lilyofthevalley_reads's reviews
310 reviews

Stolen Motherhood: Surrogacy and Made-To-Order Children by Maria de Koninck

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy

Minor: Trafficking, Medical trauma

I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Second Edition) by Ramit Sethi

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Duke Starts a Scandal by Sophie Jordan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

My hold ran out, I will definitely get back to reading this one sometime in the future. 

The Duke Next Door by Celeste Bradley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

I just can’t get past the secret reveal at the start of the book. To have that happen really put me off continuing, even though I really like the writing style of this author. It does bum me out a bit because last year I did purchase this book (although from a used book charity sale). I think the only plus side here is that I have one less book on my physical TBR. 

Consider Me by Becka Mack
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

I buckled and started to read this after hearing people rave about it on TikTok and Instagram. I just didn’t click with this after 50 something pages. I think I would have continued if this wasn’t over 500 pages. I also don’t like a cocksure hero at the best of times, but a contemporary about hockey players isn’t it for me; especially in light of recent developments in the junior world hockey sexual assault allegations. 

All We Want: Building the Life We Cannot Buy by Michael Harris

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know about Getting and Spending by Laura Vanderkam

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

How to Unf*ck Your Finances a Little Bit Each Day: 100 Small Changes for a Better Future by Jo Stewart

hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

This is a fun and sometimes informative look at personal finance. I honestly though could have done without the reference to cryptocurrencies; I don’t think anyone with a brain should be touching those things. 

Although this book isn’t life changing and some of the stuff is pretty simple, it is displayed in a digestible and interesting way. 

Inside Bridgerton: The Official Ride from Script to Screen by Betsy Beers, Shonda Rhimes

funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud by Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

My hold for the audiobook ran out.