★★★★-4
- Feb 28
Review: Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
How innocent we are of our mistakes and how we responsible we are for them. David Sheff provides a necessary perspective for millions of grieving parents and loved ones of addicts across the globe. While I've never personally experienced going through something like this, reading this book allowed me to learn, at least a fraction, of how debilitating addiction is, and not only for the addict. Based on Sheff's words, and the response he has received to his writing, people feel
★★★★-4.5
- Feb 20
Review: Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
~ Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an early copy in exchange for honest review! RELEASE DATE: March 2 ~ 4.5 stars! Blood repaid in blood until there would be none left to spill. That's the reality of the world for Wren Southerland. It's cruel, and compassion is viewed as weakness. She's just a girl who cares. So, she's also an abomination. This book opens with the author's words, For all the girls who feel too much. From the moment I read them,
★★★-3.5
- Feb 10
Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (Spoiler-Free)
3.5 stars. Ah, here we are. I was scared I would be in this position. Everyone and their mother adores this book, and I went in with such high expectations, I was bound to be disappointed. That being said, I did enjoy a lot of this book. It's charming, cute, and very hopeful. I'm just not a very charming and cute person. While I found lots of the individual scenes to be heartwarming, I never really felt anything that made me need to keep reading. Nothing was driving me to fli
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