What_Kel_Reads

I had a hard time with this book, mainly because I’ve had a lot of friends in relationships like this in the past. I know firsthand that the relationships and scenarios were accurate. I was really interested in the first half, but the second half felt like a completely different book. The ending definitely didn’t make sense with everything we learned in the first half of the story. I know this review is vague, but it has been a week or so since I finished this and I’m still not even sure how I feel about it. 

I really enjoyed this book! It was such a fast and cute read. I loved the single dad/nanny aspect of the story. I highly recommend this if you need a light and fluffy read with low stakes!  

 I was so freaking disappointed by this book. I bought the alternate covers (which are absolutely stunning) at Romance Con and I expected to read about (PER THE AUTHOR) small town charm, office rivals to lovers, and a happily ever after. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t feel like I got any of that. The first problem lies within the setup of the relationship. Amara and Cal meet in a club, fall in love after like 2 hours, and go back to his place before Amara realizes that Cal is the new CFO that her dad just hired for their family’s winery. He calls her a party princess, she storms out, and fast forward to five years later, when they’re both still holding onto that. How have you seriously not gotten over that one interaction in the span of FIVE YEARS?  Second, Cal hates women. You can’t convince me otherwise. When he was trying to prevent Amara’s father from giving her the company, he ONLY talked to her father, shook his hand, and plead his case with him. He paid no attention to ...

This one is an absolute DELIGHT! Clueless is my favorite Emma retelling, but this is a very close second. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this is a debut novel given based on how well they handled the original story while adding their own spin to make the story feel fresh. I absolutely loved the dialogue. The characters are all so well written and easy to love. Having this set in NYC was brilliant. It allowed the setting to feel both grand and intimate at the same time. I can’t say enough things about this book. It was truly delightful.  If you plan on reading this, I would recommend the audiobook! I switched to it after seeing Teddy Hamilton and Brittany Pressley were the narrators and I have absolutely no regrets about that.  

 

 I got this book from a friend and didn’t read it for the longest time because I was intimidated by it. I didn’t know a lot about this case and wanted to be in the right headspace to read it. This book was really interesting in the way it was formatted. You learn so much about the victims and their families, and almost nothing about the actual murderer. I actually preferred this. These were real people with real lives, real families, and real dreams cut short by a monster. I would highly recommend the audiobook if you’re looking into reading this one. There was an interview with the author and narrator at the end of mine that was a really interesting listen.