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 The first 30-40% of this book felt really slow, but I did enjoy the last half. Teenagers are terrible humans and I don’t think I’ve ever rooted so hard for a serial killer before. Tolly’s story is truly so heartbreaking. The small town dynamics were so well done. Tolly is such a humane character, despite the truly heinous acts he commits. This was such a heart wrenching and nostalgic read.

 This was another book that I really regretted requesting. The cover is so cute and it absolutely fooled me into thinking that it would be some cute romantic fling, when it was really just four narcissistic people all seem to hate each other, and none of them wanted to be together, really. I guess I should’ve known that you can’t romanticize a story about two separate people who wanna break a couple’s engagement/wedding, and that fault is my own. However, The fact that this is poorly written, has terrible characters, and should have never existed as the book is not on me. The couple that get together for the fake dating whose names I’ve already forgotten have no chemistry, even after they start to “fall in love.” This author even managed to Make being a librarian sound like the most boring thing in the world, which is a true testament to this book is that my life revolves around books.  I could go on and on about how much I hated this book, but I have already wasted enough of my time o

 I don’t know where to even begin with this one. I Requested it because the cover was adorable, And it looked like a great spooky season read. The only good thing about this book is the cover. I wish I was the type to DNF, Because I was ready to do that less than 10% of the way in.  The “romance” between the two characters felt so rushed and lacked any kind of substance. It was very hard to root for them, Especially because the guy had no personality in the girl was just absolutely insufferable. Her abandonment issues and gaslighting everyone around her into thinking that they would ruin her life if they weren’t by her side constantly was really gross. Multiple times in the book she tells a character that they’re ruining her life because they want to go off and do something in their own lives and that is just so unhealthy. She makes her parents out to be these giant villains and then after you find out more about them, you actually realize that Lex is the villain. She’s a mean, miserab

 This was a cute enough story.  I naturally requested it based on the cover and the adorable dogs.  To me, the dogs were the best part of the book.  I am normally a sucker for enemies to lovers/rivals to lovers, but that just didn’t land for me.  Both characters had so much family tension and drama in their backgrounds, and we somehow seemed to end up with all of the details and none of the details at the same time.  There were too many areas of focus when it came to characters.  Instead of one book clearly about two people with 4-6 supporting characters, it felt more like several different stories with lots of characters pulling the attention a million different ways. The story wasn’t bad.  There was just too much going on for me and I wish it had been more streamlined with higher stakes.  The cover is absolute perfection though!

This book was a no-brainer for me the moment I knew it was going to be released.  I loved Forget Me Not so much, and I still can’t believe that these two books are Julie Soto’s first published works.  I’m not one of the Kylo Ren fanfic girlies, but I enjoyed it just the same.  I know nothing about the Pops Orchestra world, but my lack of orchestral knowledge wasn’t enough to spoil the book for me.  Some of the characters weren’t fully flushed out to me (or not in the way they could/should have been) but that’s a very minor complaint.  Xander’s parents were super gross to me, but that’s all part of what made him so complicated.  The resolution felt rushed and wasn’t the best in my opinion, but again, minor complaint that would not keep me from reading the book again.

 Morbidly Yours follows Callum, an undertaker for his family’s funeral business and Lark, a cartoon animator who moves to Ireland to get a fresh start.  The two become neighbors, and we soon discover Callum must marry by his 35th birthday in order to inherit the business.  As it turns out, Lark would rather be literally anywhere else, than near funeral homes.  Despite this, they become friends and she makes it her mission to help him get married by signing him up for the dating apps and getting him back out on the scene. (I’m sure we all see where this is going).  Their friendship grows, as does their mutual attraction.  Can these two polar opposites come together for the happy ending they both deserve? This was a delightful tale of grumpy vs. sunshine with an attempt at marriage of convenience.  That’s not my favorite romance trope, but the story really didn’t convince me that the author pulled this one off.  Don’t get me wrong - the book is adorable.  The trope doesn’t really fit tho

Set in 1994, this story follows three comedians as they tour rural Canada together for a comedy tour.  Dale is a middle age comic towards the end of his touring career, Rynn is an up and coming star from Dublin, and Hobie Huge is a nobody added at the last minute by the talent manager.  He has no experience, and as we soon find out, no actual talent in comedy.  Not long into the trip, he starts to terrify Dale and Rynn with his brutal behavior.  Soon they realize the tour is no longer about the comedy, and is solely about whether or not they will actually survive. I thought I would like this more than I actually did.  If I had read the book, I might have liked it better than the audio I listened to, which is weird given that the narrator was the author himself.  The audio just didn’t pull me in.  The story is interesting and different, which is what makes me so disappointed that I didn’t love it.  If I were to recommend this, I’d recommend the kindle or hard copy version. Thank you to

I had so much fun with My Roommate is a Vampire last year.  When I saw Reggie’s story would be the next one we got, I was so excited to dive back into this universe and have a front row seat to his shenanigans.  Not only were we following this insane character, but we got to watch him try and fake date Amelia in an effort to fool her meddling family during her cousin’s wedding. I had such a good time with this book.  Reggie’s bullet journaling had me cracking up at several times throughout my reading.  I love that the story doesn’t take itself too seriously.  There aren’t any stereotypical vampire hunters, or vampires being staked, or some giant battle royale between historical and serious families.  This is a fun story, with equally fun characters, a dash of love, and a whole lot of shenanigans.  This is a great read for spooky season!