Touching Melody by RaShelle Workman My rating: 1 of 5 stars Pre-read: Holy crud, that blurb! I have no qualms saying that I’m intrigued to see where this goes. It has the potential to turn out towards something interesting if handled well. *moves up on reading list* Post-read: I’m only giving this book a single … Continue reading »
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I feel an enormous amount of pressure writing this review, but probably not for the reason that you might think. “Noughts and Crosses” tackles very difficult subjects in a multidimensional, emotional way. It features a relationship that has deeper implications than one may … Continue reading »
The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski My rating: 1 of 5 stars Initial thoughts: *sighs* I think I’ll start this reflection with a few positive notes. I really like the cover of this book and how it ties into the physical portrayal of one of the main characters. It has such a beautiful, tragic, … Continue reading »
Hi all, Rose here with my first “Soapbox Saturday” entry in a while. Many of you know that I’ve been a little more than burned reading selections from the budding New Adult age group as of late. Usually when I get burned in some way, that usually has the synapses in my brain firing, whether … Continue reading »
Levitating Las Vegas by Jennifer Echols My rating: 1 of 5 stars A random note to begin this review: I think this book has my all-time highest record for attempted sessions only to end up ditching the review draft and starting from scratch. Total number of attempts: ten. Number of nearly completed drafts: two. This … Continue reading »
Star Crossed by Kele Moon My rating: 2 of 5 stars This story required me to suspend my disbelief more than I wanted to in points. I just couldn’t really connect to Romeo and Jules relationship and the plot itself was threadbare, even haphazard in places. Coming off of “Defying the Odds”, I wondered what … Continue reading »
Slammed by Colleen Hoover My rating: 1 of 5 stars Initial reaction: I’m mulling over a few ways to write this review to express my thoughts, but the overarching reaction? I wish I could’ve liked this more. Sadly, with all the formulaic notations, the lack of connection with the main character (who made me want … Continue reading »
Killing Rachel by Anne Cassidy My rating: 1 of 5 stars Initial reaction: Argh, this hurts to write. You know, despite my criticisms of it in some modes, I actually did like Anne Cassidy’s first book in this series, “Dead Time”. Rose was a flawed protagonist in that, but at least she owned up to … Continue reading »
Lost Summer by Alex McAulay My rating: 1 of 5 stars There’s only so much suspension of disbelief you can have in a single story. I think in Alex McAulay’s “Lost Summer”, that suspension was used up well before the book hit the 10% mark, at least for me. Even in the most far-fetched of … Continue reading »
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell My rating: 3 of 5 stars Initial reaction: I think this book was as good as it was in terms of my reading experience because of the audiobook. I liked that part of it, but I’m a little torn on my experience of the story. Parts of it I … Continue reading »
Easy by Tammara Webber My rating: 2 of 5 stars Pre-read thoughts: I was in a lengthy debate with myself over the measure of whether I wanted to read it or not, but I’ve decided to just give it a go. I’ll admit I’m critical because many NA titles have left me burned as a … Continue reading »
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover My rating: 2 of 5 stars If there’s one thing I can say about my impressions of reading “Hopeless”, my first read from Colleen Hoover, I make no qualms about saying that the woman can write well in considerations. Her narrative style is easy to go through, at times she knows … Continue reading »
Defying the Odds by Kele Moon My rating: 3 of 5 stars Kele Moon’s “Defying the Odds” surprised me. Usually when I say that a book can make me laugh and enjoy the journey enough to think well of it, despite common themes and progressions, I give it the benefit of the doubt. This book … Continue reading »
Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker My rating: 1 of 5 stars Initial reaction: I think most people know from my status updates on this that I didn’t like this book, but I think reflecting upon the work on a number of different levels, it’s more than just one element or the measure that this … Continue reading »
The Stone Demon by Karen Mahoney My rating: 3 of 5 stars Karen Mahoney’s “The Stone Demon” is the third and final book to “The Iron Witch” trilogy, and I think its content is more on the level with the first, though with a few caveats to consider. I appreciated the journey with the familiar … Continue reading »
