The Doll House by Phoebe Morgan My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review.I guess with this book began my search for new contemporary adult mystery/thriller stories; something I could read and get lost in when I’m not in the mood for YA, cozy murder mystery or fantasy. I was excited and happy to have been approved to read a book that already had such a great reputation. Sadly, this was also not the end of said search.I couldn’t relate to the protagonist at all. She was in a place in her life that I will never be…
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The Simplicity of Cozy
The Simplicity of Cozy: Hygge, Lagom & the Energy of Everyday Pleasures by Melissa Alvarez My rating: 1 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review.The biggest difficulty I had with this book was the formatting of the file I was given; the entire text was just one big blob of words, starting with the publisher’s information. I kept flipping back and forth, trying to find the start of the actual book part. It was very confusing.The book itself begins with a description of the various ideas of “cozy” in different cultures, then it switches abruptly to an exercise for the…
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Save the Date
Save the Date by Morgan Matson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review.This was incredibly detailed and it took me more effort to stay focused on the story than any book I have read since “The Counsel of Elrond” in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Sorry, but that chapter took me a month to get through; I kept falling asleep and the same was happening with this story (not that I’m trying to compare classic fantasy literature with contemporary young adult fiction).I found the protagonist to be rather entitled and self-centred. There isn’t really much else…
