Tag: fiction
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An Ember in the Ashes
Storyline: 4 Stars This book had been on my list for years. I remember when the first installment came out and I put it on my list. I have a general rule that I don’t start series unless the whole thing has been written because I have been burned too many times, which is why… Read more
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The Last Murder at the End of the World
Storyline: 4 Stars When I first heard this book was coming out, I was excited. I read another of Turton’s books in 2020 and I loved it! I was excited, and then when I started seeing books reviewed about it, I was less excited. The ratings were fairly low on Goodreads for the book. However,… Read more
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Migrations
Storyline: 4 Stars I read this for my book club, and we had never heard of this book before searching for it on Goodreads. We pretty much went in blind, and I was pleasantly surprised. Sometimes it is good to go off the normal path and not read all the the popular books on social… Read more
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The Grace Year
Storyline: 4 Stars I read this for my book club, and it was an unexpected good book. I didn’t know much about it beforehand, but one of the book club members suggested that we read it. I think I especially appreciated it because it was a good book that was not overhyped on social media… Read more
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The Cruel Prince
Storyline: 4 Stars This trilogy has been on my radar for several years, and I finally got around to reading it. I remember when the first book came out, and I decided to wait until the whole series was out to read it. I have been burned too many times in the past with good… Read more
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The Night Circus
Storyline: 2 Stars I read this for my book club, and I’ll be honest, I was pretty disappointed with it. The concept was amazing, and the description of the book was exciting. However, the execution really fell short for me. My biggest complaint was that I did not feel connection with any of the characters.… Read more
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Tom Lake
Storyline: 2 Stars This was not the book for me. For one, it was incredibly slow. I thought it was going to be a heartwarming book about past and present and younger and older people, but instead it was an incredibly boring story, and when things really did happen, they made me roll my eyes.… Read more
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The Frozen River
Storyline: 5 Stars I read this for my book club, and I did not know entirely what to expect when I first picked it up. I saw that it had good ratings, but I was not prepared for how great it was. Some people may critique that the book was slow in some areas, but… Read more
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The Lunar Chronicles
Storyline: 5 Stars I first read the Lunar Chronicles when I was in high school and they first came out. Ten years later, and they are just as magical as before! They are lighthearted and fun science fiction books meant for young adults, but there are still important themes throughout the books such as racism,… Read more
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Book Lovers
Storyline: 2 Stars I tried to give Emily Henry a shot. Maybe this was not the best book to start with, but I was unimpressed. I am trying to branch out and read across all the genres, including romantic comedy, but I was not impressed with this book. The characters were mostly selfish and annoying,… Read more