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Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
Lady Scandal by Laura Lee Guhrke
3.25
This was my first by Guhrke and was easy to read, but not my favorite historical. I did like that the characters were both in their 30s (in SO many historicals the heroine is 18-20 and the hero is in their 30s and I really dislike that) and that it was a little later in time (1890s) than so many historicals.
I found the first third or so a little tedious. I'm generally a fan of rivals to lovers (or however you'd like to phrase that trope), however I found the arguing and "banter" going back and forth not effective, so much so that the shift from that to tentative romance and then the "I'm in love" I didn't necessarily believe. I was also confused as to Helen's role as the antagonist - she's on the hotel's board, but she's claiming women (aka Delia) shouldn't work, but yet she's saying that Rtiz hired Delia to undermine her authority?? I know the Savoy saga was a true story as per the author's note, but I thought the end results was a little convoluted.
A slow burn, but the end results didn't really work for me.
Thank you to the publisher/NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a review.
I found the first third or so a little tedious. I'm generally a fan of rivals to lovers (or however you'd like to phrase that trope), however I found the arguing and "banter" going back and forth not effective, so much so that the shift from that to tentative romance and then the "I'm in love" I didn't necessarily believe. I was also confused as to Helen's role as the antagonist - she's on the hotel's board, but she's claiming women (aka Delia) shouldn't work, but yet she's saying that Rtiz hired Delia to undermine her authority?? I know the Savoy saga was a true story as per the author's note, but I thought the end results was a little convoluted.
A slow burn, but the end results didn't really work for me.
Thank you to the publisher/NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a review.
How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
This (I think) is an issue of "not the book, just not my vibe." I had a hard time getting into this and felt like a slog to get through. I agree with other reviewers saying that the Knives Out comparison was a little far fetched and it was difficult to keep track of everyone. I think the title is a bit misleading with what the book actually is.
Also, I had a difficult time PHYSICALLY reading this as my eARC had very small paragraph indentations, making it difficult to phrase out what was what (so maybe that'll be fixed before it's published?)
Thanks to the publisher/NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Also, I had a difficult time PHYSICALLY reading this as my eARC had very small paragraph indentations, making it difficult to phrase out what was what (so maybe that'll be fixed before it's published?)
Thanks to the publisher/NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review