My daughter was at it again. For the first time she was EMBARRASSED to make a review for one of the books!! She thought the book was “babyish” and thought kids would make fun of her for it. I told her, who cares?!?!? So in her review she made sure to say it was perfect for kids in Kindergarten, haha. Apparently I still have things to teach her when it comes to reading!!
Here are her latest reviews, enjoy! And again, if your children review any books leave the link in the comments so we can check them out too!
The book she thought was “babyish”…
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732. That’s the number of books on my Goodreads want-to-read shelf…yikes.
Added: August 20, 2018
Verdict: OFF
Reason: I just haven’t been feeling police drama/legal novels for awhile now. I have really been into more suspenseful thrillers and chick lit. While this is inspired by a true story which I like, I have a lot more I’d rather read before this!
Added: August 20, 2018
Verdict: OFF
Reason: I honestly have no idea why I would put this on my list. It talks about gangs and other kind of out there things…this one has me scratching my head, this is totally not my kind of book!
Added: August 20, 2018
Verdict: KEEP
Reason: I love Jenny Han. This one may be with kids in middle school, but as you know I do love young adult and while this may be real young…it sounds cute and I’m all for a cute, quick read!
Well…I took 2 out of 3 off, I’ll take it! What are you reading this week??
Thank you to Justine Sha and Harlequin Trade Publishing for my advance copy of The Last Wife in exchange for my honest review!
The Last Wife is a tale which perfectly encapsulates the saying, “oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Marie and Nina are best friends and Marie promises Nina that she will take care of her family when she is diagnosed with a terminal illness. When Marie starts to do this things fall apart and yet come together.
Marie ends up divorcing her husband when she finds out he’s been having an affair and the other woman has fallen pregnant. It deeply hurts Marie as she has been trying for years to have a baby and failed. She takes this opportunity to move in on Stuart, Nina’s widow, and take over her family.
I did not find this to be a thriller, yet there were a few suspenseful parts to this one. A big part of this book is a trip to Ibiza where Nina, Marie, and their old friend Camilla which took place 10 years prior. Marie’s boyfriend, Charlie, died on that trip and she can’t really get over it. She blames Nina and Camilla on the death of Charlie and won’t stop until she hears what she wants to hear.
All the characters in this one are weird. There’s something a little off with all of them. Just when you think maybe Marie is the one manipulating everything the other characters do things and you just think everyone is trying to control and manipulate the situation. It’s really just a bit bizarre.
This book was not particularly for me and I thought the ending completely fell flat. I don’t want to give too much away, but Marie made it out to seem like a different situation and then suddenly in the end all is well.
3 stars. I was engaged enough with the writing to plow through this one, but if I’m honest I didn’t really care about this one. I could take it or leave it, yet I’m sure some of you out there will love this one and eat it up…it just wasn’t my cup of tea. If you enjoyed Karen Hamilton’s previous novel The Perfect Girlfriend you will absolutely enjoy this one as well!
It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for another TTT courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is…
Most Anticipated Releases For The Second Half Of 2020
I originally was not going to participate in this meme today, but there is ONE book…ONE book that is on my MUST read list, will have in my hands on release day…I cannot stop THINKING about this one…just this ONE book…this ONE book has caused me agony every day because I keep thinking about it…that’s a lot for just ONE book, right?? Aren’t you dying to know what this ONE book is?!?
OCTOBER WHY AREN’T YOU HERE YET?!?!?!?! This is the LAST book in Elin Hilderbrand’s Paradise trilogy and I am just DYING at how everything will end…she has left us on cliffhangers with the first two and I just need to know how it all ends!!!
What are you most looking forward to being released?
I have read AND reviewed THREE books this month for Netgalley!!
My feedback ratio is currently 66%. I keep being tempted by book tours that I keep getting invited on where the book is through Netgalley…I have slowed down, it’s motivating me to read more and more of my Netgalley shelves…
What I read and reviewed this month…
Here’s what I plan on reading AND reviewing (I may have read some of these, but I have not reviewed them yet) NEXT month…
I have faith in myself to knock out EIGHT books in July…wish me luck…at least if I get through 5 I will be THRILLED!
Thank you to Justine Sha and Harlequin Publishing for the advance reader copy of That Summer In Maine in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions. I am please to be part of this tour!!
What a beautiful novel this turned out to be! The story is told to us by Jane, Hazel’s mom, and Hazel herself. Their dynamic is interesting. Hazel is a 16 year old withdrawn teenage girl living her mom, step dad, and newborn twin brothers. She feels abandoned by her mother and Jane has no clue.
One day out of the blue Hazel gets a message with someone who claims to be her half-sister. She invites her to spend the summer in Maine with her and their father, Silas. Jane hesitantly agrees and goes on a journey within herself and realizes she’s been losing Hazel slowly.
I loved this story. I loved all the characters (even though I wanted to wring the half sister’s neck NUMEROUS times) and loved Silas. I thought there was a LOT of growth with Jane AND Hazel. Jane grew mostly from reading the diary of Susie, the mother of Eve, Hazel’s half sister. She took it upon herself to create her own diary filled with letters her daughter would probably never see to explain herself and the decisions she made. Hazel grew after she realized the life she thought she could have with blood relatives wasn’t quite what it was cracked up to be.
This book had me feeling the lake breeze while mosquitoes buzzed around in the sweet, sticky heat of the summer. I imagined myself sitting next to the fire while the girls and Silas talked. It was so easy to image the scenery, Wolfson did a remarkable job with that!
4 stars. This is a PERFECT summer read that will have you smiling from ear to ear at the end. Sometimes we all need a happy book and this one delivers just that. You won’t be disappointed if you pick this one up to read!
Author Bio: Brianna Wolfson is a New York native living in San Francisco. Her narrative nonfiction has been featured on Medium, Upworthy and The Moth. She buys a lottery ticket every Friday.
I came across this in a post where someone was starting the 60 second wash face challenge. This is quite a simple challenge…you wash for face for 60 seconds at a time for 30 days!
Easy right?
No…
So, I started by buying face wash…I know, I know, but I don’t wear make up so I’ve never really thought I needed it before. I have been noticing some fine lines appearing so I’ve been wanting to take care of my face. I bought…
Charcoal is supposed to be all the rage, get a good clean face, so it can’t be bad right? WRONG! My face started to BURN immediately…I thought, maybe that means it’s working?? I went on for 60 seconds and washed my face…I would give this a second chance…same thing, crazy burn and now my cheeks are red, RED. A quick Google search and I learned that’s NOT good.
I guess some people have a reaction to the charcoal and I’m one of them. Oh well.
So after my skin calmed down I tried this next…
Something that hydrates sounded promising…I only used this ONE time. My face dried out HORRIBLY! I got 2 dry skin spots just below my mouth. No amount of moisturizer was helping!! So…then I tried this…
Yes, that says rapid wrinkle repair…AND I got the rapid repair cream to go with it…guess what…so far, so good!
I think what started this all off was purchasing a jade face roller. I will admit, it probably does nothing, but it still feels sooooo good to roll it on my face. It’s nice and cool and just gives you a refreshing boost.
I know this is a little (ok, WAY) off topic, but sometimes we need a little break. Let me know if you’ve done any challenges like this with face washing or anything! They’re fun to do! I’ll try and remember and check back in again in a month and see if I can notice a difference in my face or just how I feel!
I just want to say this book has me all in…I cannot put it down…here’s how we start…
Prologue
When the car bypassed the main terminal building and pulled up next to a sign that said PRIVATE JET CENTER, Emily breathed in so fast she almost choked.
Here’s a hint, it IS an ARC due to be released next month…
I seriously am loving EVERY SECOND of this book!!!!!
Donna's Reading Chair 