It’s a sad fact of adulthood that I rarely stay up late reading anymore. I pretty much always go to bed at the same time, and I don’t let reading get It’s a sad fact of adulthood that I rarely stay up late reading anymore. I pretty much always go to bed at the same time, and I don’t let reading get in the way of that. However, I stayed up about an hour late to finish a book I’ve read before. Ah, the magic of Harry Potter.
That said, Deathly Hallows went slower for me. It alternates between slow scenes and ones of exquisite pain, so a lot of mental breaks were necessary. Plus, I was slumping, which isn’t Deathly Hallows‘ fault. Still, I’d say of them all, Deathly Hallows is one of my least favorite HP books. There’s some serious infodumping and some things I side eye, but it doesn’t change the fact that I love this book.
That goes for the whole series. I wondered if I should put on my critical reviewer hat and rate down for the things that bother me (for example: house elves), but the amount that I love these books is a five star amount, even if they’re not completely without flaws. I’m not blind to the fact that they’re not technically perfect, but to me they are perfect.
I realize that sounds oxymoronic, but I don’t care. These books have been intrinsic to my life since I was young, and, even with my reviewer hat on, I honestly find them to be objectively amazing. So.
Pretty sure no book has ever made me weep harder than Deathly Hallows, either the first time I read it or when I finished last night. I will never be over it.
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It’s a sad fact of adulthood that I rarely stay up late reading anymore. I pretty much always go to bed at the same time, and I don’t let reading get in the way of that. However, I stayed up about an hour late to finish a book I’ve read before. Ah, the magic of Harry Potter.
That said, Deathly Hallows went slower for me. It alternates between slow scenes and ones of exquisite pain, so a lot of mental breaks were necessary. Plus, I was slumping, which isn’t Deathly Hallows‘ fault. Still, I’d say of them all, Deathly Hallows is one of my least favorite HP books. There’s some serious infodumping and some things I side eye, but it doesn’t change the fact that I love this book.
That goes for the whole series. I wondered if I should put on my critical reviewer hat and rate down for the things that bother me (for example: house elves), but the amount that I love these books is a five star amount, even if they’re not completely without flaws. I’m not blind to the fact that they’re not technically perfect, but to me they are perfect.
I realize that sounds oxymoronic, but I don’t care. These books have been intrinsic to my life since I was young, and, even with my reviewer hat on, I honestly find them to be objectively amazing. So.
Pretty sure no book has ever made me weep harder than Deathly Hallows, either the first time I read it or when I finished last night. I will never be over it....more
I am positively thrilled that every book in this series was a massive hit for me. Margot's been a delightfully churlish snarkmonster bff in each book,I am positively thrilled that every book in this series was a massive hit for me. Margot's been a delightfully churlish snarkmonster bff in each book, and I was so happy for her to get her own story and for it to be delightful.
Count Your Lucky Stars is a second chance romance. Margot and Olivia were besties through school, and they hooked up while Olivia was broken up temporarily with her boyfriend Brad. Then she and Brad got back together and later married. Eleven years after they graduated high school, Olivia just happens to be the wedding planner for Brendon and Olivia. And Olivia's apartment floods and she needs a roommate, and Margot just happens to have a room available. Destination: Trope City. And it's gonna be a nice trip.
Obviously this premise hinges on a ton of miscommunication when they were teenagers. And I'll just let you know they do not immediately resolve this when they meet again. Basically, they do continue to fail to communicate until right when I was about to get really annoyed about it. This didn't cross my line. I found it believable for their characters, and, when they do open up, it's a good conversation. Also, I love their first fight. Which is a weird thing to love, I think, but I do.
The group together is super cute, and I generally love this whole clan. For my taste, the baby epilogue (not the MCs) was not needed, and I would have liked to know what happened with the truck, but otherwise this was fully fab....more
Coming in as a huge fan of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, this was mildly disappointing, despite the fact that it has Bloom's humor throughout. I think my issueComing in as a huge fan of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, this was mildly disappointing, despite the fact that it has Bloom's humor throughout. I think my issue is that it feels more like a series of sketches with not much actual connection to Bloom herself. There's a bit about mental health, but it's surprisingly non-personal for a memoir. I enjoyed some chapters quite a bit and a few were a bit much for me....more
Like book one, I devoured this book. There's lots of banter and found family feels, and I'll just be here having feelings. I wouldn't expect to like aLike book one, I devoured this book. There's lots of banter and found family feels, and I'll just be here having feelings. I wouldn't expect to like a book with a pregnant 21-year-old and a love interest who's a single dad cop with twins, but omg all the feels. The Capriottis are amazing, and I want them to adopt me....more
Rounds out the series really well, I think, with another story that's sweet and emotional, without the edginess that you might expect from hockey romaRounds out the series really well, I think, with another story that's sweet and emotional, without the edginess that you might expect from hockey romances.
Pipe Dreams is a second chance romance, and mostly it worked for me. Due to his ex-wife's cancer and its impact on his daughter, Mike Beacon ghosted on the love of his life, his girlfriend Lauren, breaking her heart. While I do understand and sympathize with his decision, I did struggle a little bit with believability here. I can see why he didn't want to be talked out of what he'd planned, but ghosting is such a shitty thing to do. I also don't know why it took him a year to talk to Lauren again after his wife passed.
Setting that aside, they're a pretty good couple. Admittedly, this isn't as much my sort of romance, because Lauren's very eager to have a baby, and that's never my jam. But they're on the same page, so that's nice. I did actually like Mike's daughter, Elsa, and their nanny/violin teacher Hans (I wish he'd been more present).
If you like the tropes of second chance romance and pregnancy, I'd definitely recommend this one. They're not optimal for me, but Bowen writes such great books that I generally like them even when they're less my thing, as is the case here....more
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