alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

I think I have read this one before, but it was in my pre-Goodreads/bookstagram days so I can’t remember

The perfect book for an icy winter weekend in the middle of a panoramic where resting and retreating and hunkering down at home are the norm and it’s been a very difficult time!!!

Seriously, though, this book is beautifully written and resonated so much with me, especially in this season. It encouraged me to be intentional with the slower, colder, and harder seasons of life, and Im grateful

I still don’t really know how to feel this one. It’s marketed as a thriller but only the last chunk was actually thriller-esque, the first half was super slow for me and it feels a bit underdeveloped, it’s a compelling social commentary on gentrification and race for sure, but maybe it was just trying to do too much and therefore didn’t totally nail it for me?

The ending picked up speed and got freaky and had me flipping pages, but then it ended too fast and felt flat.

I think I just didn’t click into what this book was or what it was trying to be, and it just ended up being okay (⭐️⭐️) for me.

Reread a fave from my growing up years (I wish I could remember exactly when I read this!) as my “teenage fave” for #aradreadingchallenge!

It was more poignant than I remembered, but I also remembered way more of it than I expected?! Sharon Creech is just SO good and her books were a staple of my childhood!

a random library grab (via the “new arrivals” tab on my lib website since i can’t go in physically!) and it was cute!

definitely had some Unhoneymooners + Hating Game vibes, wasn’t super steamy, focused on two people in marketing/social media which was fun since that’s my world, and it made me wish i could go on a cruise!!!

This book came highly recommended, and it did not disappoint. The symbolism seeps out of every page, the parallels with Genesis and the fall and battle of brothers were strong and illuminating, and I couldn't put this one down. Thankfully, I tackled it during our snow week, so I had extra time to devour its goodness. It's one I'll be thinking about for a long while and wanting to revisit and reread again. It's real and raw and human in every way-- that's solid fiction that is definitely worth reading, if you ask me.