shereadytoread's Reviews (806)

This book didn't capture me in the same way that the first one did. I think that the first book played into the creepiness of the ghosts more while this book leaned on the creepiness of the setting and it didn't translate as well. Overall I still enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the third book.

I really enjoyed this story (but I do think it was a tad too long for the plot). The emotional depth of the romance was great and the other messages around activism, standing up for others, charting your own path, etc were woven in without it feeling heavy handed.

This was a gothic horror based in motherhood, loss, and privilege. The dual-timeline aspect kept the story moving although it is slower paced and the characters foiled well both within the timelines and between the timelines. I enjoyed the different takes on motherhood and caregiving, both what it adds to one's life. 

This book was one of the worst experiences I've ever had reading. At 332 pages, it rings in a good 150 pages too long. 

Something that I LOATHE is an author treating it's readers like they cannot understand what is happening. Every event in the book happens in action and then characters are brought in to say out loud specifically what we just read to one another (or sometimes just to themselves). Also this book is repetitive to no end. Each character has nearly the exact same reaction to the paranormal event and verbally responds the same way almost word for word. 

It's a book that tries to over explain the paranormal aspect, but sets up too many specifics that don't matter, and in some ways contradicts the character's experiences or motivations. This author cannot write women to save his life. She stops in the middle of what she thinks is a potentially dangerous situation to start talking about her weight. The author makes her a skeptic to the point that it makes no sense whatsoever. She believes it is a hoax past any rational point after experiencing multiple things, witnessing multiple things, and other victims.

Finally the book couldn't decide if it wanted to be a police procedural, a war narrative or a paranormal haunting and it did not mix the three well. We get a B-plot that adds an extra 75 pages to the story and doesn't matter at all to the plot or resolution in the end. 

This was a perfect wrap to the series, but had a very different feel than the other two books. While the first two very much gave a small town romance vibe, the last book mixes that with more of an industry/workplace romance that revolves around the "reality" of reality television. I enjoyed getting Tyrone's story. 

I thought the romance in this book was well written but the celebrity fanfiction aspect seemed to interrupt the story more than it added to the humor. The constant popup of celebs got a little tiresome and it continued to interrupt the emotional depth that was building between the characters. I really loved the characters though and I wish I could have just gotten and enjoyed their story.

Boys Weekend follows a no-rules bachelor weekend gone wrong for a newly out trans femme. The book combines the difficulty of coming out and "well-intentioned" friends who don't get it with a sci-fi horror. I enjoyed both pieces greatly. The book combines humor with heart and horror. 

Disclaimer: I received a gifted finished copy from the publisher.