What an AMAZING series! So complex and engaging . . . and trashy! (I use that word in the BEST possible way.) A very rare combo that I can't4.5 STARS!
What an AMAZING series! So complex and engaging . . . and trashy! (I use that word in the BEST possible way.) A very rare combo that I can't recommend enough.
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4.5 STARS!
What an AMAZING series! So complex and engaging . . . and trashy! (I use that word in the BEST possible way.) A very rare combo that I can't recommend enough....more
"I wouldn't have you any other way than how you are."
Soooo . . . I love this author - hard - but when I fo***A 2024 TOP PICK***
5 STARS!!
"I wouldn't have you any other way than how you are."
Soooo . . . I love this author - hard - but when I found out about one of this book's key tropes (view spoiler)[the h has a viral STD (hide spoiler)] I kept putting it on the back burner. Because ewww ...more
The process of peeling back the layers of these two very complex characters was so satisfying. On the surface, Lila wasn't even remotely likable, but she ran deep. And Shane, who came across as affable and shallow, proved to be much more than eye candy.
And together, they turned out to be two halves of a whole....more
"I would take her healthy, or sick, or tired, or angry, or strong, and it would be my fukcing privilege."
To say my expectations 5 STARS!!
"I would take her healthy, or sick, or tired, or angry, or strong, and it would be my fukcing privilege."
To say my expectations were high for this one would be laughable. Because Ali Hazelwood applying her superior banter-writing skills to a PNR? I was dying for it. So badly in fact that I paid full price . . . . something I almost never do, something that jacked up my expectations even higher.
Ali Hazelwood, what are you doing to me?! I LOVED this one soooo hard.
Exactly the right ratio of swoon, heat, and humor to keep me fully eng5+ STARS!
Ali Hazelwood, what are you doing to me?! I LOVED this one soooo hard.
Exactly the right ratio of swoon, heat, and humor to keep me fully engaged and rooting for Elsie and Jack from beginning to end. Love, Theoretically has earned itself a spot on my top-ten all-time faves list and I can't wait to do a re-read to experience it all again....more
I don't remember the last time a book CONSUMED me like this. Absolutely stunning! And even though it's like 800 pages of sci-fi goodness, whe5+ STARS!
I don't remember the last time a book CONSUMED me like this. Absolutely stunning! And even though it's like 800 pages of sci-fi goodness, when it was over, I wanted MORE, needed MORE.
I'm so sad there's no sequel. I could read about Amber and Meoraq forever. One of my ALL-TIME favorites....more
Mild-mannered, yet deadly. All that brute power simmering inside of him, and he unle
5 STARS!!
Holy shit! One of the best heroes ever written.
Mild-mannered, yet deadly. All that brute power simmering inside of him, and he unleashed it only for Tessa, whether he was fighting for her or fucking her.
Heather Guerre is officially on my very short auto-read list. Gah, I need me a sweet, yet deviant man just like Amos....more
So, umm, yeah . . . WOW! Author Bonnie Garmus has knocked my socks off.
Not only has she reminded me how far women have come, but she's also mad5 STARS
So, umm, yeah . . . WOW! Author Bonnie Garmus has knocked my socks off.
Not only has she reminded me how far women have come, but she's also made me realize how much our society is still based on a hierarchy, one I don't think anyone wants for our future generations - and she accomplished it with so much flare.
Lessons in Chemistry is a scathing rebuke of the traditional underpinnings of our stratified society: misogyny, organized religion, racism, homophobia, nepotism, corporate greed are all on the chopping block - or in the test tube, lol, if we want to stick with chemistry.
And I got caught up in it all. The writing was crisp and cutting, but still kept my heart fully engaged with these characters who I came to care about so deeply.
Be warned, though, that in the first 25%, none of the promised funny or heartwarming moments makes an appearance. The author uses these pages to lay down the foundation of the story ===> and it is HARROWING. Triggers include: (view spoiler)[rape, death, child abuse, homophobia, suicide (hide spoiler)]
But after that . . . gah! This book lives up to all it was promised to be: Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
So wonderful on every level! Long live Elizabeth Zott ...more
In this fairy tale, he catches his princess and does very, very filthy things to her.
I cannot tell you how much I LOVED the dyn5 STARS!!
In this fairy tale, he catches his princess and does very, very filthy things to her.
I cannot tell you how much I LOVED the dynamic between Winston and Ash . . . and I'm even more impressed how the author kept it going over all three books. Reading Heaven. ...more
"True love is a thing of the light. It is a home for the spirit, a shelter of strong arms from the wind, a fire in the heart when
4.5 STARS!!
"True love is a thing of the light. It is a home for the spirit, a shelter of strong arms from the wind, a fire in the heart when the world without is cold."
Thank you, BIRJIS, for finding me another INCREDIBLE winner! If you love captive romances, this is a must read, you guys.
0-75% ==> 5+ STARS 75-100% => 4 STARS
Although I thought the scenes toward the end of the book lost some of their focus/oomph, I cannot impress upon you enough just how good most of this story was....more
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