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msmichaela's Reviews (545)
It feels like the author should have waited a few more years / done some more therapy before publishing this memoir. It’s well written, but for all her self-criticism, her insight is lacking.
Too similar to the first book in this series in terms of falling in love with a long-standing celebrity crush. I may have read them too close together though.
Intriguing—especially the first third or so. The novel bogged down for me in the Tahiti sections in the second half. Still, I was really immersed in the story.
I enjoyed the true crime podcast angle of this romance, but could not get past the inexplicable love at first sight setup—just totally implausible.
Memoirs by poets can be hit or miss… this one fell a little on the “miss” side for me—elliptical, repetitive, sometimes obscure. At other points it veered into scholarly writing—perhaps pulled from other projects. All of that said, I really appreciated reading about someone growing up near where I did, but a decade later and in a totally different, first-generation experience.
The will-they-or-won’t-they was a bit too extended but otherwise this was just a delight.
I’m glad this novel exists! The first half lagged a bit for me but I still finished it in just a few days.
Well written, but the framing device — of the story being told by a semi-mysterious narrator — really distances you from the main characters. I was hoping for something a little lighter, too, but that’s on me.
Such a fun read! I found it a little hard to follow at the start, and then a little too will-they-or-won’t-they in the middle—but still thoroughly enjoyed it.