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wiltedpages's review
5.0
The book is centered around Birdie Lindberg, who, after meeting someone for the first time, has sex with him in the back of his car, and then worries she’s going to end up like her mom, who was pregnant at 18. Scared, Birdie runs away, even though she really did feel attracted to this mysterious stranger that hooked up with her.
A few months later, Birdie applies for a graveyard shift job at a hotel, and meets her coworkers, one of whom is Daniel Aoki, who just so happens to be the guy she hooked up with. That’s just fate, am I right?
A large part of the novel centers around the initial awkwardness, and how they slowly start to reconcile and bond as they research a mysterious stranger on the hotel’s fifth floor, who they suspect is a famous mystery writer, going under a pseudonym.
I loved how Birdie’s relationships with the other people in her life are slowly established, like her Mona, her non-biological aunt who is Birdie’s closest thing to a mom. Even Birdie’s relationships with the people in her life that are dead are developed beautifully, like her grandma and mom, both of whom have passed.
Birdie is an aspiring detective, so it’s no surprise when she enthusiastically takes on the mystery of the writer on the fifth floor.
Also, I love Daniel. He’s just an awkward, magic-loving teen, who’s life is just as complicated as Birdie’s, yet he’s always cheerful. Daniel is half-deaf due to an unfortunate magic trick, but he continues to be his wonderful self.
Birdie and Daniel’s relationship is by no means perfect, there’s tons of fuck-ups, from both Birdie and Daniel, but they haven’t given up on each other.
Jenn Bennett really has done it again, with another perfectly imperfect romance of two teenagers who just want some kind of love in their life that won’t leave them.
Can I give this book a rating of above a five? This book deserves a 6 out of 5.
A few months later, Birdie applies for a graveyard shift job at a hotel, and meets her coworkers, one of whom is Daniel Aoki, who just so happens to be the guy she hooked up with. That’s just fate, am I right?
A large part of the novel centers around the initial awkwardness, and how they slowly start to reconcile and bond as they research a mysterious stranger on the hotel’s fifth floor, who they suspect is a famous mystery writer, going under a pseudonym.
I loved how Birdie’s relationships with the other people in her life are slowly established, like her Mona, her non-biological aunt who is Birdie’s closest thing to a mom. Even Birdie’s relationships with the people in her life that are dead are developed beautifully, like her grandma and mom, both of whom have passed.
Birdie is an aspiring detective, so it’s no surprise when she enthusiastically takes on the mystery of the writer on the fifth floor.
Also, I love Daniel. He’s just an awkward, magic-loving teen, who’s life is just as complicated as Birdie’s, yet he’s always cheerful. Daniel is half-deaf due to an unfortunate magic trick, but he continues to be his wonderful self.
Birdie and Daniel’s relationship is by no means perfect, there’s tons of fuck-ups, from both Birdie and Daniel, but they haven’t given up on each other.
Jenn Bennett really has done it again, with another perfectly imperfect romance of two teenagers who just want some kind of love in their life that won’t leave them.
Can I give this book a rating of above a five? This book deserves a 6 out of 5.
kristinshires's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
oh im SO back in my audiobook era
loved the romance, the mystery, AND the TWISTS & DRAMA!!!!
loved the romance, the mystery, AND the TWISTS & DRAMA!!!!
smartinez9's review
3.0
Not my favorite Jenn Bennett, but I loved the Seattle backdrop, mystery obsession, and Daniel.
gasoline_allie's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mjl810's review
DNF at 60%. Not bad but also not particularly good, kinda felt like reading it was a chore.
halesnbooks's review
4.0
first off, i never read the acknowledgments, and i read this books and the last line, no lie, did make me start crying. so theres that.
BUT, this book, this story was just wow! it was very eccentric and outlandish at times, but definitely beautiful. i liked learning about narcolepsy and seeing her deal with mild anxiety and the disease of being an over thinker- which was INCREDIBLY accurate, holy shit,- but when it came to character growth, you didn’t s e e her grow, you just kinda heard her come to a revelation and was t o l d about how she was or had changed from her previous ~ways~ so i found that a bit off putting. but otherwise it was an amazing, cozy story and now i want to purchase all the nancy drew books and maybe find a new crime/detective show to watch. (:
pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I genuinely don't know how I feel about this book. There were some really great aspects to it, but there were times where I just sat bakc and asked myself what was going on and why it was happening (in terms of how it was moving the plot forward). A part of me feels like the book had too many moving parts at the same time but overall it was still a fairly easy read and I'd be open to reading more from this author.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Abandonment