lucyPagebound commented on a post
Scream laughing (internally, because I read when baby naps lol) I wish I started with this and followed with "No One is Taking About This" because I think I would have connected with it more but I'm in love with Lockwood regardless
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No One Is Talking About This
Patricia Lockwood
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a single chapter in and already loving Jolene's inner monologues, she's too real
lucyPagebound commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
It's a small thing but it's been bugging me more and more - and would really help with linking to reviews to publishers and such for ARCs and similar. Would really appreciate just a little timestamp of when a post/comment/review and such was made! Would also make me more likely to comment on a post or update or similar if I knew how long ago it was posted.
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Hera
Jennifer Saint
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I brought this on a long overseas flight with low expectations and honestly I could not put it down, time literally flew by (excuse my bad pun). Very excited to continue along with the story in books 2 and 3!
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Very interesting that it seems like witches are known by the general public, especially for the time this book takes place!
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Crave (Crave, #1)
Tracy Wolff
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I will eat up anything even remotely close to Agatha Christie. This was more lighthearted romcom than whodunnit mystery, but it was still fun. Perfect for those who wish their obsessions (in this case, devoutly reading a mystery author’s oeuvre…hmmm yes I can relate) actually helped them achieve things in real life. Not to mention, Eleanor is the fairy godmother we all wish we had.
lucyPagebound commented on snowseau's review of The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
I really liked the mystery, and the plot was great, but I wasn't a fan of the romance. I found Ethan to be way too much way too fast, always touching her for no reason, and every time he called her sweetheart, i had to put the book down for a minute because I was cringing too much. I found the conclusion generally satisfying, but it'll bug me forever that I won't ever know how she did it.
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People have commented that this is cringe...but I like that it is. Its part of the charm and I love the locked room classic mystery feel. Over the top, caricatures of people interact as the two amateur sleuths try to solve the mystery.
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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
Ally Carter
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Octavia E. Butler
lucyPagebound finished reading and wrote a review...
Difficult for me to get through the first half where every page was scene after scene of misery, and our protagonists were paralyzed, waiting for the violence and tragedy to come to them. Lots of interesting questions introduced though, which kept me going. In particular, how religious movements are formed--the way in which one person's story becomes mythologized, the value of purpose when everything is going to shit, and if it all needs to mean something or not. I was glad Bankole was there to challenge and present a different perspective alongside Lauren's steadfastness. I loved the second half. The pacing picked up, and I'm a sucker for a found family adventure journey. Though the setting was still dangerous and depressing, I found my hope as a reader in the many, unlikely human connections that blossomed in adversity.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
lucyPagebound commented on Ryleeacomer's review of The Crescent Moon Tearoom
A very cozy and magical story. I definitely saw myself in Anne and thought the author did a good job with the sisters characters and showing there are many paths in life. It was a good story but I think I just wasn't in the mood for this style book.