Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Monday, September 7, 2020
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Such a Fun Age by Kiley ReidMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I was sent this book from the publisher/publicity team. My ratings and reviews will be my own personal opinions and are in no way influenced by publishers or authors who may have sent me books to review.
I have seen a few mixed reviews on this one, but decided to still give it a try. I will say that I thought this had a pretty great start. I thought the story was going to continue Emira and what happened to her at the grocery store. It does come back into play, but the story took a whole different direction that what I was expecting.
The story really switched focus after the initial storyline. There was too much dialogue and not much going on to keep my interest. I ended up skimming to the end.
Overall, this was just fell flat for me.
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Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros
Great and Precious Things by Rebecca YarrosMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Rebecca Yarros wrote one of my favorite books of all time and I will read everything she puts out. I was so excited for Great and Precious Things and I was not disappointed.
I really loved Cam and Willow. I liked being able to see the layers of their relationship over the years, including when they were younger. It was nice to see how the relationship with Willow and his brother played out as well so you could really see the love between the two.
This does deal with triggers for Alzheimer’s, grief, and loss. It deals with issues around medical needs such as a DNR.
I was not a huge fan of the ending, but otherwise I really loved this one.
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Ritual by Kandi Steiner
Ritual by Kandi SteinerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
3.5 Stars
I love Kandi Steiner and The Palm South University series is one of my favorite series. To say I was excited for this new release is an understatement. I just absolutely have fallen in love with all of the characters and this world. It did not take me long to remember everything that has happened when jumping into Ritual.
Ritual was much more steamy than I remember the others being. I personally just skip over these scenes, as I am more interested in the storylines.
I was excited to get a little bit of everyone in this story though. You get to hear from Cassie, Bear, Jess, Skyler, Erin, Ashlei, and Adam. I liked some of the directions for the characters better than others. I am normally team Cassie and Adam, but I did not love them in this one. They were annoying and I missed the banter between the two.
I know I may be the odd one out, but I am totally team Bear and Erin. I like the new guy so far, but he has not won me over compared to Bear and Ex. I am hoping we can build on that a little more too.
Some of the storyline felt pretty repetitive, but if you are on book 5 you probably still love reading about our favorite characters. I can see that Cassie is planning on getting a Little, so it will be interesting how the next books incorporate some new characters.
Overall, I still enjoyed this one but it is still starting to sizzle out. I need more development within the characters and more details into some of the things we have seen them go through. I hoping everything wraps up nicely in the final two books.
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