wren_rainbow's Reviews (451)

The Ceo's Nanny Affair

Joss Wood

DID NOT FINISH

I think I may have read a few pages and could not get into it. The writing wasn’t good, I’ve read unpublished fan fiction that was better 

If the Shoe Fits

Julie Murphy

DID NOT FINISH: 56%

Maybe it was the timing of this book or it wasn’t fitting my “mood” at the time but I found it hard to connect with any of the characters or the situation. Stopped at 56%. I’ll read another book by Julie Murphy a different time though.

The premise of this book sounded intriguing but I was not impressed. Although, I did appreciate the honesty that being a mother doesn’t come naturally to some and that some people don’t want to have children and that should be accepted. 

The thriller aspect reminded me of The Omen- disturbed child, father who covers for said child and is in denial, mother is deemed as the hysterical woman. The ending made me say “Well we saw that coming Blythe”, wanted to know what was done and what happened next. Despite the feeling of knowing what will eventually happen my heart breaks for her. 

I don’t regret reading this, or choosing as my book of the month, just had higher expectations.

“ I know what they say about men who like other men…”

May I just say this story has wormed its way into my head since finishing, no matter what book I’ve read, no matter what I’m doing. The story focuses on various relationships, grief, self discovery, and identity. Vivek’s death is tragic and not in the way I expected but tragic none the less. Did Vivek truly live? 

To be honest there were some aspects of the book that were a bit uncomfortable and I still wonder if it was necessary…I know there’s a video of the author explaining their reasoning for this particular relationship and will watch it eventually. Perhaps it will change my mind? 

I wish we could have seen Nnemdi blossom

This book was not too what I expected it to be and yet it was so much more! The writing style threw me off at first and at moments it felt like a middle schooler was writing (referring to Skye’s language and thoughts) but it makes sense when you consider trauma and her mindset and of course the cultural piece. Mia did an exceptional job of capturing how ones childhood can impact adulthood, attachment, and relationships. I felt with the main character and Vicky. But within those moments this story was hysterical and loved the bond between Skye and Vicky- it was beautiful and authentic.  Her relationships with others were also realistic given the circumstances. Wish I could see them in a few years from where this story ended. A funny, emotional, and heart warming read!

Angela has written this in a digestible format that hits you with facts and stories from lives of those who identify as asexual. It was incredibly informative and an eye opener. Recommend for anyone wanting to further understand asexuality. And besides that is also causes you think of relationships differently. 

This book allows me to challenge gendered stereotypes and biases that I have had and disavowed. Societal expectations about romance and sex and how that influences the way we view ourselves, others, and relationships. Can not recommend this book enough! Borrowed from the library but actually need to own it. There’s so much information, had to jot down some to research for later.

Edited: sexuality is a funny thing I considered myself allosexual but after reading this book and others on asexuality and just a lot of introspection I realized I’m somewhere within the greyace scale of things.. just when I thought I was done discovering new things about myself 

“One of the good ones”, is usually code for a person our country deems worthy.” “There is no allotment for who deserves justice and who does not”

The story unfolds in several storylines, past and present. At first you’ll wonder how they relate but will find out. The storylines illustrates generational trauma and the impact on the current generation. In this book, the idea of being “one of the good ones” is perceived differently for different characters. I appreciate how the authors gave those perspectives and the storylines. And can’t forget the Negro Motorist Green Book- definitely lived through the characters as they went on this journey and felt a hint of what they felt. This was well done and maybe one day it’s a journey I could make. But until then I’m glad they brought light to what this is and sun down towns and the parallel of present time that behaviors and thoughts are still the same, it’s not as far removed as we are taught. 

Towards the end, 70% mark they throw in an unexpected plot twist that honestly wasn’t needed and intervened with the realism of the story and slightly took away from the original point and heart of the book. However, it didn’t introduce a slightly different point, I guess?

It was alright. I appreciated hearing black women stories who grew up in church or around religion who are LGBTQ+