January > Recent Status Updates

3:06:57 Ch. 4: Inner Isolation and Disconnection - This is a great book. I think it has the same approach as John Delony boks but with more clinical explanations. I could be done tomorrow and it will feel too soon, there is something comforting about this information.

5:30:25 Ch. 37 - I've been way past this point 8 times. I'm throwing in the towel. This story goes left and stuff isn't adding up so I can't go past the fifties chapters without these answers because the story doesn't make sense. I get lost every time. 💤

2:41:40 Ch. 18 - This is pretty much a Lifetime Domestic Thriller from the 90s. It's giving me Invasion of Privacy, so it's lame but not boring. I'm only turning it off to go to sleep because I've been up since 2. If I was this girl this story would be over already.

1:14:17 Ch. 2 - A lot of gems here. I totally see this as a 3-5 day read. The chapters are long and there's a lot to absorb.

4:56:00 Ch. 17 - This is my reward for enduring that other book. This story is great and I just discovered it's a series. Yay!

3:24:42 Ch. 17 - This cover completely catfished me. I was expecting a cozy mystery what I got was an overly sweet small-town saucy romance. Not sure if saucy will turn into spicy but it seemed to be heading in that direction. I'm just not feeling it and I'm kinda bored. I think this is supposed to be grumpy/sunshine but she's not really upbeat and he's not really cynical. The worst part is the mystery is strange noi

3:24:42 Ch. 17 - This cover completely catfished me. I was expecting a cozy mystery what I got was an overly sweet small-town saucy romance. Not sure if saucy will turn into spicy but it seemed to be heading in that direction. I'm just not feeling it and I'm kinda bored. I think this is supposed to be grumpy/sunshine but she's not really upbeat and he's not really cynical. The worst part is the mystery is strange noi

3:20:06 Whenever I Watch Underworld, I Feel Like Kate Beckinsale Wants to Break Up With Me - Stopping here. I was able to play this in the car with my family, it took a minute for my husband to feel it, but he was a bit unimpressed, he said it sounded like a podcast.

237 Ch. 51 - I decided to continue after reading 3 5-star reviews on Goodreads, all were spoiler-free. It's picked up and little but I'm just as bored as before. I'm going to bed because I'm not losing sleep over this story.

1:31:20 Two Dope Boys and a Comic Book: the Superhero Fade Heard Round the Multiverse - Definitely passing this one on to the family. My son heard some and he thought it was interesting, so I'm thinking my husband would like it to as well as my older kids.

31:10 You Can't Win When Escapism Won't Let You Escape - This is incredibly funny. I was skeptical at the start. It doesn't sound like an essay, it sounds more like a speech or rant. Love it.

Ch. 32 - It took 25 chapters to get to the narrative in the blurb, which is why I skip them wherever I can. I read this one which added to my boredom with its slower pace. After 31 chapters I don't care who did it, it was probably the sister, and I'm considering abandoning this story. I'm going to give it till tonight, so 9-hour pause.

Page 95 of 354 Ch. 22 - Meh. This started decent but became dull, and more so at the party. I'll finish this tomorrow.

Page 25 of 263 Ch. 4 - No you didn't talk about Mariah! I'm not petty enough to quit, but I thought about it by the end of the page(23).
📖 39 Ch. 6 - I'm going back to bed. He dissed my girl twice and the storyline is mediocre so far.

Page 206 of 284 Ch. 29 - This story just isn't as good as the other two. There is a lot of discussion about hair and body types, but the story itself is also dull and the drama seems inauthentic. I wanted to stop after ch. 7 and ch. 16 but since I have to finish it anyway I kept going. I'm too sleepy to go on.

The reveal was predictable and a bit uneventful, but I'm enjoying this story far more than the last. I would devour this but I really want to read these books back-to-back so I'm gonna pause because it's Tuesday and the new releases are calling my name.

Ch. 23 -I'm not sure it’s right to say it took too long for someone to die, but typically if the murder doesn't happen in the first 7 chapters the book drags a little. In this book, it was 20 chapters, but it wasn't dragging. It was a good build-up and I did start to question who the target was, but it was just giving tons of suspects. The reveal was predictable and a bit uneventful, but I'm enjoying this story far m

Page 83 of 266 Ch. 14 - I wasn't expecting a plug for the previous book. it said "(Checkout Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles for the recipe. 🙂)" No one is dead and I'm starting to question who I originally thought was the target. It could be anyone at this point.

Page 113 of 317/321 Ch. 18 - This has kinda hit a lull since Ch. 9 and now I need a change of scenery to continue.

Page 75 of 258/259 Ch. 11 - This story is good but I'm trying to ignore a few holes even though he explains why.

The Last Suspicious Holdout (2001) -⭐️⭐️⭐️- That story was so long that I dozed off while thinking about my review. I honestly don't know. There's some deeper meaning but at face value, it was just okay.

Page 132 of 268 Ch. 15 - It's kinda better. I was expecting a sibling story but instead, we have new characters. There are some issues but the story isn't bad. I think I have it all figured out.

Page 135 of 247 Ch. 16 - Okay no my favorite but we'll see where it goes. So far, The plot is good The developments are crazy. I was hoping to be done but after dozing off I'm throwing in the towel for the night.

3:55:33 Ch. 13 - I'm struggling so hard with this story. First of all, it's dragging, then it has odd choices. She describes Tennessee as the color of dead grass then says he's brown, like medium compared to her black. I haven't seen brown grass that's actually brown, it's more pale yellow. Once she gets to England her English is fluent, in months, really? Why would a woman ask an 8-year-old about the thoughts of her

4:49:36 Ch. 13 - I wanted to take a break but each chapter ended on an exciting note. Now I'm only stopping to sleep. I don't know what reverse Taming of the Shrew trope this is but it's fun.

3:07:13 Ch. 9 - I'm not feeling this one as much as the previous few books. I'm not fond of the way the last ended. I don't like sibling triangles.

29:08 Ch. 2 - I don't like the narration it's pretty much British and I guess they're supposed to be like an African accent but I barely hear it. It's not an authentic African accent it's pretty refined and British like you see on TV. The only reason I know is supposed to be an African accent is because of the way the text is written other than that is pretty much British. So, I'm not a fan.

175 Ch. 15 - I'm going to be late! One more chapter has got me into this situation. The story is very good. Interesting POVs.

Page 15 of 248 Ch. 2 - So chapter 1 in this book is the prologue from the last book, word for word. I considered skipping it, but you know just in case they changed something. The end was tweaked a little with the epilogue. Ch. 2 better not be the epilogue. 😂 It looks like it might be the start of it.