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WOW.

In all reality this book should be called Idiocy. All of the characters are complete and udder idiots and I love them for it. While the first 100 pages or so are slow, tension does slowly build until you find yourself unable to put it down. This book is ultimately a study of what it means to be human and how every decision you make has an impact, and I still find myself thinking about the events written here. There are moral quandaries, tasteless jokes, and explorations of the characters' inner selves...

All in all, this book is delicately written and was a joy to read.

I will read everything that Tiffany D. Jackson EVER writes. This is my solemn vow, Goodreads.

I powered through this book in 2 hours and found myself tossing and turning before bed thinking about it. It's a striking novel touching on the inner turmoil of the music industry, abusive relationships, gaslighting, and the true meaning of family. Every decision that Enchanted made was believable, even if it had me screaming "NO!!". The author did such a great job crafting her characters, even those in the Will & Willow Club, and I loved the added elements of the group-text that we got to see.

Overall this book is amazing. Clear your schedule before you start reading because you won't be able to set it down.

I listened to this on audiobook and it was so immersive. I feel like I got a lesson in norse mythology stuffed into 6 hours and I'm here wondering about other myths that weren't included. Like.... could there be a sequel? Because I'd listen to Neil Gaiman read the phone book.

This book was pure campy fanboy and it leaned into it so hard. You gotta honor that commitment. Nick is a sweet precious cinnamon roll (albeit an oblivious one) surrounded by a community who loves him. This book had so much potential to go wrong, with a straightforward plot and the close relations to the police, but it didn't. Everything that you might view as a shortcoming was instead embraced more as a trope. And that in itself was a twist enough for me!

Sometimes you just want to read a happy book, and this was that.

I deduced the ending, but it was well crafted and subtle. I'm a fan of mysteries where there are actual clues to the perpetrator's identity. And this was easily one of those.

I read this book in 3 hours, barely stopping to eat. It was that engrossing. The balancing between the reality, Hannah's letters, and the podcast was perfect for the pacing. I've never listened to true crime podcasts before, but this depiction made me want to start.

All in all, this book was a great read and I'm happy I got to read it all in one sitting. Also I'll be staying away from the water for the foreseeable future.

This book was refreshing compared to book #4 in my opinion. This book takes on a different tone with Gwen focusing on keeping her family safe but with far more caution than in the previous books. They've finally settled into a life that they're content with and are prepared to fight for it. I loved the suspense of deducing the killer's identity, and I was able to guess it!

We follow the plot in Rachel's patented multi-perspective manner, but we finally get to be in Kezia's head! The consistent switching of perspective furthered the suspense without being too scattered. I will say that it was nice not having the kids' perspectives in this one, just because some of their choices didn't seem realistic

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and I have to say... If this is the last book of the series, I will be totally satisfied. That being said, I don't think we're quite done with Gwen yet. It seems like the books pair up nicely, so a 6th book may be the finale for the Proctor clan. Wishing all the best to Rachel as she battles cancer. <3

Just put a Mobius strip on your cover and I'm sold.

Blake Crouch's books are simultaneously intriguing and terrifying. The thought of being able to easily change something in your past is a concept that everyone has thought about, but it's darker here. And when you add in the blur of memories and falsities it becomes so much more complicated.

He did it again y'all, he did it again.

This book is so beautifully haunting. Hands down one of the best fantasy novels I've read in awhile and I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.

I have an eating disorder and I've never felt more seen by a book. This isn't a book meant to trigger, rather to help an audience understand what it's like to have an ED. We follow Rose, an anorexic struggling to exert control over her life in a rehabilitation center. And through this we journey to discover the trigger for Rose's disorder while we grapple with themes of sexuality, abuse, and codependence.

This book touches on the influence of social media and the male gaze on body image, the societal pressure to always be thinner, and how toxic relationships can shape your views. Ultimately this book was so powerful and helped me understand myself better.

I wanted so badly to love this book. A tech company's retreat at an isolated chalet seems like the perfect setting for a whodunnit mystery, right? The problem here is that there was nothing surprising about the book. There's no plot twist and your initial guess for the culprit is right, with nothing trying to distract you from that guess. I've read so many books based around And Then There Were None, and this one fell short in comparison.