Take a photo of a barcode or cover
eitch's reviews
96 reviews
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
4.0
this was so raw and heart clenching yet so inspiring and reflective. Becky Chambers never ceases to amaze and make me set aside my dislike for human kind.
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
1.0
NOPE.
I refuse to write a review for this book. Y’all swore by it so much and I naively believed you.
This was insufferable. I came so close to dnf’ing it at so many points but especially 60-70% which I see a lot of people mentioned that they dnf’d at. I had to force myself to keep going.
I gagged so many times.
Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali
2.0
This was cute but it dragged a lot, to be quite honest. I didn't enjoy it as much as the first.
It felt like in most chapters, the artefacts mentioned in the title and their interpretive labels didn't actually make it into the chapter itself, and I ended up forgetting what they were. Some could even be switched around and it would still make more sense as they were actually mentioned in the chapter, but overall there was no connection there in my opinion.
And because it's not a Hanine book review unless I dwell on the details, I have two things to point out/ask:
- why did Adam have to travel from Qatar to London to then go to Saudi Arabia? Have you seen a map of the Arabian Peninsula? the two countries literally share a border and they were fighting like 4 years ago over it.
- why did the author choose to write the prophet's name Abraham instead of Ibrahim?
I'm nitpicky, I know. It's still a nice book nonetheless.
It felt like in most chapters, the artefacts mentioned in the title and their interpretive labels didn't actually make it into the chapter itself, and I ended up forgetting what they were. Some could even be switched around and it would still make more sense as they were actually mentioned in the chapter, but overall there was no connection there in my opinion.
And because it's not a Hanine book review unless I dwell on the details, I have two things to point out/ask:
- why did Adam have to travel from Qatar to London to then go to Saudi Arabia? Have you seen a map of the Arabian Peninsula? the two countries literally share a border and they were fighting like 4 years ago over it.
- why did the author choose to write the prophet's name Abraham instead of Ibrahim?
I'm nitpicky, I know. It's still a nice book nonetheless.
Layover by Emily Henry
An appearance from CHARLIE LASTRA HIMSELF? Same room as Augustus Everett too? Love me a lil triple crossover
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Jane Carruth
I'm revisiting an old comfort story during some rough times I'm going through.
4.0
I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.
I'm revisiting an old comfort story during some rough times I'm going through.
Exes and O's by Amy Lea
2.75
I liked it but it was nothing to write home about. I preferred the first one.
I'll Build You a Bookcase by Simone Shin, Jean Ciborowski Fahey
4.0
“And let’s build a bookcase for others too— in parks and the laundromat, even the zoo. On sidewalks, at bus stops, all books will be free.” ♥
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
5.0
Breaking news: Ali Hazelwood finally wrote not only one but two VEGAN MCs.
7% in or so, I was thinking of starting this review with “I’m afraid the formula is getting old and repetitive” but not even a couple of chapters later I realised that Ali Hazelwood still has an undeniable strong grip on me.
Dare I say I might actually like this one more than the first? In the first book, I found Olive bland honestly. It wasn’t really a big deal enough to alter my enjoyment of it. I definitely like Bee more (despite her name being Bee; and no her mom's excuse doesn't sway me).
I have to say though I was able to predict the course of actions almost every time and I guessed that the bad guy was… who he was… pretty early on.
I think I would have enjoyed more Twitter interaction between Marie and Shmac.
7% in or so, I was thinking of starting this review with “I’m afraid the formula is getting old and repetitive” but not even a couple of chapters later I realised that Ali Hazelwood still has an undeniable strong grip on me.
Dare I say I might actually like this one more than the first? In the first book, I found Olive bland honestly. It wasn’t really a big deal enough to alter my enjoyment of it. I definitely like Bee more (despite her name being Bee; and no her mom's excuse doesn't sway me).
I have to say though I was able to predict the course of actions almost every time and I guessed that the bad guy was… who he was… pretty early on.
I think I would have enjoyed more Twitter interaction between Marie and Shmac.