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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3.0
The build in this book was amazing. We learned so many details of the pasts of the four children and how their pasts brought them to the present day. I loved the mention of characters that existed in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. But with all the build, I expected a big 'wow' moment - and there wasn't. It fell extremely flat for me.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the story and the ending. I just expected so much more out of the climactic point in the novel than what was actually delivered.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the story and the ending. I just expected so much more out of the climactic point in the novel than what was actually delivered.
Every Missing Girl by Leanne Kale Sparks
5.0
The suspense was heavy and the leads were many in this mystery/thriller novel! I had my suspicions, but was never given too much info that would allow me to crack the code early on.
I loved having dual POVs from Adam and Kendall as they both unraveled details on the cases at hand - a double homicide and a string of missing girls.
The ending saddened me a bit, but I suppose not everything can end in a sunshine-y way! I respected that the author allowed for the darkness of a thriller novel to stay present. I feel like many novels will try to end on an especially high note. The ending for Every Missing Girl was realistic.
I loved having dual POVs from Adam and Kendall as they both unraveled details on the cases at hand - a double homicide and a string of missing girls.
The ending saddened me a bit, but I suppose not everything can end in a sunshine-y way! I respected that the author allowed for the darkness of a thriller novel to stay present. I feel like many novels will try to end on an especially high note. The ending for Every Missing Girl was realistic.
Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
4.0
Adelaide so wonderfully embodied living with bipolar depression, though it might not have been the entire purpose.
I found myself relating quite often to Adelaide. How often I had worn myself thin to people please, to impress, to push when I needed do just stop. I related to her anxieties and her habit of shoving her feelings down. I related to each of the relationships she held as I felt like I held similar ones myself. It was oddly refreshing to see my mental illness written about and shown that there is indeed light at the end of dark tunnels.
I enjoyed that this novel presented a few different perspectives, though I wish they had been separated a bit better (i.e in chapter titles). I think the author did a wonderful job wrapping up each of the story lines in a way that made sense and wasn’t rushed.
Highly recommend this book and I’m so glad I got to view it prior to its publish date!
I found myself relating quite often to Adelaide. How often I had worn myself thin to people please, to impress, to push when I needed do just stop. I related to her anxieties and her habit of shoving her feelings down. I related to each of the relationships she held as I felt like I held similar ones myself. It was oddly refreshing to see my mental illness written about and shown that there is indeed light at the end of dark tunnels.
I enjoyed that this novel presented a few different perspectives, though I wish they had been separated a bit better (i.e in chapter titles). I think the author did a wonderful job wrapping up each of the story lines in a way that made sense and wasn’t rushed.
Highly recommend this book and I’m so glad I got to view it prior to its publish date!