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Updrift by Errin Stevens
4.0
"Use the term siren, please," he begged. "I always picture myself in drag when I hear mermaid, and I'm not very pretty." He shuddered.
This is my favourite line in the book.
I have wanted to read Updrift ever since I met Erri on I stagram over a year ago and I honestly have to say that I absolutely loved this story! It's exciting, it's new and fresh and it has all the feels!!
I have nothing bad to say about this book. Sure, part 1 is a little slow but it's not boring or dull in any way. There's humour, drama, suspense; and the romance! Oh, I wish some guy would sweep me off my feet like Gabe does with Kate... sigh.
I have heard a lot of people compare this with The Little Mermaid, and though it has references to TLM, it is a completely new take on mermaids - for me, anyway; I haven't read many mermaid stories - which is very refreshing.
Errin is an amazing person which is carried through in her book. Her writing style consists of long sentences, almost paragraph like, but it is similar to the way I think so the words just flowed; I couldn't read this book fast enough!
Character development is amazing and the world building is extremely good!
I give Updrift a stupendous 4 1/2 stars and I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Thank you, Errin, for writing such a beautiful story; I will cherish it forever!
This is my favourite line in the book.
I have wanted to read Updrift ever since I met Erri on I stagram over a year ago and I honestly have to say that I absolutely loved this story! It's exciting, it's new and fresh and it has all the feels!!
I have nothing bad to say about this book. Sure, part 1 is a little slow but it's not boring or dull in any way. There's humour, drama, suspense; and the romance! Oh, I wish some guy would sweep me off my feet like Gabe does with Kate... sigh.
I have heard a lot of people compare this with The Little Mermaid, and though it has references to TLM, it is a completely new take on mermaids - for me, anyway; I haven't read many mermaid stories - which is very refreshing.
Errin is an amazing person which is carried through in her book. Her writing style consists of long sentences, almost paragraph like, but it is similar to the way I think so the words just flowed; I couldn't read this book fast enough!
Character development is amazing and the world building is extremely good!
I give Updrift a stupendous 4 1/2 stars and I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Thank you, Errin, for writing such a beautiful story; I will cherish it forever!
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
5.0
I absolutely loved this book; it gave me all the feels!!!
The story of Lily Owens is a rough one, but she is one tough cookie. Her journey is one of awakening, acceptance and forgiveness - things we all have to face growing up!
I loved how her development throughout was consistent; you relate to her naivety, her innocence, her coming of age.
The "Calendar Sisters" are just fantastically written and I totally love them.
There is drama, hilarity, religion, racialism, prejudice - all in one book!
This book is fantastic! Go get it now!
The story of Lily Owens is a rough one, but she is one tough cookie. Her journey is one of awakening, acceptance and forgiveness - things we all have to face growing up!
I loved how her development throughout was consistent; you relate to her naivety, her innocence, her coming of age.
The "Calendar Sisters" are just fantastically written and I totally love them.
There is drama, hilarity, religion, racialism, prejudice - all in one book!
This book is fantastic! Go get it now!
A Dark Game by Mr Derrick Potscher, Mr Derrick Potscher
2.0
Thank you, Derrick, for sending me a copy of your ebook in exchange for my honest review!
The first half is hard to read; I really didn’t want to continue reading – I need to be grabbed in the first chapter or two or I quickly lose interest. The second half is more exciting and by the last third of the book, I actually wanted to read it.
I struggled to get into this book for a few reasons:
1) The writing style was confusing to me; the grammar was off in a lot of places, some words seemed to be used just randomly, the punctuation was terrible, and many sentences didn’t make sense, however many times I read it;
2) The characters were a little underdeveloped –there were characters and they had names, but I didn’t really get a feel of anyone’s true personality, except for Rick and maybe Natasha.
3) There is no clear timeline – things happened in places, over a span of 3 years, but some situations need an exact time; it adds depth.
4) The prologue was genuinely good, I felt like this was going to be a roller coaster ride; but the story never actually completes that particular circle which confused me even more.
The story certainly is plot driven, with a definite twist at the end – I really didn’t see that coming! SHOCKER!!
As a YA Romantic Thriller, which is so far out of my usual genre, I ultimately enjoyed the book, but I’m left with a lot of unanswered questions – hopefully the sequel will answer them.
In conclusion, the story was good but very poorly executed.
The first half is hard to read; I really didn’t want to continue reading – I need to be grabbed in the first chapter or two or I quickly lose interest. The second half is more exciting and by the last third of the book, I actually wanted to read it.
I struggled to get into this book for a few reasons:
1) The writing style was confusing to me; the grammar was off in a lot of places, some words seemed to be used just randomly, the punctuation was terrible, and many sentences didn’t make sense, however many times I read it;
2) The characters were a little underdeveloped –there were characters and they had names, but I didn’t really get a feel of anyone’s true personality, except for Rick and maybe Natasha.
3) There is no clear timeline – things happened in places, over a span of 3 years, but some situations need an exact time; it adds depth.
4) The prologue was genuinely good, I felt like this was going to be a roller coaster ride; but the story never actually completes that particular circle which confused me even more.
The story certainly is plot driven, with a definite twist at the end – I really didn’t see that coming! SHOCKER!!
As a YA Romantic Thriller, which is so far out of my usual genre, I ultimately enjoyed the book, but I’m left with a lot of unanswered questions – hopefully the sequel will answer them.
In conclusion, the story was good but very poorly executed.