I just had the worst reading slump of my life. It went so far beyond any others I’ve had before. Imagine conversations like this: Me: *sobbing* THERE ARE NO BOOKS IN THE WORLD!! THERE’S NOTHING TO READ! *sobbing* I HATE EVERYTHING! Husband: What about the […]
Sometimes a book just isn’t for you. But despite your dislike of the book, you feel you could try another book by the same author. But sometimes an author just isn’t for you. You and the author’s style just don’t get along, and that carries […]
I’ve been putting books down left and right these days. It seems to be very hard for a book to wow me any more. But these days I’m very quick to put down a book if it’s not grabbing me or if I’m not totally […]
I was SO excited for Magonia! I mean.. ships! In the sky! That’s bloody brilliant! I couldn’t wait!!! But… Magonia & I got off on the wrong foot Do you ever just know that a writing style isn’t for you? I don’t even have any […]
I stopped reading this book at 27%. Let’s talk about Solitaire In the book, Solitaire is some kind of blog/prankster group. We learn pretty quickly that their blog URL is http://solitaire.co.uk . My first thought (which continued to bug me throughout the book) was: “There’s […]
I thought that Dangerous—a supposed young adult book—sounded intriguing and intense with a hint of romance. I was PSYCHED! Well, it turns out this is so not young adult. My first impression was: this book is really rushed. All within about 15 pages we have […]
I can’t remember the last time I hated a book character so much. (I did kind of hate the book, but mostly because I loathed the character.) What’s sad, is that there are so many reasons I could have loved this book. I’m a dork […]
I used to never not finish books. I had a compulsion to finish them, even if I wasn’t enjoying them. But lately I’ve been SUCKING at finishing books, and it’s gotten to the point where I’m wondering if there’s something wrong with me rather than […]
Okay I have to admit that I didn’t get that far into Starglass before putting it down. I maybe only got like 30% through it. Unfortunately I realized that I wasn’t clicking with it and nothing was making me want to keep reading. The first […]
I only read 20% of this book before deciding to not finish it. Keep that in mind while reading this review. I have only not finished a handful of books since starting my blog, and so far I haven’t actually posted those “reviews”. I usually […]