randelina's Reviews (571)

Adorable introduction to Dream Harbor. I enjoyed getting to know Jeanie and seeing her find her place in town as she got to know herself as the owner of the cafe. Logan was all kinds of warm and cozy with his flannel-y gruffness. A few times I shook my head at his communication skills. The spice was hot, the relationship sweet, the secondary characters antics hilarious. Overall, this book is like reading a Hallmark movie with the addition of sexy fun times and provocative language.

I enjoyed this book. It is one that all women should read, one that both my daughter and son will read one day, one that men should read as well.

I was so pleased with how Ms. Sánchez presented her memories and thoughts. The bite size essays within each chapter have such an ease of reading. She is funny! I laughed several times, smiled often, felt deeply when various heartaches and darkness were discussed.

Amazing and excellent writers will do that, cause you to feel right along with them. Erika Sánchez must be included within those labels, amazing, excellent writer. Though one can not acknowledge her as a writer without accepting her as a woman. Amazing excellent woman, writer, teacher. (There are other titles that I'm sure she deserves but for me specifically I have felt these three.)

I learned about myself while reading this book. Which, I think, is the greatest compliment I can give. I will, hopefully, raise my kids better because of the lessons I have learned within these pages.

So many words to tell a story that could have been half as many. I can not say that I enjoyed this celebrated classic.

My overwhelming feeling upon finishing it is sadness for the monster which Frankenstein created. In the whole the man only once takes personal responsibility for creating a being when he shouldn't have. Yet he still pushes it off as a problem simply because he would not create another as a companion. That Frankenstein would protect the human race by refusing to make the monster another like himself. There is no acknowledgement of the wrongness of creating life where there was death. No remorse for playing God.

I ended the story having concluded that the monster was in fact the man. This is not a tale that I will encourage anyone to read. I found it to be boring quite often. Extremely wordy. Not near what I was expecting considering the hype it receives as a piece of literary history

The more I read the less I could put the book down. I had a guess early on, then added a second option part way through, a third presented itself but I felt it to be a red herring. In the end I was wrong. Shocked when the answer was made plain.

I can not speak to the accuracy of the medical details. As I don't have the knowledge to understand or know how true it was I admit to skimming some of the denser medical sections. However, the overall plot, characters, dialogue, etc. were incredibly well written. Enough so that I was invested in the story, pulled along, wanting, waiting, yearning to know who was the monster.

I do not typically read this kind of book and only read this for bookclub. I did enjoy it, appreciated the writing, and look forward to the discussion I will undoubtedly have about the story. Though, I find it highly unlikely that I will ever reread this tale which is why I do not give it more stars.

I have continued with this series and I am glad to have done so. This book was much more enjoyable than the first. The lore, background history, underlying story are just as intriguing as what was begun in book one. There was just as much detail in this installment but it all felt necessary and important to moving the plot forward. The blood/gore, graphic scenes, and explicit sex I was expecting in the first apparently made its way into this book, in abundance. Much much more spice, all of it well written, hot, yet not overdone. I liked this one enough to be annoyed that the next book will not be released until October 2025. I look forward to reading it. I hope that will be the conclusion to the story.

I enjoyed this tale more than the original Nightmare story. The adventure was extremely engaging. The message of holiday spirit and acceptance was at the forefront and presented very well. The back and forth between Sally and Jack had me smiling and laughing several times. I look forward to my daughter reading this book. I will be handing it over to her immediately, even at 8 years of age, as it will be a challenge but not inappropriate. The ending was so wonderfully happy that I cried happy tears. Great Twisted Tale.

Books through fire.

I liked this book. Maybe even enough to read the next in the series. Though not so much that I feel the need to pick it up immediately.

The four women were amazingly strong and I appreciated how they all grew as each secret was revealed. The who-done-it was intriguing. I admit that I did not figure it all out. Which I enjoyed the most. While some of it fit and was predictable not all of it was. Overall a good story. Worth reading if you enjoy trying to figure out crimes and reading about independent women leads.

This was a cute story. I enjoyed the main characters.  Their flaws, their struggles, their success in the end. Eleonore is hilarious in her ultra sexy, alluringly fem Jessica Rabbit body being bat crap crazy vengeful assassin that is blunt in the best of ways. Ben is adorably sweet in his too big for his own comfort body full of anxiety and not nice voices. There is a bit of miscommunication but it gets handled quickly which was nice. Overall their tale was lovely to read. The secondary characters were fun and supportive. Though I learned enough about them that I don't feel the need to read the first two books of Glimmer Falls which cover two couples in the friend group getting together. 

Goodness, the spicy scenes in this were steamy. Yet they could have been removed entirely and they story would have been just as good. I loved the F1 world and the behind the curtain view of it through this tale. The main characters are wonderful. I like Maya with her bubbliness. I like Noah with his broody manner. The secondary characters are great. I am looking forward to reading about Sophie, she is such fun. Overall, I am very pleased to have begun this series. 

Little held.

A good DD/lb story about flawed characters. The strength of the little was wonderful to see. Certainly a different take on the dynamic. I enjoyed this short read.