Review: A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Loved it even more the 2nd time as an adult. Power of love and all that.

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Review: Heart of the Matter

Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So this is REALLY well written. Both points of view are distinct, all the characters are very believable if not relatable, and the story pulls you in. The subject matter is a hard one for me to say "I like," because I think I had the wrong expectation going in. I thought I was getting a light romance. This is drama. Struggling marriage drama. Which is hard for me to read without having a constant inner dialogue in my head with the characters that goes something like this: "How dare you look at a man who's married!" "Why on EARTH would you give that kind of attention to someone else? You're married!" "No, don't say those hurtful things to the one you love!" "No you don't. Don't blame your unfaithful behavior on somebody else!" "Why don't you just TALK to each other about what's happening?" And other such frustrated exclamations. Which I know is the point. I'm supposed to be thinking about those things and about how I want to do it differently in my own marriage. It's just not a very...enjoyable?...journey to take.

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Review: Beauty and the Clockwork Beast

Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have had good experiences with steampunk books, even blending them with other genres. So I had no problem with the blatant admission, in even just the title, that we are blending steampunk and poopular fairytale and Victorian romance to try and create a wildly trendy new series. Turns out it also blends paranormal and mystery with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and messages from beyond that need to be deciphered in time. It just turned out to be a bit too much for one story or perhaps not done with the light touch that a "proper" Victorian romance should have.

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Review: United

United by Melissa Landers
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: Until Friday Night

Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Ick. I feel like I have to make an excuse for myself for reading this book. Cause it was available on my audiobook app and I was in the mood for a "light rom com." But this was not what it should have been. It was just teenagers dealing with family tragedies in immature ways. Which COULD HAVE been true to life if written better, but I expected the characters to sort of...grow up...through their trials and start to do things differently. Not turn to alcohol and parties and sex and cling in a very unhealthily, emotionally dependent way to his vulnerable girlfriend while passing it off to everyone around them, even the supposed adults who should have been protecting the girl, as "real love." THAT was just a cheap attempt at trying to make troubled teenagers look like characters in a Sparks novel. It made me wish that somebody would put that boy in therapy already.

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