caitlinbythebook's reviews
405 reviews

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Sky's End by Marc J Gregson

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Obsessed! This book was so good! Couldn’t put it down and am immediately going to book two! 

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

5.0

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Perfect wintry book that I read in the summer :) Loved the literary and mystery trope references! Sometimes I had to remind myself who a character was, but overall it was entertaining and quirky with the perfect amount of mystery.

The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I love Kendra Adachi and her podcast The Lazy Genius, so when I saw her latest book available, I had to read it!

From the very beginning, Kendra explains why she is writing this book and how it’s specifically written for women. She references stats and quotes a few other authors throughout the book, but generally it was all new advice and information to me. She includes notes where you can skip ahead to read portions you are most interested in and a great quick reference guide at the end summarizing the main points. 

Kendra writes with her usual wit and candor so this book is helpful and entertaining. There's so much packed into the pages (in the best way possible) that I had to take it in over several weeks and months. It was well worth my time and made me reflect on several areas of my life as I was reading it. 

Kendra does state she is a Christian and acknowledges that her beliefs inform her world view and some of her preferences, but that is less a part of this book than her first book, The Lazy Genius Way. I think this book has more wide appeal and you can tell Kendra is aware of the social climate we are in today and its effect on women. I love that she acknowledges how women are unique (regardless of whether you are a mother or not) and how living in a patriarchal system has affected our lives, how we manage our time, our opportunities, etc. It was powerful!

The book had a lot of acronyms which I love, but couldn’t remember on just one pass. I’ll read this one again and again, and think it’s a great choice for anyone who desires to have a better relationship with time management and wants to live an integrated life as Kendra says. Highly recommend and have already pre-ordered my copy to have in hand when it releases this fall!

Thank you to Convergent Books and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions are my own.

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved this book!!! Probably my favorite of Ali’s so far. It’s a little darker and more mature than her other books and she addresses that up front with a note to the reader which I thought was perfect. I couldn’t put this one down and would have liked to remain with these characters a little longer! 🩷