I don’t even know where to begin with this one. It was phenomenal. I feel completely unequal to the task of reviewing this book. I almost never give 5 stars to a book that doesn’t change me in some way, but I am abandoning that standard here because this book is just too perfect. I’ve been putting off reading it for a couple years now, hoping that Patrick Rothfuss will finally complete his trilogy and thus pave the way for me to binge read all three at once-but that was not to be. So, I moved on to Plan B,…
Posts Written OnNovember 2017
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Did everyone else besides me read this when it came out? I feel like I’m soooooooooo late to the party. I think my sister has even read it multiple times. When it was published I was in my early twenties and life was good. I was a college student with basically no responsibilities except to take classes and live life to the fullest. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say I was very happy back then. I certainly didn’t think I needed to read a book about being happy. And honestly, I wouldn’t say I’m unhappy now,…
One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
I was just so disappointed with this book. I instantly fell in love with the first book “three dark crowns” and was excited to have found another YA series that offered something new and had so much potential. But to my great sorrow this next installment really went off the rails. One of the main characters does a complete 180 in personality with very little explanation, taking everything I loved about her and throwing it in the trash. Another MC lost all her strength (metaphorically) and just faded into the shadows. The third (who was my least favorite at the…
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
I loved this! Despite having really enjoyed Ruta Sepetys last YA novel, I didn’t feel I needed to read this one. I generally have an unspoken rule that I follow which is: don’t read more than one or two books by the same author (unless it’s a series, then I read at an alarming and possibly unhealthy rate). I do this because I am on a quest to read only the cream of the crop, I want the best each author has to offer. If I read only the best, then I have more time to read more authors. I…