while to get into this book. and I didn’t really love it until the last few chapters when the main character grew so much and the book became poignant for me. If my friend Lauren hadn’t recommended it I am not sure I would have stuck with it; I am glad I did.

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Review: Reunion

Reunion
Reunion by Elise Juska
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the story of three adults going back for their college reunion weekend. They used to be best friends in college but are not as close anymore. Each of them has their own struggles that they are not sharing with the others.

I thought the characters were interesting and well-drawn. They were three dimensional and their feelings around the reunion weekend were juxtaposed well with the struggles they are each experiencing in their lives at the same time. I loved the wide array of personal struggles they each had and I liked the depiction of the reunion weekend, albeit a little stereotypical.

There is an emergency that ends up taking them out of the reunion and inadvertently forces each of them to face what they’re not dealing with in their own lives. I loved this part, too.

I think, in the end, I didn’t give it a higher rating because I felt like I was watching these characters from afar instead of embodying their struggles and that gave the book a distance that is usually not what I prefer in stories like these. I still really enjoyed my time with this novel and it made me think.

with gratitude to netgalley and Harper for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

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Review: She’s Not Sorry

She's Not Sorry
She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Didn’t really love this one but enjoyed listening to it nonetheless. i wish the mystery writers would stop writing such unlikeable characters. It would be much more interesting if all the characters were super likable and you found yourself rooting for all of them even though some still had to be the antagonist.

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Review: No One Can Know

No One Can Know
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Eh, tbh all of these mysteries blend into each other for me once i finish but I enjoy every single one of them. If you’re a mystery-liker, you will enjoy this one.

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Review: The Husbands

The Husbands
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am giving this a 3.5 rounded up only because the premise was so unusual. I liked the idea, didn’t love the characters or execution equally well but still enjoyed it.

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Review: Just for the Summer

Just for the Summer
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoy Jimenez’s books. I know what to expect and she always delivers. I enjoyed this one, too. I generally don’t remember the plot once I am done but I remember that these always make me feel like a cozy blanket.

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Review: Close to Death

Close to Death
Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Hawthorne series is one of my favorites. I find Horowitz’s writing to be funny, engaging and clever and this one is no exception.

I found the beginning of this story a bit slower to move and I had a hard time keeping track of all the neighbors at first. And it got more complicated before it started to unravel so I found the pacing to be a bit less engaging than the others in the series.

But I loved the meta nature like in the others and I loved jumping in and out of the story. I also loved to find out a bit more about Hawthorne’s past which I assume will be more of a plot line in upcoming stories.

As always, the ending and how it all comes together is very clever and so fast that I had to read it twice! I can’t wait for the next one!

with gratitude to netgalley and Harper for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Review: Good Material

Good Material
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars. This was interesting, funny and clever but in the end it wasn’t as engaging to me as I had hoped. I think the audio was hard for me and i thought it was trying too hard. Maybe if I had read it I might have enjoyed it more.

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Review: Betting on You

Betting on You
Betting on You by Lynn Painter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars. knew where this was going the whole time and still really enjoyed it.

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Review: This Day Changes Everything

This Day Changes Everything
This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lovely, lovely YA read with really wonderful range of LGBTQ+ diverse characters. Loved it.

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Review: Annie Bot

Annie Bot
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was surprisingly good and insightful. I almost didn’t read it twice but wanted to give it a chance and I am glad I did. I think in this case the blurb doesn’t actually do justice to the book. It’s not as sensational as it might seem, instead it’s more clever and thought-provoking in my opinion.

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Review: The Couple in the Photo

The Couple in the Photo
The Couple in the Photo by Helen Cooper
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Fast-paced interesting mystery that was a fun read. Could tell the twists but still kept me interested. Was what I needed.

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