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a_stylish_bookworm

emotional medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes


I started crying pretty much from the first chapter. This is not for the faint of heart - so heartbreaking. Cael was broken and his grieving process was fun of pain and anger. I love the Poppy live on this story. 

Both Savannah and Cael has suffered too much and it was good to see their healing journey. I love that the idea of traveling to different country and learning about different healing customs. 

Thank you to @read_bloom for a copy of this book.

Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty

DID NOT FINISH: 40%


Thank you @prhaudio for a copy of this audiobook. 

DNF at 40%. Too many characters to keep track. I found it kind of odd that one of the passengers recognized a name in the newspaper as someone on the flight as well. It wasn't only the passengers to keep track but the related characters to that passenger.
slow-paced
Loveable characters: Yes


Thank you @prhaudio @thedialpress for a copy of this book. 

This was Napolitano's debut novel which was rereleased this year. Published over 20 years ago, the story is still very relevant. It's a story about 3 generations of women of an Irish American family. The family is a bit dysfunctional with lots of secrets and broken relationships. This is a character driven story and I loved how each of women's POV and how their story all weaved together. 

This was filled with a full cast of narrators - Ray Porter, Marin Ireland, Gilli Messer, Kimberly Farr, Cassandra Campbell, and Brittany Pressley. They all did a great job bringing all the characters to life.
mysterious medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes


This book gave me total Where the Crawdads Sings vibe. The book is set in Washington in a small town which was very atmospheric and is about the murder of Dr. Erin Landry, a young local doctor with the prime suspect, her last love interest, Elijah. Elijah lives along off the grid and has written a novel that mimics her death. 

The story is told on how Elijah will prove his innocence as well as reconnecting with his first love. The story is so well told and the secrets revealed was not what I expected.


Thank you @atriabooks for a copy of this. 


mysterious medium-paced


This was a great thriller starting with a terrible situation where Celine has to identify her husband's body from an accident. Turns out, it's not him and she wonders who he is and where is Tate. Celine goes and digs into things are learns a past secrets. 

The story really picks up the last 1/3 of the book and goes wild. I enjoyed all the twists which I did not see coming. 

All the narrators: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Chad Ackerman, Evan Sibley, Melissa Kay Benson did a great job on the bringing the story to life. 

Thank you @libro.fm @dreamscape_media for a copy of this audiobook.
funny hopeful
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes


Meghan Quinn is the queen of rom com and this is a great start to a new series. Hattie returns to Almond Byay after failing grad school and passing of her sister. She ends up working with her brother's ex BFF, Hayes who is a rockstar. 

There is such good banter and funny moments in this story. There's also a lot of tender moments too. All the side characters added so much depth and I can't wait to read the next in the series. 

As always Teddy Hamilton and Vanessa Edwin did a great job on the narration.

I read this awhile back and remember nothing about it. This just means it was okay when reading the reviews don't jog my memory. 

I read the Hellbent series and enjoyed it and thought it would be good to see their kids. But this just okay.
funny hopeful medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

This one was so much fun with Easton setting up elite membership for dating events and Bellamy having a podcast with true love. Both believing their view on love was the better way and trying to convince each other. 

The banter and the steam was just perfection. Sebastian York and Vanessa Edwin did such a great job with bringing these characters to life. 

I love Coco as a grandma and how much she added to the story.
Strong character development: No


I loved the first book so much. This book continues with the the gods at war and Roman and Darce's continues to write letters to each other. The story felt really slow and they were hardly together. 

This one felt less focus on the their love and more on the war and the female friendships that Darce's forms when she is out as a war correspondent.
medium-paced

There has been a lot of books lately with plots that starts with a 1 star rating for an author. This one takes it to the next level with trolls intentionally trying to tank the author's sales. I liked how Camryn tried to ignore these trolls but then is determined to figure out what is happening. 
I love the book within the book and want to read it too. I had a suspicion on who was behind all the trouble and was correct. Regardless, the story kept me interested and I love how it all tied together. 

Thank you @grandcentralpub for the giveaway win.