Review: The Nightingale

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Nightingale has been on my to-read shelf for almost six years. Although I wish I hadn't waited so long to read this incredible book, there is also a part of me that wishes I hadn't started it yet. I don't think I was prepared for the heartache I felt, and still feel for these characters. It's difficult to put into words what an incredible job Kristin Hannah did with the development of each person, the intricacies of their growth throughout the war, and the aftermath of what exactly it meant to be a survivor.

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Review: Verity

Verity by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I started Verity about 9 pm with the intention of reading for a few hours before bed. A few hours turned into almost six, and I only stopped reading because I was physically incapable of keeping my eyes open any longer. First thing this morning, luckily it's the weekend, I grabbed a cup of coffee and dove back in. First, it's twisted, dark and at times a little uncomfortable. Second, I'm all for love and lust with a little bit of smut but honestly at times I was rolling my eyes with the absurdity. But, and this is a big but, it's captivating. I was as confused as the main character, and even more so after finishing Verity. This book is unlike anything Hoover has previously written, and stepping outside her normal genre did not disappoint.

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Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Overall, I would give this one a three. It was engaging enough that I continued to read to the end. The premise was new enough to keep me wondering how it would all play out, but it was slow, too slow. On the other hand, the ending was better than I expected and almost made me change it to a four. I don't know if there will be a second book, but I'm intrigued enough by the ending of this one, to read it if so.

Addie LaRue has lived three hundred years as a result of a deal she made with one of the Gods who answer after dark. At the time, she felt as if she had no other option, a victim of her time and circumstance. She only wanted to be free, to live, but a woman in the early 1700's couldn't possibly survive without a husband, or so she'd been told repeatedly. In exchange for her freedom, she loses her identity. Everyone she knew, and everyone she'll meet will forget her as soon as she's out of sight. For three hundred years she lives as a ghost, cherishing the small moments of friendship that never last beyond a closed door. Then one day, one person, Henry, remembers.

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Review: Into the Darkest Corner

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Let me tell you, I was a nervous wreck reading this book. My neck and shoulders were tense, just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I don't like sitting by myself crying, or worse, looking like a crazy person when I bust out laughing, but those are always the best books. If the author is able to instill the same emotion in the reader, that the main character is feeling, those are five-star books.
Catherine is a normal 20 something, having fun with friends, drinking too much, and staying out too late. When she meets Lee, she is impressed with his looks, as well as his charm. Her friends are equally taken by him, and Catherine feels lucky to have met him. That is until the controlling behavior, and abuse starts. Catherine feels alone in her feelings because everyone thinks he is the greatest. I wanted to cry for Catherine, and her situation, it was so heartbreaking! Into the Darkest Corner was a great read, and I will definitely be looking for Haynes other books.

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Review: Whore

Whore by Willow Aster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Happiness is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen on you,”
"Trust is a necessary medication: hard to give and hard to take."
"Nothing highlights unworthiness more than kindness."
"Dignity cannot be stolen; it can only be given away."

Why, why, why did I wait so long to read this? I have been in such a reading funk lately and I just haven't felt the usual desire to read. All you really need to get out of that bad juju is a good book. Willow Aster is my absolute favorite author, and she never fails to disappoint. Everything she writes is gold, and I love her for it.

Lilith is a whore, she was born and raised knowing exactly what her life would be. It's not as if anyone gave her a choice, and she's doing what she was born to do. That is until she meets Soti Christos, the very best kind of man. He wants Lili to have the kind of life she didn't even know she was allowed to hope for, a life she doesn't think someone like her deserves. Nico Santelli is used to having what he wants, and what he wants is Lilith. Not because he loves her, but because she is a means to an end, and the end is all he cares about. He's brutal, evil, and relentless and though he needs Lilith too, he'll make sure she knows her existence, and how she lives it is up to him. A story or redemption, and unconditional love is the perfect description for Whore.

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