Take a photo of a barcode or cover
1.01k reviews by:
eliotts_library
3.5⭐️
If you’re a fan of Crimson Peak, I think you’d love this one!
This was a great haunted house story, I loved all the ghosts and creepy basement and feeling of time not being real. I thought it was all so well done. I was planning on giving it a 4 star, but had to drop it to a 3.5 because the very end was unsatisfying for me. That climax was fantastic, but I felt like it ended really abruptly and I was left wondering what was going to happen after the last page. Even just 5-10 more pages to wrap things up would have been great
If you’re a fan of Crimson Peak, I think you’d love this one!
This was a great haunted house story, I loved all the ghosts and creepy basement and feeling of time not being real. I thought it was all so well done. I was planning on giving it a 4 star, but had to drop it to a 3.5 because the very end was unsatisfying for me. That climax was fantastic, but I felt like it ended really abruptly and I was left wondering what was going to happen after the last page. Even just 5-10 more pages to wrap things up would have been great
2.5 stars
I'm a little torn about this one. On the one hand, the writing is absolutely stunning and the way it's written gives you a good idea about what her mind is like; it was erratic and all over the place and didn't make a lot of sense half the time, which in a way was brilliantly done. But on the other hand, that is exactly what I didn't like about it. There was no sense of order whatsoever and it made it pretty difficult to read. I feel like I have no idea what I just read. One sentence she would be recounting a childhood memory and then the next she would be talking about being pregnant and then the one after that she would talk about when her mother died. It was hard to follow what was going on. The other reason I'm rating this so low is because it felt like she only talked about men. Every paragraph was either talking about past or current boyfriends, or she would relate it back to that. Talking about when her mother died, she would then go on to say how that affected her relationships. She would talk about being in school but then only mention the men she dated in school. Every single thing was about men, all of it, and it got both tedious and frustrating very quickly.
Overall, it wasn't a bad read but I wouldn't necessarily say that I liked it. It is a very quick read, but there isn't a whole lot to it if I'm honest.
I'm a little torn about this one. On the one hand, the writing is absolutely stunning and the way it's written gives you a good idea about what her mind is like; it was erratic and all over the place and didn't make a lot of sense half the time, which in a way was brilliantly done. But on the other hand, that is exactly what I didn't like about it. There was no sense of order whatsoever and it made it pretty difficult to read. I feel like I have no idea what I just read. One sentence she would be recounting a childhood memory and then the next she would be talking about being pregnant and then the one after that she would talk about when her mother died. It was hard to follow what was going on. The other reason I'm rating this so low is because it felt like she only talked about men. Every paragraph was either talking about past or current boyfriends, or she would relate it back to that. Talking about when her mother died, she would then go on to say how that affected her relationships. She would talk about being in school but then only mention the men she dated in school. Every single thing was about men, all of it, and it got both tedious and frustrating very quickly.
Overall, it wasn't a bad read but I wouldn't necessarily say that I liked it. It is a very quick read, but there isn't a whole lot to it if I'm honest.
Admittedly I'd never heard of Brittany Gibbons before reading her book, but it interested me anyways so I decided to read it. There are a lot of really important messages in this book. The way Brittany talks about overcoming her struggles is truly inspiring. She handles each situation and insecurity not only with humour, but also in a very relatable and real way that I'm not sure how to put into words, but it was fantastic.
2015 Reading Challenge: A funny book
2015 Reading Challenge: A funny book
.jpg)
Third read: January 9th 2024
Seven years after reading this for the first time and I still can’t express fully how close this book is to my heart. When someone asks me what my favourite book is, the answer is always this one
Merged review:
Third read: January 9th 2024
Seven years after reading this for the first time and I still can’t express fully how close this book is to my heart. When someone asks me what my favourite book is, the answer is always this one
Seven years after reading this for the first time and I still can’t express fully how close this book is to my heart. When someone asks me what my favourite book is, the answer is always this one
Merged review:
Third read: January 9th 2024
Seven years after reading this for the first time and I still can’t express fully how close this book is to my heart. When someone asks me what my favourite book is, the answer is always this one
