A good mix of stories, some amazing and some left with really no ending. Also very confused on why she chose to do an introduction for every short story, I don’t think I’ve read a short story collection with introductions for each one.

The first one was the best one for sure and a lot of others had a lot of promise, but needed a little more tie up 

If you’re going to do generational saga with different POVs, find a way to connect them by chapter 10 or it’s confusing 

I’m beginning to think generational sagas are not for me

If this is an adult fantasy, why are the characters all so  juvenile?

DNF @ 15%

Thank you to Ecco and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this. Personally I feel like this has similar undertones as Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, but Now is Not the Time to Panic was actually successful. 

Wilson executed a developed plot with both coming of age and an adult seeing the possible consequences of actions in a short amount of pages. 

My one hang up is that I wanted to know what happened after. Like just a brief glimpse, otherwise - PERFECTION. 

Looking forward to diving more into his backlist as I loved Nothing to See Here and I’ve only heard amazing things about his other novels. 

Do I remember reading The Scarlet Letter in high school? Kind of.

Am I sure the one star reviews for Hester are giving The Scarlet Letter too much credit? Absolutely.

I loved this, only thing is I think the title should’ve been different, but Hester does draw you in with the connection to The Scarlet Letter.

I was once again bamboozeled by a beautiful cover and bookstagram hype.

What was this?? I know historical fiction is supposed to deviate a little bit from actual history, but at least make it time period accurate 😅

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC.

I had to DNF this at 27%.

There was NOTHING happening yet besides a middle aged woman have marriage and job issues. I have determined that the type of domestic thrillers that work for me need to have a bit more substance that marriage and job issues. 

A whining protagonist does nothing to keep me going.