courtofbooksanddogs's Reviews (350)

Ok, Pierce Brown, I see you. The way the last couple portion of the book had me crying, gasping, laughing, and calling my friend immediately after freaking out. 

*runs to the next book*

“For all the unspoken words, it took only two to put us back together.”

Those Two Words by Ronnie Matthews 🧩🌲🤍

A few months ago an Amazon package showed up at my door with this book. I checked my orders and sure enough, I’d bought this book a few days prior and had no recollection 😂 Best. Accidental. Purchase. EVER.

I spent last night and this morning getting cozy with this story and let me tell ya - so. should. YOU. 

If I had to pick one song to describe this book it would be This Love by Taylor Swift. Basic, I know, but read the book and you’ll get it! Johanna and Patrick are childhood besties to lovers who get a second chance at their love story after 6 years apart 🥹

The author not only captures their love beautifully, but Ronnie does an amazing job capturing the reality of grief, trauma, and panic attacks. I found myself feeling like I was in the room with the characters watching everything unfold. Such talent! 

Those Two Words is also a gazillion peppers level of spicy, but can be skipped over if that’s not your thing. 🌶️

“There’s no such thing as a weed,” Caz said. “That’s a cruel term made up by people who label some plants as ‘unwanted’ and some as ‘valuable,’ as if the worth of a living thing is measured by how useful it is to another living thing. As if a plant can’t have its own intrinsic worth.”

Came for cozy cottage core vibes and left with that and some great lessons. This book is slow and not action packed, but if you’re looking for very chill Stardew Valley/Animal Crossing vibes to wind down after this week, I highly recommend! 💜

So good!! I’ve been complaining about the quality of mysteries and thrillers I’ve read this year and was ready to take a break from the genre. So glad I gave this a chance! It’s such a good mystery with Knives Out and Agatha Christie vibes and a twist of romance! 

Y’all, when I tell you I ate 👏🏻 this 👏🏻 book 👏🏻 up 👏🏻

You know that feeling you get when you’re reading a book and you just know from the beginning you are going to love it? I didn’t even get 10% into the book before I was on Meagan’s website preordering a signed copy. 

My dad made us watch lots of shows from the 80’s and 90’s growing up and one of those was a show called Emergency. It basically just followed the stories of a group of EMT’s. Reading Where the Black Line Ends gave me a sense of nostalgia thinking back on that. 

Now let’s get to why YOU need to read this - Reed and Hailey are perfection 🔥 A firefighter and EMT romance?! Yes, please! The best side characters with a vibe of found family and fantastic banter? Yes, please! A story that’ll tug at your heartstrings and never have you hear Bennie and the Jets the same again? Yes, please! A chance to support another amazing and talented indie author? YES. PLEASE. 👏🏻

Such a good read!! I loved the setting and where it went. Woman in Cabin 10 is probably still my fav Ruth Ware novel so far, but this is a solid second place! The only thing keeping it from 5 stars was I felt there were a couple of loose ends I would’ve liked resolved and the ending was a bit lackluster. Still worth the read though! 

I wish I wouldn’t have waited so long to read the sequel to Anatomy! Immortality is definitely my favorite of the two. I only wish we would get a third installment. There’s so much potential!

This book is reallllly hard to rate. I went with 4 stars because it kept me hooked and was really interesting! The reason it’s hard to rate is it also nails the disturbing aspect of psychological thrillers. It was hard to read some of the content, but it was still worth the read! 

Overall, I enjoyed this book and the witty banter. I laughed out loud multiple times. I really enjoyed the variety of fantasy elements compared to other newer fantasy books. I’ve never read about a manticore in a novel before, so that was exciting! I also really enjoyed Rae and seeing her journey. 

Here’s where I struggled a little. I think the author is a FANTASTIC writer in terms of ability to tell a story and get a reader hooked. Where I see potential is in the detail itself. There’s world building and world building and world building. I found myself lost multiple times and unsure what I missed to make certain plot lines happen. There was just so much going on. 

That being said, I recommend this to anyone who enjoys  fantasy! I will likely pick up the sequel because I’m curious where it’ll go and I see the potential in this series!