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Victoriahoperose

Victoriahoperose

Joined May 2016

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I didn‘t think this one was as good as the first one, but I liked it. I liked that the characters intertwined from the first book and the story was interesting. It was a bit slow in parts, but overall I liked it.

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The Cellar | Natasha Preston
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I definitely liked this book. It was a really quick read with an interesting storyline. I thought there could have been more of a twist with it to really take it over the edge, but I thought the story was solid and it was easy to get through.

kbibliophilific I remember this book…. 4d
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The Most Likely Club | Elyssa Friedland
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Pass on this one. I just didn‘t get it. I understand what the author was trying to do, but it just wasn‘t for me. I didn‘t like the characters, the story, really just didn‘t care for this one.

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Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I liked this story. I find this particular story of Hades and Persephone always so interesting and I enjoy retellings. I found some elements of this one just a little odd like the mix of it taking place almost in present day but still being a myth. It was tough for me to really get into it because of this. But, I loved the story and it was super steamy.

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I loved this book and it was as great on audio. It was so much fun learning about Felton‘s experience in Harry Potter and finding out more about his life and work. I enjoyed his story so much and highly recommend this book.

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Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry
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This book was just so hard. I really can‘t express the feelings I had from this one. The author took a subject that most people would never dream would be relatable and made the reader feel so many things about the characters. Great writing and extremely hard subject matter. Read the trigger warnings before diving into this one.

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Other Birds: A Novel | Sarah Addison Allen
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This was beautifully written and I liked the story a lot. I did have a hard time keeping everything straight that was going on in this book. I loved the characters and the vibe of this one, but I did find myself getting lost a lot while reading it.

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This was such a moving book about pets and people and how similar dealing with illness like cancer can parallel between both. The author shared a lot about her personal life and encounters and I found this to be an inspiring story, although at times difficult to read. I definitely teared up a lot during this one.

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Killers of a Certain Age | Deanna Raybourn
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Mehso-so

Great beginning. Unique concept. It was funny and different, but fell flat for me the further in I got. I just thought the story drug on a bit and I got bored toward the middle of the book. I never really connected with the characters fully and I felt like the story was missing something. It wasn‘t terrible, but it wasn‘t as good as I expected it to be.

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I loved this book. A little bit sad but very true about female friendships and the trials we go through as women in general. I thought the author was candid and honest and I loved reading her story. I would definitely read more by her!

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Ask for Andrea | Noelle W. Ihli
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Mehso-so

This one was just okay for me. I think it reminded me so much of The Lovely Bones and I loved that book so much that I just kept comparing and couldn‘t fully get into this one. It was a really cool concept and the story was compelling, but I found it slow in spots and it just wasn‘t my favorite.

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I loved this book. The stories were excellent and well written. It came across perfectly as an audiobook and I really enjoyed all the different themes. This one is a must read, for sure, especially for YA.

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Mehso-so

Love this author so much but this book was just okay to me. It felt like it was just pages and pages of description which I‘m used to with Ellis, but I felt like we knew so much in the beginning that it really didn‘t build up for me like I had hoped. Maybe it was a stylistic thing for me, but this one really was drug out, in my opinion. I think he could have accomplished the same thing with half the pages.

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Anatomy: A Love Story | Dana Schwartz
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Mehso-so

This one was a little too dense for me. A lot of scientific terms and information to keep up with plus the time period made it a little difficult for me to stay engaged. While I really respect the amount of research that went into this book to maintain the time and setting and details about anatomy, I found this one a bit tough to get through.

IuliaC I love this photo, it's so energizing! 4w
Victoriahoperose @IuliaC thank you!! I love to read when I am at the gym. It keeps me motivated and makes me happy because I feel like I am killing two birds with one stone lol 4w
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Run on Red | Noelle W Ihli
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Mehso-so

This was suspenseful, but just okay for me. I thought the story was a bit implausible in parts and the twist wasn‘t really something that grabbed my attention. I was expecting more. I was definitely on the edge of my seat at parts, but for the most part, this one just fell flat for me.

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This book was super inspiring and motivating. I loved the examples and the different stories that the author used to display her point. She did a lot of research and I think this was well thought out and extremely well written. Would highly recommend!

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The Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo
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This is so different than any book I‘ve ever read before. The entire book is written in poems, but still had a plot to follow. The writing is beautiful and meaningful and I loved every bit of it. It‘s a super quick read because of the format. I really loved how the author captured the story by using poetry as the unifying theme.

Suet624 I‘ve read this twice and listened to it once. Loved it. 1mo
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Mehso-so

I liked this book, but I did have a hard time getting into it. The beginning captured me, but as it went on, I struggled. I loved that it had a translation guide, but at times I had a hard time going back and forth because it pulled me out of the story too much. It was definitely unique and brutal, but I wouldn‘t say I loved this one.

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This definitely kept my interest. I thought the story was really compelling and I felt the suspense all the way through. The ending was a little bit lackluster, but overall, I thought this was a good thriller!

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The Overnight Guest: A Novel | Heather Gudenkauf
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This one started off really strong and I was sucked in right away. I didn‘t want to put it down. But, by the end, I do think it fell a little flat. It was definitely good and I liked it, but the twist didn‘t really grab me like I thought it would. I liked the different view points and the way it gave the different perspectives through time, but when it ended it just seemed like it was rushed.

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Mehso-so

I felt like there was a lot of build up for this story to turn out the way it did. Not really much for me that really made me want to read the next series. I didn‘t love the characters or the story. It was just okay for me.

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Great twists and super fast paced. This wasn‘t quite what I expected. I thought the story was extremely compelling and the ending did take me by surprise even though I was half expecting it to turn out the way it did. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I really liked the very last bit of the story because I definitely did not predict it.

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Summer Island | Kristin Hannah
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Beautifully written story about the strained relationship between a mother and daughter. I love Kristin Hannah and I enjoyed this story a lot. It was a bit sappy in parts, but it reminded me a little of Firefly Lane with some of the content which I liked. Loved the characters and the story.

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I really liked the way this was written. From the first page, I was sucked in and didn‘t want to put it down. I thought the story was compelling and the characters were very interesting. I did predict the ending early on, but overall I really liked this one!

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Mehso-so

I‘m not really sure how I feel about this book. It was very repetitive and the characters were all super unlikable. There weren‘t many redeeming qualities. The story was tough, but I just felt like it could have been presented better. I didn‘t love the ending. I didn‘t find it very satisfying and I was a little bit disappointed in the way it all came together. Interesting and hard subject matter, but I didn‘t love this one.

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Forever Never | Lucy Score
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I love this author. Her books are always so fun and cute. This book had be interested from the very first page and didn‘t disappoint me. The characters were lovable and I would definitely read a part two of this if she wrote it. Super cute and entertaining!

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Shipped | Angie Hockman
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I thought this book was super cute and fun to read. It was the perfect summer book with a tropical and fun location to sink into and great characters. I loved all of the characters and I thought this was fast paced and super entertaining. Would definitely read more from this author.

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This was just okay for me. Parts of it were reworked interesting when they got into the history of the legends but there were a lot of characters and I felt like I couldn‘t keep them straight half the time. The story was creepy and interesting, but the style definitely bugged me in certain parts and made it a bit confusing.

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The Mother-In-Law | Kiersten Modglin
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I was definitely hooked with this one and kept turning the pages to figure out what was going on. I didn‘t expect it to come together the way it did, but it went my favorite ending. I did like that everything was answered in the end, but it definitely was a little bit far fetched for me. Overall, it was still entertaining and a quick read!

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Every Summer After | Carley Fortune
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I loved this book so much. It was a quick summer ready with such great characters and I was so invested. I couldn‘t put it down. I loved how the story came together and the story at it was written just really worked. One of my favorite summer reads.

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Mehso-so

Love the Peter Pan trope, but there wasn‘t much to this. It felt a little underwhelming to me. I think the characters could have been developed more and it almost didn‘t make full sense to me on how it came together. Maybe the next book will give me more, but not in a big rush to read it.

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Mehso-so

Love the Peter Pan trope, but there wasn‘t much to this. It felt a little underwhelming to me. I think the characters could have been developed more and it almost didn‘t make full sense to me on how it came together. Maybe the next book will give me more, but not in a big rush to read it.

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Do Not Disturb: A Novel | Freida McFadden
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This wasn‘t my favorite by Freida, but I still liked it. I loved all the ways it came back to Psycho but wasn‘t the same. I felt like she was really playing with the reader to throw you off of what the twist would be and make you think you knew the story. The ending was just okay for me, though and that definitely made me not love it as much as some of her others. Still a quick read and fun!

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Things We Cannot Say | Kelly Rimmer
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One of my absolute favorite books that I have read this year. I didn‘t want to put it down. It was so well written and such a unique story about the Holocaust, written from a very different perspective. I loved the story and the characters and would highly recommend this book.

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This book was super creepy and really well written. It kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat with all the twists and turns. Every time I thought I had it figured out, something else came up. I thought the story was extremely compelling and I didn‘t want to put it down.

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Whereas I thought the writing in this book was absolutely beautiful, I did think it was a bit slow to start and the back and forth made it a little slower for me. I really loved this concept and the characters. But, the story itself was not as captivating as I had hoped it would be. I think maybe this is just a tough genre for me, personally because I can respect why this book was so popular, it just wasn‘t my favorite.

dabbe Da sweet pup looks interested in the book! 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
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This was so spicy and I really loved the story. I got lost in reading this one so many times and thought it came together perfectly in the end.

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You're Invited | Amanda Jayatissa
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So many characters and things going on. The back and forth didn‘t add to the story, in my opinion. It took so long to get anywhere. There was just so much build up and I felt let down in the end. Not my favorite pick from BOTM.

JamieArc I felt the same with her first book. It‘s too bad she didn‘t get better with the second. 3mo
Victoriahoperose @JamieArc oh no!! Good to know, though!! 3mo
dabbe Da sweetest pup! 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
Victoriahoperose @dabbe thank you! 3mo
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Mehso-so

I didn‘t really get the hype about this book. I thought it was an interesting story, but so long and too repetitive for me. I didn‘t really love the characters and the further in I got, the less it kept my attention. I just felt like nothing ever really happened. It was just okay for me.

Suet624 It happens. 😊 some books move us. Some don‘t. 3mo
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Loved this one and can‘t wait to watch the show!

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The Mother's Promise | Sally Hepworth
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This was a bit slow for me in parts. There were a lot of times where I struggled to stay interested, but I did like the story a lot. Once I realized how all the characters came together, I also liked that aspect, too. I thought it was very interesting that the author brought together mental illness and cancer and showed how crippling both are and the level of support needed for those who suffer from both. Well written and green ending.

dabbe Da sweetest sleeping pup! 💙🐾💚 4mo
Victoriahoperose @dabbe ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
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Bring Me Back | B A Paris
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Mehso-so

This was interesting, but a bit repetitive. The ending for me was super rushed and the twist was a bit unbelievable. I just didn‘t think that it fully worked. I definitely am still questioning a lot. It was a quick read with an interesting concept, but I think it needed to be better thought out.

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The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller
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This was just so slow for me. I had such a hard time staying engaged. I know it‘s super popular, but I think the genre just isn‘t for me.

SamAnne I loved Circe but wasn't a fan of this one. Felt like a toga-ripper to me..... 4mo
Victoriahoperose @SamAnne completely agree! I liked Circe a lot, also. Super disappointed with this one! 4mo
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Never Lie | Freida McFadden
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I‘m really never disappointed with a book by Freida. I didn‘t want this one to end and I thought I had it all put together early on, but this was no where near what I expected. I loved the story. It kept me in the edge of my seat and I didn‘t want to stop reading. Definitely a new favorite for me.

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Saint X | Alexis Schaitkin
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I read this because the show just came out and I wanted to read it before I watched and I was so disappointed. I thought this was so slow and had so much build up for it to not really go anywhere. There was so much description that I thought was unnecessary and I was bored for most of it.

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This lost me in the second part and never got me interested in again. I struggled so hard with it and just didn‘t care for the style. I wish it had stayed more linear because I got so bored for so long with this one.

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I loved this one almost as much as the first. It was a little bit of a slower burn, but I loved getting to see more about Nash and Lina while still having Knox and Naomi a part of the story. Such a funny, cute and entertaining book. I loved the characters and the storyline and the writing. One of my favorite series definitely.

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The Wife Stalker: A Novel | Liv Constantine
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This book definitely hooked me from the very beginning and the twist was not what I expected at all. I had some suspicions, but it definitely was not what I thought it was going to be! Fast paced, quick read and very compelling. Definitely a page turner!

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I liked the story. I liked the characters but there were a lot of parts that just didn‘t work for me. I love vampire books and this was really good, I just got irritated with some of the typos and some things that almost seemed super unbelievable. Definitely will read the next book, but not in a huge rush.

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Phantom Limb | Lucinda Berry
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This is definitely a wild ride. When I thought I had it all figured out, the ending came along and definitely changed it all. I loved the way this story came together and had so many different layers. It was definitely a wild ride and I would recommend this one!