bookish_and_planty's Reviews (421)

Absolutely incredible thriller! I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn't put it down! The characters were so well written, and I was so suspicious of each one of them. I didn't love the "book within a book" that Alex was writing, it seemed to take away from what was happening.

I can't figure out exactly what about this book made me feel it was just "meh". This book is divided into three sections: his past, his military experience, and time with Meghan/current. The first section about his past and his mom were interesting, but seemed like he was making a lot of excuses for poor behavior. The military section wasn't interesting at all to me, and wasn't written well either. The current section certainly made me feel badly for Meghan's experience, but I didn't feel he fully communicated what was happening.

I absolutely loved this book and didn't want to put it down! The twists were unexpected in a fantastic way, the characters were extremely well-written and easy to fall in love with. The very end was a little disappointing, but doesn't take away from the overall story.

A 3.5 rounded up to 4. I think my expectations for this book were too high, because while I enjoyed it, I didn't love it. I wanted so much more of the octopus, I felt like that storyline was second in this book. I really disliked Cameron's character, he seemed pointless and incredibly annoying. Overall it was a cute story, but just fell a little flat for me.

I had a hard time rating this because this book was very slow, but I surprisingly enjoyed it! I think there was supposed to be a deeper meaning behind everything, but the overall story was easy to follow and fun to read. This is a good palette cleanser after a few intense books!

I desperately wanted this book to be as good as the first one, which made me have high expectations. This book felt rushed, completely unbelievable, and disjointed. I didn't connect with the characters at all because they didn't feel fully thought out. The ending was terrible and felt like a "oh crap this is due tomorrow" style of writing. The redeeming quality is it was a fast and easy read.

This book had a great hook from the beginning, but felt repetitive for the majority of it. The twist at the end was certainly unexpected, but too sci-fi to be shocking.

I absolutely loved this book!! The characters were so well written and I felt for each one of their struggles. I loved that the main characters talked instead of just assuming one thing and walking away. The story was incredible and gave me all the feelings!

A cute and sweet lighthearted read about defying family wishes and doing what's best for you. It was an enjoyable book to read with a fun story!

DNF at 42%. This was so boring and hard to follow. It changed from first to second to third person and was interspersed with poems, which I really hated.