alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

This book felt like the movie Begin Again (Keira Knightley and Adam Levine), with one woman’s two loves and two choices of how her life will play out. One is the safer, more traditional way/man, one is the wild card/more free spirited path, but the struggle at the heart of this story didn’t feel that compelling to me. I didn’t really love the characters or find the relationships that engaging. I loooooved The Light We Lost by Santopolo so I was bummed to not love this one that much,

killer content this was… not. BUT. it is a book and i finished it after almost a week of not reading at all so we are calling THAT a win even if this social media murder mystery was totally shallow, not very fun, and overall pretty uninteresting.

thanks to @randomhouse for this one! ✨ this was a good summer read but quite honestly i already forgot what happened in the story… my brain is so fried, you all, books and me are STRUGGLING rn. it’s not the books, it’s me!!!

it’s like daisy jones and the six, except for it didn’t hook me as much, it was a lot slower, there were deeper themes of race and allyship and activism, one of the leading characters was super one dimensional, the character development wasn’t as rich, and i still wanted to hear the music these fictional characters would have made!

@morganharpernichols has such a WAY of weaving words and heart and soul together, and it’s beauuuuutiful. i loved this collection of poetry and art based on her travels across the country, and found it so relevant and rich. she’s just such a talent and i’m so grateful for the gifts she’s given us.

i thoroughly enjoyed this one — a strong female lead, breaking stereotypes, Argentinian culture and soccer, young love and big dreams… so good!

this book was a completely unique one for me— it was a fictional story written entirely in poetry, both in spanish and english. i found it so intriguing and really fun to read! here for books that go outside the box

this book taught me i don’t like short stories. i think i already knew this but it had been a while and there was a lot of good buzz around this one so i tried but… nope. i just can’t do it. these stories felt somber and depressing to me and just when i would settle into one, it would end. it’s not the book, it’s me!

this was a fun one, full of filipino culture and food and family dynamics, with a murder mystery unraveling in a small town with lots of small businesses at the core of the plot. it was a delight and would make great summer reading! i just wanted more from the lila/dr jae/amir love triangle than i got

on a sharon creech kick — the nostalgia!!! — and this one unlocked memories i forgot i had. she writes middle grade/preteen stories so well, it’s so fun to revisit these stories and remember reading this back in the day!