I won this from a goodreads, first reads giveaway.
I liked this book and got through it rather quickly. It was less than 3 hours start to finish. It's a very entertaining story. Although, I only give it 3.5 stars.
I liked the time he was at the school and his interactions with the other students. I have to say it was a very non-traditional school and a lot of their lessons for the students were interesting. The author also introduces a lot of abstract thinking, especially in the morning sessions with Stephen. I felt like James learned a lot from just one month there and changed him for the better.
Even though, I liked this book, I had a few issues that bumped it down a star and a half. First, there wasn't much of a development in the supporting characters. All the worries about the "gang in black" and Stephen's new found association with them. I felt like it just was forgotten and it wasn't really resolved. You really didn't learn much about his lunch group, even though, they hung out all the time. To think the relationship he made and you didn't get any of their character background. Also, all the problems with his daughter. I wish he would have had some kind of progress with her. The ending of this book was wrapped up so quickly and I felt like it wasn't satisfying.
Overall, it's a good read and I did enjoy it.

I finally found time to review this..

I loved this whole series. I know it's going to be a series some people will stay away from because Evans is known for his Christian theme. I was so surprised at how well he balanced his views in these books. You can obviously see how Alex grew spiritually throughout this walk. The funny thing is, he doesn't ever really talk about God. You know what Evans is getting at without him being preachy.

This whole series is just an adventure. You will laugh and you will cry. There are some really thought provoking things in each book. I seriously, took a look at things in my life and stopped to enjoy the small things. He meets so many diverse characters on his walk. Some you enjoy and others not so much. All the little tidbits of wisdom and quotes throughout the book make it worth it alone.

Some things were a bit predictable but that's okay. It was definitely a fast read. All the books are thinner and smaller than most, so you get through them quickly.


I recommend this whole entire series! I will be getting these books for my moms birthday. Can't wait to talk about them with her.

It seems that historical fiction is the new rage. I usually don't mind it but this book I could not get into. It took forever for me to get through and it was just by forcing myself to finish. I found the writing style very boring and the words did not flow. I found a lot of the information over the top and hard to get through.

Fanny and Louis are definitely not a traditional relationship. I'm not even sure I would call it a healthy one. They were both so self-centered. It caused each of them a lot of grief and stress. She was definitely the worse of the two. I couldn't stand her personality. She was so jealous of her husbands published work that she would forcer her own writing on him. She caused the loss of his friends, by forcing her friend to give over her work, so that she could "perfect" it. I admit, it was great of her to take such great care of her husband and to move all over the world with him. I just think that she was very shallow and that in itself, caused many problems. She was always trying appear better off then they actually were. I honestly hope that she was not as bad as she is predicted in this fiction book.

I am SO glad this book is over. It's been such a pain, staring at it on my night stand, without ever wanting to pick it back up. It's finally over. As awful as that sounds, It is the truth. I feel even more let down by such an unfulfilled ending.

I won this from a first reads, goodreads giveaway. Thanks to the publisher and author for providing me with an ARC. Because I have received this for free, it has in no way influenced my option,

I really enjoyed this book. It was sweet, funny, and an easy read. I like how the author had many tough issues for these characters but didn't make it too intense. At the same time, she didn't really make light of the issues, you could really feel the struggle they each had.
Colleen, was the one who glued this book together. Of course, it was her road trip. Anyways, she has always struggled with thinking that she was her husbands second choice because of the pregnancy. He was back with his long time ex girlfriend and she found out she was pregnant. He was actually one of the decent ones, who took responsibility for his actions. So over 15 years, she has always felt like the second choice and that he was only with her out of duty. She embarks on this road trip to inspire herself and find pieces for her shop. Not only that, at last minute she has to take on her troubled niece. Instead of cancelling, she goes ahead and takes Tamara with her, determined to make it work.
Tamara is in a rough spot. She is stuck with a father who doesn't want her and never did. She has rebelled and found herself in a bad crowd. The whole time, knowing that she doesn't want to be where she is. She feels that she has no choice and her father only expects the worst from her. She ends up getting into more trouble right before she has to leave. These consequences are going to ruin her reputation and she is at a loss.
Bitty is at the end of her road. She is literally sitting in a diner, writing her suicide note to a "stranger." She has no one left in her life and has found out that the last 15 years of her marriage have been a lie. After finding out her husband has been cheating on her, not only that but with men, it's time to cut her losses. Although, she feels she has not a single person to turn to and nowhere to go. She is seriously contemplating taking her life when fate intervenes. Her estranged college best friend finds herself at the same diner.
Circumstances have all three on this road trip to not only heal but find each other. I love how the author did the prologue of what these three wish their lives could have been. Reality was so different and that's true for everyone. The plan of how your life will be is always so different then how it actually turns out. These three find each other at a hard time in their lives and help each other out, without even realizing it. I found myself actually laughing out loud at times. Tamara was definitely my favorite. She's your typical misunderstood girl, who has just been at the wrong place, at the wrong time. I definitely will be reading more by this author.

Wow, I was not expecting such a little book to blow me away. This book is something that every teen/young adult should read. It's AMAZING, how one little lie can completely destroy a persons reputation. The bullying in this day and age is so horrible, I fear for my future children.
This book is told in 4 different perspectives, they are the people who completely destroy Alice's life. I love the way the author tells you how the rumors come about and why each person did so. It's so heartbreaking to read. To think of all the petty reasons a person will start rumors or turn their back on their best friends. One of the quotes from the book, "There is one thing I've learned about people: they don't get mean and nasty overnight. It's not human nature. But if you give people enough time, eventually they'll do the most heartbreaking stuff in the world," I absolutely love.
[a:Jennifer Mathieu|6549106|Jennifer Mathieu|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1367174685p2/6549106.jpg] takes the stereotypes and general issues in high school and shows how easily the truth can become distorted. You get to see the raw honesty, of the truth, underneath the lies. It really makes for a powerful read. I loved this book and is one that I would highly recommend.

The author reached out to me and offered me a copy of this book through NetGalley. Because I have received a free copy, it has in no way, influenced my opinion.



I read the premise and was really interested by the fact that it was a mystery. Who doesn't love a good mystery novel?! It started off pretty strong and I was intrigued. When the Laurie showed up is when things started to get a little repetitive and a bit boring. Really, most of this book could be summed up by the characters feelings. I feel like that's all I got.



For example, how many times do I need to be told that the Charles and Elaine have a happy marriage and she's an emotionless robot? How many times do I need to be told about his depression over Lorna's death? I started to just get annoyed with his obsession with Laurie. Okay, they look the same, so I get the hopefulness. It just got weird. Instead of being excited to learn more about Lorna's investigation, he was more happy to talk to Laurie.


I understand that Laurie is upset, but come on. She didn't really do anything to investigate this. She just took Charles word for it and played intern. She wasn't actively trying to look into her sisters life, to dig into everything. I feel like she was just expecting to wait on the Prime Minister to do it for her. For her being so adamant about it not being a suicide, she didn't do much to look into it.

I get that she tried to confuse us and make the killer be a big mystery but I'm confused about one thing. If Arthur took a gun to go after his girl, how did he know she was going to be in trouble?? He couldn't possibly know that when he left home and "wasn't going to let her get away," yet he showed up to save the day. So what WAS he going to do with that gun?! He just happened to have something fall into his lap to get the girl back. I think that saving her was not his intention, it couldn't have been, right? Even his mother thought so!



Something I did like about this book was the author's writing style. I liked how we got everybody's POV. Every character that had some part of this story had their opinion shown. Even if it was only once. You got to see how they felt and thought about the certain situation. So instead of doing what other authors do and alternate chapters, she does it right there in the middle of the chapter. It happens all the time.



One thing I didn't like about the style though was that it would change. It would alternate between the characters POV and then change to more of a narration. Like someone else was telling me the story. It would just happen suddenly and I felt like it took away from some of the story.



For this being advertised as an exciting mystery, it fell flat for me. I didn't get the action during the book, only in the last couple of chapters. Overall, it wasn't a bad read just not something that stands out for me. I give it 3 stars. Although, there were some things that bugged me, it kept me interested enough.

I was really disappointed with the ending of the Beautiful Creatures series. When I saw that they were doing a spin-off trilogy with Ridley, I was intrigued. She was my favorite from the BC series. I feel like she was a bad ass but deep down she just wanted to be loved. I think she finds that with Link. Even though, they kind of have a toxic relationship.



Anyway, I was a bit disappointed in this book. She didn't seem like the in control, crazy, bad ass Ridley, we know and love. She was struggling and not confident. I get they were trying to show her "softer" misunderstood side. It just felt a little forced. The little past episodes of when she was younger, felt a little out of place. I think the past memory with Nox, was definitely huge and important though.

I'm not sure how I feel about the authors adding another love interest. I'm a bit tired of all the teen books having love triangles. I do understand that his feelings for Ridley, save her and Link, at the moment. Although, couldn't it have just been from the goodness of his heart? I'm not sure how I like the fact that Abraham is STILL alive. Ugh, can't people just die and be dead? Sheesh!



I honestly never got a chance to get attached to the band mates in this book. How Link and Ridley felt for them at the end, I didn't. I don't think there was a good amount of time spent with them to form that kind of attachment. We really don't know much about them or their life story. I just felt like they were random people in the story.



I can't believe how they ended this book! A Car crash?! Really! That's a mean way to have a cliff hanger. Ah! If something happens to Link, I will be really disappointed. He's so good for Ridley and brings out the normal side in her. She just admits her feelings to him and something bad happens. I can't even imagine how this is going to a negative impact on her emotions. I guess, I'll just have to wait for the next book to find out.

Overall, it wasn't a bad book, just disappointing. I expected a lot more from this than I got. My fault. I should have known with how BC ended. I will be reading the next book to just see how what happens with that cliff hanger. I guess, they did do what they intended with it.


I really wish we could get a pre-quel with Macon and Lila. I feel like there's a lot there that I'd like to know!

I was pretty surprised to find out this was an adult book. I'm used to her as writing young adult fiction. So when I received this and realized it was an adult book, I wasn't sure how it would turn out. I really enjoyed it. I brought it home from the Library yesterday and finished it this morning.

It's really a fast read. I'm not sure if it's because it's a smaller size or because I had to just know what was going to happen. You know how they say, you don't know what you have until it's gone? That's exactly what this book is about. How all it takes is some silence and separation and your whole perspective changes. It was great for Neal and Georgie.

This book is about Neal and Georgie's marriage. They fell in love in college and married shortly after. Fifteen years have passed and they are in a rough spot. She is so wrapped up in her career and he is all about their two daughters, as a stay at home dad. They are more like roommates than husband and wife. Another issue that they have had repeatedly over their marriage is Seth. He's her best friend and writing partner. In fact, she's known him longer than Neal. I think the problem is that Neal sees what Georgie does not, Seth loves her.

Georgie and Seth have been trying to get their big break for years. It finally has a chance of happening but it could be at a high cost. Neal and Georgie were going to Omaha for Christmas to be with Neal's family. The pilot for her show and more episodes have to be finished a few days after Christmas. So they part ways and Georgie stays home to work the full week of Christmas break. She then starts to realize things about her marriage. After Neal doesn't pick up phone calls for two days straight, she knows this is different. Could it be the end for them? Is this Neal's last straw? When she tries to call from her old phone using a landline, she is surprised to be talking to Neal 1998.

You don't know if it's divine intervention, a second chance, or a way to fix past mistakes. She has no idea what is going on but the chance to reconnect with past Neal, is all she cares about.

After realizing many things about their marriage, love, and life together, she knows she's messed up. She then makes a grand gesture because she loves him more than anything. It was so nice to see her make these realizations and figure out what went wrong. I mean, nothing is perfect and marriage is hard work. She knows where her shortcomings are and will try to be better. I think all he needed was to know that she still love him and cared for him. They were in a limbo so long, they forgot how to connect with each other.

I loved that in the end, she did have to choose. It was always an issue with Seth being in the picture. She always told him that if he (Neal) made her choose, it would always be him. He doesn't make her choose but it does happen on it's own. She chooses Neal and it's without a hesitation. The ending.. I just loved it. It was so perfect, not over the top. You could just FEEL how Neal felt and it was fantastic. Great book and I'm looking forward to the next installment from Rainbow Rowell.

I really enjoyed this book! I got through it pretty quickly because I just couldn't put it down. So far, I have loved every book by Jojo Moyes. It's only been her latest 3 but I'll be reading them all before long. Although, I have to say that Moyes is just getting better and better with every single book!



This one is about Jess, who is a struggling single mom. She has a daughter named Tanzie and a son (who is not her blood) named Nicky. I'll explain about Nicky.. He is the son of Jess's husband by another woman. Nicky's biological mother was sick and just couldn't take care of him. Jess took him in and has had him ever since. Their father, Marty has abandoned the family. Although, Jess doesn't know it yet. She thinks that he is living at home and sick aka depressed. All she wants in the world is to provide a better life for her children. They are great kids. Really. Tanzie is a math genius. She loves math and has been offered a scholarship to a private school. Although, Jess has no idea how it will be paid for. Nicky, is just misunderstood and trying to find his way through life.



Jess cleans houses and Ed is one of them. He owns his own company, who is now suspended and about to lose everything for insider trading. He ends up getting drunk at the bar that Jess works at and it sets things in motion. Jess has no money. She is struggling to pay the bills and they have to skimp and cut all over the place to make it.



Then comes Ed. He gets sucked into their life. When Tanzie is offered a chance to win a competition, he is the one to offers them a ride. Over the time of the road trip, they all end up getting closer. I mean how can they not? Things just become real and emotional several times, for them all. I mean you can guess what happens with Jess and Ed. It's something that you are just rooting for. It's the writing and amazing way that Moyes can make you laugh and then cry the next minute. She has a way to make you feel exactly what these characters are going through. She pulls your right into this book and you don't care to ever leave.



I loved how she made each character have their own chapters on their POV. It was insightful and you get a lot more character building that way. I loved Ed. I really liked how it was all so messy but they still found a way to be happy. I honestly can't wait for the next Moyes books. She's one of my favorite authors!