thelovelylibrarylady's Reviews (1.1k)

Nothing Like the Movies is a much more serious story (definitely not a rom-com) compared to its predecessor. As much as I love Wes and Liz, the protagonists, I didn’t feel this sequel was truly necessary. With its unnecessary conflicts and a few cringey one-liners, I kind of wish I had left this one on the shelf.

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I wanted to love this one. I love Agatha Christie’s mysteries and was curious to learn more about the author in this fictional take on her disappearance. However, I found the plot to be incredibly slow and I figured out the “twist” early in the story. 

If you like The Handmaid’s Tale or ever got swept up in the 2010’s YA dystopian craze, We Set The Dark On Fire is for you. I found the plot of this story to be slow, but it is the first title in a series and there was a lot of world building the author had to get through. It really picked up towards the end and left us on an intense cliffhanger that mandates that you read the second book. Overall, this story was pretty great and I can’t wait to continue with the series. 

 I adored At First Spite and its realistic representation of depression and how you can support a loved one who is depressed. At no point in this novel, does anyone fault Athena, one of the protagonists, for being depressed which is a super important aspect of representation. This was the first romance I have read from Dade and it will not be my last. I can’t wait to read the upcoming sequel to this title as I fell in love with both the characters and the town they live in!

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