Sorry I haven't Texted You Back is a modern poetry collection that's dedicated to mental health. Each poem deals with the complex emotions of the narrSorry I haven't Texted You Back is a modern poetry collection that's dedicated to mental health. Each poem deals with the complex emotions of the narrator as they try to navigate life while struggling with their mental health. It's raw and honest, and tells a narrative that needs to be told more often and correctly at that. It does a good job of destigmatizing mental health by speaking about these issues and I enjoyed the concise and to-the-point poetry....more
There were some poems that I really enjoyed and there were others that I thought were plain, obvious, boring and not poetry at all. I could relate to There were some poems that I really enjoyed and there were others that I thought were plain, obvious, boring and not poetry at all. I could relate to some of the aspects in this novel and I did enjoy the topics it explored, but I do feel like some of the poems were not poems at all. This read a lot like The Princess Saves Herself in This One but better since I felt that poetry collection was pretentious and now that I've read this, I think it borrows heavily from this books Tumblr-y style of poetry and themes.
❝ her parents screams at her more than they ever told her they loved you. ❞
— disappointment
I CAN RELATE TO THIS BOOK SO MUCH IT'S LIKE THE AUTHOR RE ❝ her parents screams at her more than they ever told her they loved you. ❞
— disappointment
I CAN RELATE TO THIS BOOK SO MUCH IT'S LIKE THE AUTHOR REACHED INTO MY MIND AND STOLE MY THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. And though I appreciate what the author is doing, I don't like how they did it.
I gave this book a shot, full well knowing that I despised The Princess Saves Herself, so truly it's my fault. I'm just unsure how this could possibly be considered poetry (it felt more like a book of advice).
All the poems go something like this:
I am a poet, because I use commas, to emphasis a pause, and because I don't like, regular sentences. Also, this book is supposed to make you feel good, so like, here are some uplifting passages, that are the most generic, basic pieces of writing you'll ever read. but like it's because I use lowercase and put '&' instead of 'and', use roman numerals and don't use the grammar and punctuation rules of English literature, so obviously this is poetry. also, princes suck and sh*t, they are irredeemable.
No but seriously, here is a snippet of a poem in the book:
❝ why doesn't anyone want me? ❞
— why? why? why?
another one:
❝ come to the party. ❞
— her friends, trying to include her.
❝ i'd much rather stay at home and read a book. ❞
— her, running away scared again.
another one:
❝ cancelled plans make her sigh in relief. ❞
— now she won't have to fake it.
ANOTHER ONE:
❝ you're too pretty to be single. ❞
— he.
❝ i'm too pretty to even talk to you. ❞
— she.
ANOTHA ONE:
❝ i. drive the scenic route. ii. take more self-care days. iii. sing, even if it's off-key. iv. make time for your passions. v. let yourself feel joy.❞
—don't waste a single moment.
There is more but I shan't bother you with the details.
I must admit though, part "ii" I did enjoy (only the first 'poem' though). I thought it was cute, not poetry, but still admirable.
I love the message, just not the execution.
Thank you to netgalley for providing me with a review copy. All opinions are my own.
I really despised the main male character in the beginning and still do but the protagonist has a lovely personality. I like her strong will and humouI really despised the main male character in the beginning and still do but the protagonist has a lovely personality. I like her strong will and humour, plus her facial expressions and narration are priceless. This actually kind of read like a novel to me, I really love how all of the protagonist's thoughts were shown to us and she wasn't a "Mary Sue". I really didn't like the beginning chapters but I started to enjoy the book more as it progressed. Overall, a pretty decent read!
Don't you just hate it when you think you're going to love a book, and then you don't?
I was almost certain that I was going to love The UnhoneymoonersDon't you just hate it when you think you're going to love a book, and then you don't?
I was almost certain that I was going to love The Unhoneymooners when I picked it up from the library, but like most things in life, I was rather disappointed with the outcome.
I feel cheated. When I picked up The Unhoneymooners from the library, I was expecting a contemporary romance novel that adorned one of my favourite tropes, enemies-to-lovers, but what I got was not what I expected.
Though in the beginning I was mildly intrigued (it took me about a page and a half for my interest to wear off, cliches were introduced and my patience began thinning), that soon died down. The characters were as if all of the cliche characters in books were fused into two people, then you would have the two main characters, Ethan and Olive. They were boring, very one dimensional, Mary Sues in disguise, unentertaining, AND THEY WEREN’T EVEN ENEMIES. They had no chemistry (and this is a romance book, LIKE COME ON MORTALS, DO BETTER).
The writing was plain and boring. It wasn’t that terrible, I mean I’ve read much worse and much better, but it was legible. I just personally felt like it wasn’t a unique style. Sometimes I’ll read a quote or a passage and I’ll automatically know who the writer of it is because a lot of authors have their own unique style. This author (or rather, authors) did not make it so the writing stood out. There where also some really strange passages that I think I was supposed to think were “deep,” when in reality, they just came off as strange because we were led to believe that the main character only cared about herself, Ethan, herself, her sister, and did I mention herself?
Now, onto my least favourite part of this book. THE FACT THAT I WAS LIED TO. I was expecting an enemies to lovers romance, and who knows, maybe my hopes were too high after reading To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters, Beach Read by Emily Henry and You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle, but this is NOT an enemies-to-lovers. It is a whiny-girl-hates-basic-male-and-deems-him-to-be-her-enemy-because-she-is-incapable-of-communicating-with-human-beings-and-actually-using-common-sense.
Don’t even get me started on the romance because I can already feel my gray hair multiplying (no, I am not old, yes, I am stressed).
Also, that little plot “twist,” was simply not my cup of tea. I do not consider myself a sleuth, but COME ON. It was so easy to guess what was going to happen. I literally thought about it 10 pages into the book (or less in all honesty). I just feel as if this book is a cliche, watered down novel that was parading around as a “unique” book with a “unique” plot, when really, I do not remember anything about this book after only a month of reading it, besides the names of the characters, which I remembered because they disappointed me so much.
**I changed my review to five stars because I can't stop thinking about this book, the crave to re-read is strong with this one.**
You Deserve Each Oth**I changed my review to five stars because I can't stop thinking about this book, the crave to re-read is strong with this one.**
You Deserve Each Other is a romantic comedy that made me laugh continuously and the amount of pages I dog eared because of how amazing they were is sinful (dog earring pages is also sinful, please forgive me bookworms for this treacherous act, but I couldn't help myself and ran out of stickies). It is how romance novels should be done in my opinion, with suspense, characters whom have chemistry and are downright amazing in slightly terrible ways (I may have loved Naomi's evilness, and Nicholas is on a whole other level of book boyfriends).
I loved this. It's that simple. I haven't read a good enemies to lovers book in quite awhile so this was an absolute delight.
I want to staple this cover on my forehead because this book is beautiful and the world must not ignore its beauty. The characters were amazing and I could relate to a lot of what they felt or thought. As I mentioned earlier, Nicholas is on a whole other level of book boyfriend and may or may not be my new fictional hubby. Naomi may have been childish at times, but I still managed to like her.
I will literally never stop recommending this book. I'm going to be honest with you guys, I read a lot of romance novels but half the time I don't like them because of the writing, characters, tropes...etc. But this, this was amazing. I finished reading it earlier today (*cough* 3 am *cough*) and I'm contemplating whether I should read it again.
I didn't like the second half as much as the first, but that's just cause I'm a cynic at heart and must have at least one character die in each book to feel happy (I know, I'm messed up, send help). Nonetheless, this was AMAZING.
The only reason why this is a four star rating (if you've seen my other reviews then you know that this is quite a high rating since I'm a critic and like to pick each aspect apart when I read) is because I didn't enjoy all of the aspects of this story. There were just a few things I thought wrapped up too quickly and felt rushed, but I still loved this book and will probably profusely talk about it for the next 5 years.
And if you like this book and are wallowing in the depths of utter sadness because you think that nothing may ever compare, then I reccomend reading these beauties: To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters and Beach Read by Emily Henry which are both romantic comedies that feature enemies to lovers.
I wish I could say I loved this book. I went into this excited and eager to read a fun rom-com that would ease my nerves, but unfortunat2.5 stars
I wish I could say I loved this book. I went into this excited and eager to read a fun rom-com that would ease my nerves, but unfortunately, I was let down.
The Wish List details the life of an anxious and closed off bookworm who has an obsessive tendency with counting. She’s forced to go to therapy by her parents because of her lack of romantic relationships, and there, THE wish list is born. Soon after, she meets what she presumes is the perfect man for her and further journeys on with the concept of love and relationships in general, while still tackling her work life and bridezilla step-sister.
The premise interested me, a wish list and a lonely bookworm who has a strange habit? Sign me up! But the story itself did not deliver. It was very basic and didn’t bring anything new to the table. It just felt like something I’d read a million times before, and it could’ve been done much better. I wish there had been more twists, and that the ones that were included in the story weren’t so expected or easy to guess. By the second chapter, I had already penned what would happen, and it went in the route I though it would.
As I write this review, I have already forgotten the love interest’s name, which is always a bad sign for a romance novel, or any novel in general. The character’s were dull and the “romance” was pushed onto the reader with little to no development. There was nothing that held my attention, nor any character I felt attached to or loved/loathed. We never got to know the character’s intentions and they felt very one dimensional.
I will say that the author’s writing flowed well and she managed to humour me in some parts of this story. I found the concept of her living in England interesting since most novels I’ve read recently have been set in America, it was nice to see a change in atmosphere. Overall though, this just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Thank you to the publisher and edelweiss for providing me with a review copy. All opinions are my own.
Diana sagged. “Morals,” she said simply. “So tiresome.”
To Have and to Hoax is witty, smart and charming as a whole, filled to the brim with reveng
Diana sagged. “Morals,” she said simply. “So tiresome.”
To Have and to Hoax is witty, smart and charming as a whole, filled to the brim with revenge schemes and intriguing characters that made this a page-turner for me. The premise is intriguing, it’s about a married couple who are plagued by misunderstandings, which eventually leads to a cruel (and hilarious) game that threatens to tear them apart.
This book is filled with wonderful writing that flows perfectly, and characters that feel so real it’s marvellous. I loved the witty banter in this book, I found myself laughing and smiling a whole lot while reading this. I find that most books that brand themselves as romantic comedies usually come off as forced, but certainly not with this book. It was genuinely funny and I highlighted an unhealthy amount of passages while reading (some that may have been a page-long or so).
The characters that graced the pages were just so wonderful and I haven’t felt this amused by dialogue alone since reading The Raven Boys. The characters felt very real and I loved learning more about them and their backgrounds.
Overall, I highly reccomend this novel. It’s engaging, funny, and delivers a punch. I’m hoping the author may bless me with a sequel including any one of the side characters.
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing me with a review copy. All opinions are my own.
This novel is a “I-will-tear-your-heart-out-with-my-subtle-darknFirst and foremost, I’d like to say this:
This book is most certainly not a beach read.
This novel is a “I-will-tear-your-heart-out-with-my-subtle-darkness-and-charming-humour” kind of read. It is intriguing and mellow, definitely not the light read I was expecting, but rather gloomy in some parts and poignant in others, nonetheless, it definitely harboured my attention.
I couldn’t stop reading. I was fully immersed in January’s story and her journey through life. The banter in this book reminded me much of To Have and to Hoax as this too was charming and witty, but Beach Read had the tendency of treading through darker themes and more thoroughly explored the possibility of “love” and what this concept meant to the characters individually.
I found myself highly amused by the banter between the characters, they felt very real and fleshed out, and I loved seeing how they changed throughout the story. And even when faced with many challenges, they still found the time to make the others’ life insufferable, truly romantic.
In conclusion, the cover and blurb may suggest a light, beach read, but this is far from that. It is a moving tale about a woman’s journey navigating what she once assumed was her “perfect” life. It’s raw, amusing, and shall bury you in a rollercoaster ride of emotions and musings, it is enjoyable and worth a read.
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a review copy. All opinions are my own.
I hated the ending so much, the entire time all I wanted to do was chuck the book 10 feet away from me.
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The rest of the book was ac3.5 stars
I hated the ending so much, the entire time all I wanted to do was chuck the book 10 feet away from me.
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The rest of the book was actually enjoyable though. The writing style had such a great flow to it, the main character and plot was interesting to read about ((view spoiler)[though I wish we learned more about why she was so obsessed with cleaning, and about her father as well since I have many theories and questions that remained that way instead of getting answers (hide spoiler)]), I enjoyed the setting (I swear, so many of the books that are mainstream/hyped up are always set in America, Britain...etc so it was refreshing to read a book set in Nigeria), and the sisterly dynamics.
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