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Books You Couldn’t Finish (DNF) or That Didn’t Work For You - 2024
I thought Holy Island
was going to be a police procedural but it was more sleazy romance. My 1 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Devil's Dance - Garrett Leigh
Rebel Kings Series Book #1
Narrator: Dan Calley
Genera: M/M Romance/ Motorcycle Club
1★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I should have read the blurb and/or the smaller print. I know nothing about Marvel Comics or any of the characters :( https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I listened to
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I felt duped by What You Leave Behind
. More women’s lit than mystery with a bid dose of supernatural thrown in. My two star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J. West
Very much an outlier on this review, but I simply couldn't get into the writing style and plot development. it does have fabulous historical content, though.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti 3-StarsSexy, violent, modern retell of "Beauty and the Beast".
My Review
Disappointed with Laura Dave’s latest, The a night We Lost Him
. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
We Do What We Do in The Dark - Michelle Hart
Genera: F/F Romance
2.5★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There’s been a lot of buzz about There Is No Ethan
. Maybe I’m too old, but I wouldn’t have wanted to have had a second “conversation” with this sleaze. My DNF review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Intern - Serena Akeroyd
An M/M Workplace Standalone
Genera: M/M Romance
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Black Dress by Deborah MoggachMy review, 1.5⭐ rounded up
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa
Not gonna lie, I had a jolly good time writing this review, which compensated for how bored I was while reading the book.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I listened to
Long, Lean, and Lethal by Heather Graham.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Story Collector by Evie Woods
I had liked ‘The Lost Bookshop’ by this author, but this book was mostly a dud.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Charlotte Gray - Sebastian Faulks - (England/France)
Genera: War
2★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego ny Kyle Prue
The most interesting thing about this book was its title.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington’s Most Private First Lady by Heath Hardage Lee 3-StarsWell researched but very dry.
My Review
So Long At The Fair] - Christina Schwartz - (Wisconsin)
Genera: Adultery/Infidelity
2★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Run. By Blake Crouch
has to be one of the worst books I’ve read in a long time. My one star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Worth The Chance - Kate Hawthorne
Giving Consent Series Book #4
Genera; M/M Romance/Asexual/Friends to Lovers
2.5★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ocultos by Laura Pérez
A graphic short story collection that was too weird and surreal for my liking.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
Though an adult fantasy, it was written in a YA style, with a whiny, self-centred protagonist. No surprise that it didn't work for me.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nocturne with Gaslamps by Matthew Francis
Had great promise, but ended up mostly a dud.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I was looking forward to Long Island Compromise due to all the positive reviews. But I quickly realized it wasn’t for me. Just vulgar. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I listened to
The Suspect by Michael Robotham by Michael Robotham. I couldn't get into this book at all.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pearl: A novel by Siân Hughes
Booker Prize winners and I rarely gel with each other, so feel free to take my feedback with a dollop of salt.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I almost didn’t make it through the first sibling’s story either. Kept putting the book down. Once I was done, it was the book I hoped for.
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
I had expected much better from a Newbery Medal winner.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Staged by Elle Cosimano is the first of six Amazon Original Stories in the light-hearted #BusybodiesCollection featuring amateur sleuths. A body spoils this real estate agent's groomed carpet, so she starts looking for clues.
My review of StagedThese are still available until the end of October on NetGalley. The other stories might be better.
Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy
Adult graphic novel, but feels YA. The author is a baker, so the baking content is great;. The rest, not so much.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ellie in First Position: A Graphic Novel by Brian Freschi
Middle-grade graphic novel. Could have been great but ended up just okay.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Creation Lake
has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But I thought it was all just a big sloppy mess. My two star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Liz wrote: "Creation Lake has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But I thought it was all just a big sloppy mess. My two star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/sho..."
To me, most Booker Prize winners are sloppy messes. They just don't work for me!
Olaf and Essex by Patti Calkosz
Very much an outlier for this middle-grade novel. Didn't like the writing at all.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Unfortunately Yours – Tessa Bailey – 1*
A rom-com set in the Napa Valley, with a kernel of a cute idea. But I did not find either Natalie or August remotely interesting. Of course, they have hot sex and achieve multiple orgasms. But these scenarios are so ridiculously unbelievable that I found them tedious to read. There was one very interesting metaphor for orgasm that earned it 1 star.
LINK to my full review