Hey Sumi! I will give you 4 out of 5 birds for The Mermaid from Jeju. Last year I read The Island of Sea Women and fell in love with the superhuman women divers. So when I saw that there was another book on Netgalley, I jumped at the opportunity. I listened to the audiobook... Continue Reading →
The Stars of Whistling Ridge by Cindy Baldwin
Alright Cindy, I'm like a 3.87 out of 5 birds for The Stars of Whistling Ridge, rounded up. I was very excited to get my hands on this ARC audio copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Last year I read Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy and LOVE every second of it.... Continue Reading →
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
by Rachel Hawkins Hey Hey Rachel Hawkins! Wow- I'll give you 5 out of 5 birds for the Wife Upstairs. I mean I'd probably even hide some birds in the attic for this one. I was given this audiobook for free from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. I couldn't stop listening. I downed... Continue Reading →
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
Excuse me while I leave my review..... I give Joya Goffney (3.5 rounded up) 4 birds out of 5. I'm in the middle with this book. Things I loved and things I just didn't connect with. There were times I felt like I had a clashing relationship with main character- I know what I just... Continue Reading →
The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Hey, Hey Jesse Q. Sutanto! I will give you 4 out of 5 birds for The Obsession! I received this book as an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley. I was stoked to read this book, I'm super into stalkers right now, I mean I wouldn't be too mad if I... Continue Reading →
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
Dear Robert- You should probably send donuts with this book…. I will give you 4 out of 5 birds for Homer Price. This is an OLD book that was recommended to me because my children love donuts. The girls and I read this together. My five year old kept up but my three year old... Continue Reading →
Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) by Agatha Christie
Agatha has all the tricks up her sleeve! I'll give Five Little Pigs 4 out of 5 birds. I was intrigued by this novel because it was opening up a SUPER old case... Which is something I'm implementing into my own novel. I wanted to see how Agatha threaded the information in and thought she... Continue Reading →
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Dear Margaret Peterson Haddix. I'd like to give you four out of five birds for Among the Hidden. I read this a LONG time ago and then decided I needed to reread it for some of research for a book I'm writing. I'm trying to immerse myself in dystopian worlds. I really liked the world... Continue Reading →
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Alright Elizabeth George Speare, I'll give you five out of five Blackbirds for this novel. I'm not biased either because I'm part bird and part witch. I think this book was recommended to me at least five times so I finally got my hands on it. I was weary because it's not my typical jam... Continue Reading →
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid
Okay Iain Reid, wait WHAT JUST HAPPENED???? You get a medium fried 3 out of 5 birds for I'm Thinking of Ending Things. When I finished this book I thought this was the literal worst. Started out strong and then it was butchered.... because I had no idea what had happened. Then I did some... Continue Reading →