abbyluvsfrogs444's Reviews (308)

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This was so freaking cute. I adore this book. I honestly was drawn in by the cover because hello? it is so beautiful. But I stayed for the story. I easily fell in love with these characters. I was rooting for all of them, but especially Lilah and Isaac. They are just so cute together. Their love is pure. They are such caring people. I loved watching them fall in love. This whole book was just perfect. I loved it so much. 

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC! 

This book was so much fun! I loved it so much. I was hooked from page one. I loved this cast of characters; not just Cassie and Nick but all the side characters too. They added so much to the story and really made me love the little small town of Boneyard Key. 

This book is so full of heart. I loved how much these characters loved each other. You can feel that oozing from the page. I also loved the supernatural aspect of this book. It made it so much more interesting and added so much to the book. I was just as invested in ghosts as I was in the romance. It was all so well done. I enjoyed it so much. 

I don't have many words about this book. All I can say is that I'm so glad Elizabeth and Molly Kendall have spoken up and shared their stories. I admire their vulnerability and honesty. I can't imagine how hard it was to relieve these traumatic experiences to write this book but I'm glad they did. As hard as this book was to read, it was very well done. I could honestly and truly understand Elizabeth and Molly and their lives as well as their heartbreak and grief. I hope they are living their best lives and they have found peace. And I hope Ted Bundy is rotting in hell. 

I loved it! So clever and funny. I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. The plot was so well thought out and had me so interested from page one. Very good book.

Thank you so much to Farrar, Straus and Giroux and NetGalley for the ARC! 

I have loved Drew for years now. She is so hilarious and confident and has inspired me to be the best version of myself. So when I found out she was writing a book I was so excited. And then I got my hands on an ARC and I got even more excited. Listen y'all, this book is fantastic. I was cackling the whole time. It is full of humor, heart, and wit. I felt so validated as a woman. I felt validated in my anger at the patriarchal world we live in today. Drew has a way of explaining things in an intelligent but accessible way so that we all can understand. I appreciate all the things she took time to explain. I learned a lot in reading this book. 

Overall, I loved it! I absolutely adore Drew and her voice shines through in this book! 

The pacing was off, the romance felt forced, the sentence structure was strange, and some of the wording just made zero sense. It was not really that fun to read. So much of it felt really off, like something was missing. It's a shame though, it had a lot of potential to be good but just didn't hit the mark for me.

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC! 

This book was so cute and fun! I know nothing about F1 or the racing world but I really did enjoy reading this book. It's funny, swoony, and full of heart. I so loved Dev and Willow. They are written so well. They are both so easy to root for. 

I have a few qualms though. The pacing was a little weird. Romance books usually follow a specific formula that makes sense and ends exactly when it needs to. But this one was maybe 30 pages too long. The whole ending was drawn out too long and could've been shorter. Another thing that was frustrating was Oakley and his influence over Willow and Dev. It was a little too dramatic for me. I have an older brother that is plenty protective of me that would never act the way Oakley acts. The fear Dev and Willow had the entire book over Oakley and his aversion to Willow being involved with anyone was overdone. It's not that serious. And normal brothers are protective, yes, but not to the extent Oakley was. Like grow up bro, your sister is a full adult who can decide who she wants to be with. It just seemed overdone and over-dramatic. It's like the author doesn't even have an older brother. 

Anyway, ranting aside, I did like this book. The romance itself was well-done and believable. It was fun to read about. 

Thank you so much to Putnam Books and NetGalley for the ARC!

I loved this book. I was so completely hooked from page one. These characters are so funny and have such big hearts. I fell in love with Ash right alongside Hazel. I also loved the family component of this book. Both families of the main characters were completely different but still so kind and caring. I loved reading about both of them. What a great book. So so good..

Wow. This plucked at my heart strings. Being the owner of an elderly dog, these poems really resonated with me. I adored all these poems. Such a great collection.