House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Creepy book with twists I didn’t really see coming.
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So I remember enjoying this when I read it but 4 weeks later I pretty much don’t remember any of it 🙂
This is a collection of Frankl’s speeches and lectures. For me, it’s a must read. In fact, it’s the kind of book I need to read once a year to make sure I remember what matters most in life.
3.5 stars Interesting concept, fun read and fast paced. I haven’t read a lot of Scalzi before but I enjoyed this one.
This might be my favorite read of 2024! This book manages to be both laugh out loud funny and deeply devastating at the same time. Everett’s characters are so funny, so well done and his dialogue is unparalleled. If, like me, you still haven’t read this, i cannot recommend it enough.
Ok giving this book 4 stars if for nothing else, for staying in my head for so long. I started this book a long time ago but then I had to put it down because I wasn’t sure I liked it. There’s so little of this book that feels relatable to me. I don’t usually like books that make a point by being really out there and I think this one absolutely does that and it was just a turn off for me. But I thought it got better as it went on (even though also more out there) and I found myself thinking about it long after I was done.
I love David Ellis’ stories. I like the pacing, I like the twists in his stories, I like the mystery. If you like mysteries, he will not disappoint.
One of the reviews I read says this is known as “healing fiction” in Korea and what a wonderful name for a category of fiction. It is meant to be read slowly and deliberately. I loved every moment I spent with it. I loved the main character and I loved all the books it mentioned and I loved the coffee details too. Wonderful.
I really enjoy Christina Lauren and this one was fun but one of the lighter ones for them. Looks like it’s 10 years old, that might be why.
3.75 stars on this one for me. It’s one really hot weekend and several characters who each have to come to terms with their secrets coming to the surface and their lives changing significantly as a result. It’s well written and the characters are very real. I enjoyed reading this one.
This book was not the best read for me. It’s about a woman who suddenly finds herself alone after the unexpected death of her husband and as secrets and unfortunate events unfold, she finds a way to ground herself and slowly find ways to move on. It’s a story of perseverance. There isn’t much that happens in this story and the writing isn’t as strong as I wish it were. It wasn’t the best fit for me. with gratitude to netgalley and Little, Brown and Company for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I absolutely adored this book. Which is weird today because this book could have easily been called “Generations of Bad Mothers.” This book is about three generations of women: Lila, her daughter Grace, and Lila’s mother who died when she was little. Each part of the book dives deeper into each woman. My favorite part by far was Lila’s but I loved each part. I loved the characters. Even all the side characters like the amazing Joe who might be the best dad of all time. Joe’s wonderful mother. The “twins,” Grace’s best friend and the man who runs the paper with Lila. They are all wonderful and written so well that they jump out of the page. I savored this book so much and tried to read a little each day which is incredibly rare for me. There’s so much at the heart of this book about motherhood and family and siblings and marriage and money and choosing work over family and dysfunction and all the different ways in which we can mess each other up. I won’t forget this one for a long, long time. with gratitude to netgalley and Random House in exchange for an honest review. |
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