Now that I am getting back into reading I thought it would be a good idea to pop a TBR together! I won’t be forcing myself to stick to this one but this is books that I’m currently keen to read or reread!
Want to Read
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Namesake by Adrienne Young
God Storm by Coco Ma
To be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Want to Reread
Shadow Frost by Coco Ma
The Lat Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Currently Reading
A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
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What books have you read & loved recently?
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Hey all! So yes, I’ve been MIA but life has been crazy! I’m finally settling into a new schedule and want to get back to the things I enjoy doing! Like blogging. So let’s wrap up the books I have read since my last wrap up in January! Let’s jump into it.
Audiobook
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashely Poston
I have been busy so haven’t had a chance for a lot of physical reading. Coincidently audiobooks have been amazing. I took this time to relisten to some books so that I could finally continue or finish the series. So I am finally update/finished the Wayward Children series & Shades of Magic series. I’m also finally listening to Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston. The sequel for Crown of Coral and Pearl will be next up so I can finally finish off that one too!
Physical Read
The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Got to two of my most anticipated releases! The Mask Falling is book 4 in The Bone Season series which it has been a F*CKING LONG WAIT for! It was amazing so well worth the wait. Also picked up The Prison Healer as soon as I got my copy and it was so damn good! That cliffhanger was insane! I’m so glad it’s only a couple months to wait for book 2.
Currently Reading
This is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
Bookish and the Beast by Ashely Poston
Will be starting This is Not a Ghost Story as soon as I finish this post! I’m also currently listening to Bookish and the Beast which is pretty good so far.
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What books have you read & loved recently?
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Welcome to a possibly confusing post! So, we all know the unhaul posts where you take books off your shelves because you either don’t plan to read them anymore or you’ve read it and didn’t love it enough to keep it. Well after that I bought you my Goodreads “Want to read” Clear Out! Which was basically the same thing but I was removing books from my Goodreads shelf that I am no longer interested in. Welllllll, today I bring you a Scribd “Saved” Spring Clean! Firstly I would like to say, no, it is in fact not spring… Nor is it close to spring here in Australia…. But the 3 Ss just sounded good together… Secondly, if you didn’t know when you have a scribd membership you can ‘save’ eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, etc. to the ‘Saved’ Section so you can more easily find them. That section is what I’m clearing out! I have never been through and removed books from this & I have had the account for at least 6 years now… I think it’s time! Let’s jump in!
eBooks I’ve read…
The Backstagers: Vol 1
Something is Killing the Children: Vol 1
The Woods: Vol 1
Heavy Vinyl: Vol 1
Bee and Puppycat: Vol 1
The Starspun Web by Sinead O’Hart
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard
Misfit City: Vol 1
Fence: Vol 1
Goldie Vance: Vol 1
Unread eBooks…
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Audiobooks I’ve read…
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis
Toil & Trouble (Anthology)
Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (Anthology)
The Name of the Stat by Maureen Johnson
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Legendborn by Tracy Deonm
Ever Curse by Corey Ann Haydu
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah
Next Girl to Die by Dea Porier
Romanov by Nadine Brandes
To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
Elvish by S.G. Prince
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Dare You To Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch
We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hardcastle by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
The Watchmaker’s Daughter by C.J. Archer
Firstlife by Gena Showalter
The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Rassch
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The Alchemist by Paulo Coellho
Unread audiobooks…
The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olsen
Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
George by Alex Gino
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
Again, but Better by Christine Riccio
Grim Lovelies by Megan Sheppard
Sawkill Girls by Claire LeGrand
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
White Stag by Kara Barbieri
Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau
The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Neilsen
The Disapperances by Emily Bain Murphy
Labryinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Magonia by Marie Dahvana Headly
The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The False Prince by Jennider A. Neilsen
I’ll Give You the Stars by Jandy Nelson
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Let’s Chat!
Who else needs to do a major clear out of their Scribd saved list?!
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I found myself scrolling through the Reader tab looking at other peoples posts and while doing so I was thinking that I should do some mini reviews for the books I read in January as I didn’t review ANY of them! Next second THIS post came up called ‘One-Line Reviews #2’ from Pooled Ink and it was a perfect fit for what I was thinking about! So no, this was not my idea & you should definitely go check out Pooled Ink!
So, welcome to my first Two Line Reviews post! I didn’t think 1 line was quite enough for me, so 2 it is. I will try & do these frequently and they will include the books that I haven’t reviewed which will generally be audiobooks & graphic novels that I’ve read. I’ll try and aim for 5 books each post and hopefully post twice a month depending on how many books I read that month! Enough talking, let’s jump in!
I don’t personally enjoy the lyrical type writing style of this one as I find it excess & sometimes confusing. This one I also found slow & kinda boring which I think is definitely influenced by the writing style having so much floweriness (yes, that’s a word now) & excess detail.
Absolutely amazing representation & Characters and the plot was engaging and fun. I didn’t personally like the insta love romance, just not my thing, and I just don’t think it quite lived up to the hype everyone has been giving it.
This one was so much fun and had amazing main characters that I just loved so much! To Best the Boys was also very engaging & I was hooked from the very beginning.
I expected this to be a fairly common YA Mystery but nope, let’s throw a fantastical element in there! This was so interesting, gripping & well written.
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This month is pretty tame compared to the last few months which have been crazy. There is still a few January Releases that I Pre-ordered that haven’t come in but these are what arrived in January as well as the audiobooks I bought on Audible & what I saved on Scribd! Let’s jump in.
Paperbacks
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Hardcovers
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
This is not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Across the Green Grass Field by Seanan McGuire
Audible Audiobooks
Cemetry Boys by Aidan Thomas
Of Swords and Dragons by Heather Renee
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix. E Harrow
Audiobooks saved on Scribd
That’s Not What Happened by Kody Kerlinger
Girls with Sharp Sticks but Suzanne Young
Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa
I Killed Zoe Spanow by Kit Frick
Let’s Chat!
What are you most keen for that you picked up in January? I’m usper keen to get to the 3 mystery/thrillers that I saved on Scribd! They all look so damn good.
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In January I tried 4 times to read a book physically but I just wasn’t feeling it and ended up putting it down after a chapter or two OR swapping to audiobook. I can’t be sure if this is an actual slump or if I’m just not in the mood for those books. As I was in Bookopoloy ReadAThon I didn’t have a huge amount of control over what I could choose to read. I’ve been in a huge Mystery/Thriller kick lately and I just didn’t have books of those genres that could fit in the challenges, so I was left with a lot of Fantasy which I haven’t been in the mood for lately… I won’t talk about the ones I stopped reading as I didn’t read more than 2 chapters of any of them & I’m not even counting them as DNFs.
Graphic Novel
Bee and Puppycat: Volume 1
Audiobooks
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix. E Harrow
Cemetry Boys by Aiden Thomas
To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Of Swords and Dragons by Heather Renee
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Currently Listening
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Let’s Chat!
Well that is all the books I read in January. Definitely not my best month but not too bad considering I was struggling to pick up a book. Thank goodness for audiobooks!! What was your favourite book you read in January?
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So, I’m back! I took an unplanned 3 week break from blogging and YouTube which I think I really needed. After posting every day of December I really wasn’t feeling motivated. So I took some time & I’m back! Will hopefully be back on youtube soon too. Had to fix an SD card issue first… Literally 2 SD cards of mine are breaking at the same time (One my camera cannot read at all) & I want to get new ones before recording anything.
Anyways! Here is my February TBR. In January I participated in Bookopoly ReadAThon and because of the challenges I landed on I didn’t get a chance to read the books I was super keen for! So hopefully I will get a chance in February. This TBR will be short however as I have ALOT on in Feb including organise the Miles From Anywhere Auto Show & Shine (including traveling to pick up supplies like trophies for the evnet), helping out with events for Miles Golf Club & Carnivals happening at work. It’s going to be a busy month!
Another rambling! let’s jump in!
Physical/eBooks
This is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan MGuire
Audiobooks
I am currently listening to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire but I’m not sure yet if I will continue the series or just jump into something else. I won’t bother including the covers for those as I think you all know what they look like by now.
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston
Crown of Coral and Peal by Mara Rutherford
Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford
Well that’s about it for my February TBR. I have a couple rereads on here (Geekerella, The Princess and the Fangirl & Crown of Coral and Pearl) as I want to reread those before continuing onto the next book in those series as it’s been a while.
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What books are you keen to read in February? Have you read any of these? Let me know your thoughts!
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I found myself scrolling through the Reader tab looking at other peoples posts and while doing so I was thinking that I should do some mini reviews for the books I read in January as I didn’t review ANY of them! Next second THIS post came up called ‘One-Line Reviews #2’ from Pooled Ink and it was a perfect fit for what I was thinking about! So no, this was not my idea & you should definitely go check out Pooled Ink!
So, welcome to my first Two Line Reviews post! I didn’t think 1 line was quite enough for me, so 2 it is. I will try & do these frequently and they will include the books that I haven’t reviewed which will generally be audiobooks & graphic novels that I’ve read. I’ll try and aim for 5 books each post and hopefully post twice a month depending on how many books I read that month! Enough talking, let’s jump in!
I don’t personally enjoy the lyrical type writing style of this one as I find it excess & sometimes confusing. This one I also found slow & kinda boring which I think is definitely influenced by the writing style having so much floweriness (yes, that’s a word now) & excess detail.
Absolutely amazing representation & Characters and the plot was engaging and fun. I didn’t personally like the insta love romance, just not my thing, and I just don’t think it quite lived up to the hype everyone has been giving it.
This one was so much fun and had amazing main characters that I just loved so much! To Best the Boys was also very engaging & I was hooked from the very beginning.
I expected this to be a fairly common YA Mystery but nope, let’s throw a fantastical element in there! This was so interesting, gripping & well written.
Let’s Chat!
Have you read any of these books? What would your Two Line Review be?!
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Today I’ll be talking about my 2020 goals/challenges & how I went. To be honest I lost focus on these challenges completely after I fell into a reading slump in March/April. After that I was simply focusing on reading what I felt like reading to try and kill the slump! So, let’s jump in.
20 Books to Read in 2020
This was a fail…. I read 4 out of the 20 books that I planned to. Read: Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reingten King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
Didn’t Read: A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kaung Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake The Girl King by Mini Yu Mirage by Somaiya Daud Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller The Devil’s Thief by Lisa Maxwell The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chobsky Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers Descendant of the Crane by Joan He Black Wings Beating by Alex London This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada
Big Book Reading Challenge
This one was a bit of a fail. My goal was to read 1 book from each of the following categories: 801 – 900 901 – 1000 1001+ I ended up reading 1 book between 801 – 900 and that was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which I reread twice in 2020. Which didn’t really fulfil the challenge as it was a reread & an audiobook. But oh well.
Always Fully Booked Challenges
Next was the challenges in the Always Fully Booked Planner Challenges.
Firstly, the A to Z Challenge. A – A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer B – The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields C – Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire D – Dead Voices by Katherin Arden E – The End and Other Beginnings F – Fable by Adrienne Younf G – Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse H – Heartstopper: Vol 3 by Alice Oseman I – Indigo Owl by Charlie Archbold J – K – Kriss: The Gift of Wrath by Ted Naifeh L – Loveless by Alice Oseman M – The Mapmaker’s Apprentice by C.J. Archer N – Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reingten O – One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus P – Pride by Ibi Zoboi Q – Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling (reread) R – Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline S – Sherwood by Meagan Spooner T – Toil & Trouble (Anthology) U – V – The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson (reread) W – Witches in Training by Sam Davies X – Y – Z –
Now for the Little Inkling 2020 Reading Challenge.
A Book Set in Space – Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reingten A Debut Novel – Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen A Book with a Number in the title – Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline A Book from a celebrity book club – Fable by Adrienne Young A book with a title longer than 4 words – The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton A book with multiple POV – Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Hadyu A fairytale/classic retelling – A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer A book from a genre you don’t normally read – Dead Voices by Katherin Arden A book published before 2012 – After the Funeral by Agatha Christie A book recommended by a friend – Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia A book nominated for an award in 2019 – Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling A book longer than 600 pages – European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman A book inspird by mythology or folklore – Legendborn by Tracy Deonn A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist – Loveless by Alice Oseman A book involving a heist – A book with a non-human character – The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill A book set in a different country than you – Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie A novella – Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you – Odd One Out by Nic Stone A book with a cover you don’t like – King of Ashes by Raymond E Fiest A book with a one-word title – Skyward by Brandon Sanderson A book with a POC on the cover – Calling All Witches by Laurie Calkhoven The last book in a series – The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson A standalone – Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse A book that makes you laugh out loud – A Book that makes you hungry – A book with a character(s) on a quest – Nocturna by Maya Motayne A book set in the past – The Mapmaker’s Apprentice by C.J. Archer A book set in the future – The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth A book that’s been on your TBR for more than a year – King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo A cover buy – Ever After by Olivia Vieweg A tearjerker – Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (reread) A swoon worthy book – A reread – Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton A book with a map in it – House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess A book with desgins under the dust jacket – All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace The first book in a series – The Watchmaker’s Daughter by C.J. Archer A book by two authors – Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff A book set at sea – Fable by Adrienne Young A book you meant to read last year – Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Then there is the Reading Rainbow Challenge Red – Clown in Cornfield by Adam Cesare Orange – The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill Yellow – Heartstopper: Vol 3 by Alice Oseman Green – A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer Blue – Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire Purple – Nyxia Unleashed by Scott reingten Pink – The Avant-Guards: Vol 1 by Carly Usdin White – One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus Black – Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard Gold – King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Silver – Sherwood by Meagan Spooner Bronze – Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Lastly, the On the Cover Challenge A Tree – Nyxia Unleased by Scott Reingten A Sword – Fence: Vol 1 by C.S. Pacat 2 or more People – One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus An animal – The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill Mountains – The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill Fire – The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields Water – Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Mythical Creature – The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill Wings – Witches in Training by Sam Davies Moon or Stars – Dead Voices by Katherin Arden
Let’s Chat!
Are you happy with the progress you made on your 2020 reading goals/challenges? I definitely could have done better with the big books challenge & 20 books to read in 2020. Hopefully I do better in 2021! I will be discussing my 2021 reading goals in a post coming soon.
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Today I am going to chat about the worst & most disappointing books of 2020. Usually I write two seperate posts for these categories but this year there is only 3 books that fit the category of ‘worst books’. This year I really stuck to the idea that if I’m not enjoying then DNF! So, I didn’t finish too many books that I really didn’t enjoy. 2 of the ones on the ‘worst’ list are Graphic Novels as they are super short, so I do finish those even if I’m not loving it because they only take an hour or less usually.
Worst Books I Read in 2020
Kriss: The Gift of Wrath by Ted Na
Firstly we have Kriss: The Gift of Wrath which is a Graphic Novel which I received on NetGalley. This one was just confusing. I couldn’t follow what was going on and didn’t understand most of it. I rated this on 2.5 stars! You can find my full review HERE!
The Celestial Gate bu Avital Dicker
Next I have The Celestial Gate which was just straight up not what it was advertised as. The synopsis is completely different to what actually happens & I break it down in my review, which you can find HERE! Besides the synopsis issue it was bland and not well written. My other complaint is that it is very heavily religion based which because of the synopsis was not what I was expecting. I went in keen for a YA adventure book but instead got a very religious booked based on reincarnation & a quest to find god….. Not what I signed up for.
EverAfter by Olivia Vieweg
EverAfter is another graphic novel & this one is translated as far as I know but, so I can’t be sure if it’s the translation that is the issue here or just the actual story. I was so damn confused though! The cover makes it look like a whimsical kind of story but then inside it’s actually about mental health & zombies??? I figured out that there is a zombie apocalypse happening but that is literally all I know. Nothing was explained, it was hard to follow & just left me confused.
Most Dissapointing Books I Read in 2020
The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth
Just like most of these books I just expected more. I love Divergent by Veronica Roth and I expected to at least like half of these stories however I ended up liking 2, disliking 2 & feeling meh about the other 2. So I only enjoyed 2 out of 6 which is not great… I expected better but was just left disappointed.
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky is a novella for the Montague Siblings trilogy which I have so far loved book 1 & 2 in the series. This one however just let me underwhelmed & also cringing for most of it… I was disappointed with this one compared to all her other works that I have read which have been amazing!
The Backstagers: Vol 3 by James Tynion
I don’t know if there is a technical term for what this book is but it is basically a graphic novel novella bind up for The Backstagers Vol 1 & 2. I loved The Backstagers Vol 1 & 2! This however was confusing & kind of pointless. I expected simply a 3rd story but it’s a heap of little stories which I just didn’t see the point off and the characters started to annoy me in this when that wasn’t the case for Vol 1 & 2… Wasn’t impressed with this one and I’d recommend just reading Vol 1 & 2.
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
How can the same person write The Themis Files, which were gripping, emotional & unpredictable, and write The Test, which was bland and predictable… I don’t get it. This was a short story and I really didn’t care for it. This one left me underwhelmed and I was so curious for this one as The Themis Files is just soooo good!
This one I still rated a 4 however for me it didn’t quite live up to the hype. I hear such amazing things about Branden Sanderson & yes this book was good but it didn’t blow my mind. So was slightly dissapointed.
Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
This is another one that was being hyped so much and there was such positive feedback but I was not impressed. I rated this one 3 stars and I was honestly just confused and blown away by the ‘big reveal’. It just felt kind of ridiculous & was not expected at all. I guess it can get bonus points for unpredictability but that’s about it for me.
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
Odd One Out was super disappointing for me! I read Dear Martin & loved it! So I was excited about reading some of Nic Stone’s other works but this one was just bad. This features a very toxic relationship & also person & neither of which were really rectified or discussed. I’m glad that this author has grown since writing this but it still makes me hesitant to read more by this author.
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What book disappointed you the most in 2020?
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