Maryshelleysbestie
31 year old bookworm that loves to read all sorts of books!
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There hasn't been an Ashley Poston book I've read that hasn't made me cry. With her works, I consider that a good thing.
Our storyline follows burnt out songwriter, Joni, and the mysterious voice in her head that turns out to be just who she needed. Half way through the story the two main characters finally meet in person after speaking to each other only telepathically for a couple of weeks. Of course in true romcom fashion, they fall in love!
Along the way the two main characters learn more about themselves around each other than when they were separate. These two desperately yearn to kill the loneliness consuming them slowly and the dread that fills their lives "back home." Both end up being the right fit for each other and it was an entertaining story to read.
The two main characters were flawed, by the end I felt like they weren't 'fixed' per se, but more like changed. In a good way that made sense. When the main characters don't change or progress in any way throughout the storyline, I definitely judge for it. Why write a love story if you're not going to make it believable or relatable in any way? Poston never skimps out on emotions, personalities, or scene settings in her stories and I genuinely enjoy that. It makes me feel right at home when I'm reading her books, no matter where I'm at.
I can't wait to see what she releases in 2026!
5/5 stars
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The Isle in the Silver Sea
Tasha Suri
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Benjamin Lorr
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3.5 stars out of 5 for Our Winter Monster. While the cover and the premise really drew me in, the ride wasn’t really anything exciting.
The author wrote a very vivid story here though and I was fully captivated as to what Holly and Brian went through as a couple.
Throughout the book you get the couple in the present and the past. Both stories collide, but the lead up to it turned into a let down. We don’t get the full story from the couple and that’s where I ended up disappointed in the story. Getting a summary from a file or secondhand source when we got the time leading up to it from the couple themselves is why I was let down. The ending also didn’t really offer much of an answer or satisfaction as to what happens to Holly and Brian.
All in all this isn’t a book id necessarily recommend to anyone, especially if they like thrillers. I just didn’t find it too thrilling.
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How is this book making me feel all the feels so early on? Why am I so quickly attached to Addie?? My heart is already breaking for little Addie right now... at 7% in!! V.E. Schwab, what kind of emotional damage do you have in store for me?!?! 😅🥲🥺
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So far I’m loving how fun and interesting the magic system in this story is. I’ve had to read passages over again just because I’m scared of forgetting anything. So far the two main characters are very likable and I can already tell these two are going to butt heads later on. Only on chapter 5!
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So far I’m loving how fun and interesting the magic system in this story is. I’ve had to read passages over again just because I’m scared of forgetting anything. So far the two main characters are very likable and I can already tell these two are going to butt heads later on. Only on chapter 5!
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