Category: Mini Reviews

Mini Reviews: A Kiss In The Dark, American Panda, I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Posted May 21, 2018 by Wendy in Mini Reviews, Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts: The cover is really cute and the premise sounds fun and adorable. Unfortunately this one completely missed the mark for me and I really struggled to finish the book. There are two timelines, junior year and senior year, that alternate through out the book. Something happened junior year that screwed up Macy’s friendships and the alternating timelines are supposed to reveal the story. Unfortunately… both timelines came off really dull to me — both are wholly encompassed by homecoming […]

Mini Reviews: The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley, Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan

Posted January 31, 2018 by Wendy in Mini Reviews, Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts: The Bedlam Stacks is something I thought I’d really enjoy! I had seen good reviews and it sounded like a really beautiful fantasy story. Unfortunately this one missed the mark for me. The writing is good, I will say that. The descriptions are beautiful and the world is unique. However, I felt zero connection to the main character and as a result, honestly didn’t care about his journey or mission. In fact, I quickly got bored and really […]

Audiobook Mini Reviews: The Secret Life of Violet Grant, Tiny Little Thing and Rose Under Fire

Posted October 12, 2017 by Wendy in Mini Reviews, Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts: This was my first introduction to this author and I definitely want to read the rest of her backlist! This historical fiction had dual timelines alternating between the early 1900s and 1960s and it was so riveting! We follow Vivian Schuyler as she strives to earn a place as a journalist for the Metropolitan magazine and she receives a mysterious briefcase in the mail. It turns out it belonged to her aunt, Violet Grant, and the flashbacks revolve […]

Audiobook Mini Reviews: Timekeeper by Tara Sims and Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Posted April 25, 2017 by Wendy in Mini Reviews, Reviews / 0 Comments

I really didn’t know much about Timekeeper going into it but oh I was so pleasantly surprised as I got swept up in this story! It ended up being my FIRST five star read of the year! I’m also so glad I listened to it on audio because the narration was so amazing! I seriously loved it. In Timekeeper we are in an alternate London where there are clock towers that regulate time — literally. If something happens to a clock tower, […]

Audiobook Mini Reviews: Under A Painted Sky, The Burning Sky, All Played Out

Posted November 22, 2016 by Wendy in Mini Reviews, Reviews / 1 Comment

I hadn’t read anything by Stacey Lee before, but right after finishing this, I put her other books on hold at the library! I really enjoyed this one and the audio was very good. To begin with, I am all about YA Westerns. Love it. I can never get enough of it and the Oregon Trail never gets old to me. I think the very bright shining spot of this book was the amazing friendship between Sam and Andy — these […]