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      • 1 Star/Did Not Finish1 Star reads and books I didn’t finish. I use this for books I couldn’t finish. If I finished a book, it meant it was passable at least so deserves an extra star! It is very rare that I need to do this, I’m good at knowing my own taste. Usually if  a book got this rating I’d made a miscalculation when I picked it up! I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 2 Stars2 out of 5 star  book reviews. I finished the book but it felt like a struggle, and I probably ended up skim reading a lot of it just to get though the thing. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 3 Stars3 out of 5 star book reviews. These are middle-of-the-road books. Nothing that got me excited, but they were fine and I probably had a good time reading most of it. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 4 Stars4 out of 5 star book reviews. I had a good time reading it, I felt like I got something out of the experience and I’d recommend it to other people. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 5 Stars5 out of 5 star book reviews. I got super excited about it! I’ll buy a hard copy for my library, and I’ll likely read it again. Sometimes for these books, I’ll write up a longer review with analysis. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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2 Stars

2 out of 5 star  book reviews.

I finished the book but it felt like a struggle, and I probably ended up skim reading a lot of it just to get though the thing.

I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.

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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary 2/5 stars This is not a rom-com! Too many POV protagonists and just rather dull. Plus, Bolinda audiobook version had horrific mouth noises for 2/3 narrators!

The No-Show by Beth O’Leary

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsMarch 16, 2024
Not the story the cover would have you believe, with a twist predictable from the start. - 🤷🏻🤷🏻 2/5 Shrugs
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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell Far fetched yet entirely predictable plot, with unengaging characters. This isn't one of Lisa Jewell's best.

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsJanuary 6, 2024
Far fetched yet entirely predictable plot, with unengaging characters. This isn't one of Lisa Jewell's best - ⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars
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The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell Genre: Mystery, Family Drama Positives: + As ever, the narrative structure makes for a compelling mystery story. It just is not as good as the other books I‘ve read. Negatives: The story is about the husband, not the wife! I found Adrian frustrating rather than sympathetic. - He got off extremely lightly for his decades of selfishness. - I absolutely hated the ending. - Maya ends up forgotten as collateral damage.

The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsSeptember 16, 2023
Still a gripping mystery but unrelatable characters with missing perspectives, and I really, really hated the ending! - ⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars
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This Is How You Lose The Time War by By Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone Mini review 2 of 5 stars Genre: Sci-Fi, Contemporary Literature Positives: + Cool premise. + Cool characters. + Only 200 pages... Negatives: - Writing style is too poetic for me. - Between language, structure and lack of world building I found the story hard to follow. - I wasnt engaged with the characters or the romance.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsMarch 15, 2023
Huge disappointment! Overwritten, hard to follow and and mawkish romance. All style and no substance. ⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars
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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Mini Review 2 out of 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Literature Positives: + Structure recreates the surreal effect of the social media doom scroll. + First half is funny Negatives: - Second half feels like it’s from a different novel. - Switch in tone is jarring and confusing. - I didn’t know what the plot was before reading, family tragedy is not my genre.

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsJanuary 27, 2023
I enjoyed the experimental structure, but found it as a novel disjointed and disappointing. ⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars
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