ashleyholstrom's Reviews (1.38k)

Cath is what I was like as a freshman in college: a girl wearing her fandom's T-shirts every single day and refusing to leave her room. Reading her story while I'm in my final week of college was special. Thanks, Rainbow.

This book was a much slower read in comparison to my flying through the first two of the series in a week. Jessica Darling is at school in New York City and far, far away from her boyfriend, Marcus. Sadly, the journal entries are only from her breaks from school, sometimes skipping a break or two in between. So much changes between the segments and it’s sometimes hard to follow. But, of course, it’s still Jess and still super witty.

I sort of wish the series had ended with Second Helpings. Charmed Thirds just did not live up to what the first two books started. And, let’s be honest, I really love the books for Jessica/Marcus time. And there just wasn’t enough of that in this book.

Full review at Crooked Prose.

Ah, as the series drags on, it tries to be as enthralling as the first two books, but fails. Don’t get me wrong, I love these books. But three hundred pages documenting one week?

Jess is writing, writing, writing to come to a decision on what the next step should be with her relationship with Marcus, who is a 23-year-old college freshman. It’s just as snarky as ever, making note of everything minuscule thing that happens while she’s living in a condo with her best friend and working a fake-ish editing job.

Full review at Crooked Prose.

Wow. Ok. This book is fantastic. Before I started reading, I checked some reviews to see what to expect. Most people said the book read like fanfic, the series has done nothing but go downhill, the book should not have been written at all, etc.

I thoroughly disagree. I couldn’t put this down, but when I had to as sleep called for me, I had nonstop dreams about it.

Full review at Crooked Prose.

Grammar Girl is my hero. I always love learning about grammar, and this book makes it even more enjoyable. It's full of witty jokes and cute examples to help understand the wacky rules of language.

A must-read for everyone, I think. Especially word nerds.