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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'll admit, I didn't fully enjoy Nijkamp's "Even if We Break", and so I was hesitant going into this. Hesitant further by the multiple POV this book provides, similar to the previously mentioned book. Yet, Nijkamp has done an amazing job of writing these varying characters during such a drastic and emotional time. Reading a book about a plague during an ongoing pandemic is emotionally jarring, and some of the responses from adults felt pulled out of my own conversations with conservative family members. While a bit slow, the emotional hold this book had on me made it worth it.
This book is painful and emotional. Its pacing is heavy, and the characters' issues give almost everyone something to connect to. The teens are the forgotten and the lost, and they're fighting to survive- and their right to deserve that. It's an interesting tale, in a prominent time.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'll admit, I didn't fully enjoy Nijkamp's "Even if We Break", and so I was hesitant going into this. Hesitant further by the multiple POV this book provides, similar to the previously mentioned book. Yet, Nijkamp has done an amazing job of writing these varying characters during such a drastic and emotional time. Reading a book about a plague during an ongoing pandemic is emotionally jarring, and some of the responses from adults felt pulled out of my own conversations with conservative family members. While a bit slow, the emotional hold this book had on me made it worth it.
This book is painful and emotional. Its pacing is heavy, and the characters' issues give almost everyone something to connect to. The teens are the forgotten and the lost, and they're fighting to survive- and their right to deserve that. It's an interesting tale, in a prominent time.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was...fine. In my TBR for this month, I was pretty clear that this book was definitely going to be one I knew I shouldn't take too seriously. With that in mind, I dove right in. It's fast paced, which almost makes you miss out on the blatant plot holes and story discrepancies. The characters are somewhat chariactures of real life people, seeming more like a sitcom than a contemporary novel of any kind. It wasn't unenjoyable, but it also wasn't...the best. It felt like a vague idea of a book that maybe should have been plotted out a little bit more thoroughly before being sent out as ARC's.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was...fine. In my TBR for this month, I was pretty clear that this book was definitely going to be one I knew I shouldn't take too seriously. With that in mind, I dove right in. It's fast paced, which almost makes you miss out on the blatant plot holes and story discrepancies. The characters are somewhat chariactures of real life people, seeming more like a sitcom than a contemporary novel of any kind. It wasn't unenjoyable, but it also wasn't...the best. It felt like a vague idea of a book that maybe should have been plotted out a little bit more thoroughly before being sent out as ARC's.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It's a well-known rule of thumb that romance is far from my favorite genre. However, Bellefleur's books are an exception to the rule. While I didn't read the book focusing on Brandon, I have read Written in the Stars and found it fun and lovable. Count Your Lucky stars fits that style well and remained light-hearted in the right spots, and heavy where it fits best. Bellefleur does this in a way that feels seamless.
Overall, this book was just as fun and entertaining as her other stories. Although some of the characters can be a little petty and flat, it still leads to an interesting story. The pacing is incredibly well done, and the more steamy scenes are well written and placed in such a way that you can skip them if you wanted to. This really appeals to me as a reader, and makes me want to read more from this author!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It's a well-known rule of thumb that romance is far from my favorite genre. However, Bellefleur's books are an exception to the rule. While I didn't read the book focusing on Brandon, I have read Written in the Stars and found it fun and lovable. Count Your Lucky stars fits that style well and remained light-hearted in the right spots, and heavy where it fits best. Bellefleur does this in a way that feels seamless.
Overall, this book was just as fun and entertaining as her other stories. Although some of the characters can be a little petty and flat, it still leads to an interesting story. The pacing is incredibly well done, and the more steamy scenes are well written and placed in such a way that you can skip them if you wanted to. This really appeals to me as a reader, and makes me want to read more from this author!
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Having read and deeply enjoyed The Lost Village by Sten, I was excited to get my hands on this one. The idea of prosopagnosia being used in a thriller in such a way was intriguing, and I was really interested to see how Sten managed to use it. However, for an aspect to be relevant enough to include in the synopsis, it truly was the weakest aspect of the book. There were many more, interesting and frightening details that should have been included. I feel like this will almost mislead readers about what they're getting into. This isn't a thriller about face-blindness, it's a thriller WITH face-blindness.
This book is heavily a slow burn, and unfortunately, unlike The Lost Village, the peak was "meh". I really wanted more from the ending and was a bit bummed out when I didn't get it. The twist did surprise me, but I wonder if it was because of the prosopagnosia as a scapegoat instead of making it a real twist. The story was good but definitely could have been a bit faster-paced, and a bit more fleshed out with the face-blindness concept.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Having read and deeply enjoyed The Lost Village by Sten, I was excited to get my hands on this one. The idea of prosopagnosia being used in a thriller in such a way was intriguing, and I was really interested to see how Sten managed to use it. However, for an aspect to be relevant enough to include in the synopsis, it truly was the weakest aspect of the book. There were many more, interesting and frightening details that should have been included. I feel like this will almost mislead readers about what they're getting into. This isn't a thriller about face-blindness, it's a thriller WITH face-blindness.
This book is heavily a slow burn, and unfortunately, unlike The Lost Village, the peak was "meh". I really wanted more from the ending and was a bit bummed out when I didn't get it. The twist did surprise me, but I wonder if it was because of the prosopagnosia as a scapegoat instead of making it a real twist. The story was good but definitely could have been a bit faster-paced, and a bit more fleshed out with the face-blindness concept.
