Forgettable and lacking character development - for my first Gaiman read I was very disappointed.
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ellie reviewed Stardust by Neil Gaiman
E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago …
Review of 'Stardust' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
ellie rated Lessons in Chemistry: 4 stars
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that …
ellie reviewed The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.
France, 1714: …
Review of 'The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Magical!!
ellie reviewed Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way (after …
Review of 'Greenwich Park' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This is the perfect thriller. Faulkner writes beautifully and creates such vivid imagery and complicated characters. Couldn't put it down.
This is the perfect thriller. Faulkner writes beautifully and creates such vivid imagery and complicated characters. Couldn't put it down.
Vicious by V. E. Schwab, V. E. Schwab (Villains, #1)
A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.
Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely …
ellie rated The Glass Castle: 4 stars
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once …
ellie rated The Midnight Library: 5 stars
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on …
ellie rated Looking for Alaska: 4 stars
Looking for Alaska by John Green, John Green - undifferentiated
Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, …
ellie rated Still Life: 3 stars
Still Life by Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Gamache, #1)
ellie rated The Unbearable Lightness of Being: 5 stars
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Czech: Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two …
ellie rated Station Eleven: 5 stars
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days following civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of …
ellie rated Look at Me: 4 stars
Look at Me by Jennifer Egan
In her first novel since her widely praised debut, The Invisible Circus, Jennifer Egan demonstrates once again her virtuosity at …
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth …
Review of 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Reid knows how to write a gripping, entertaining novel! I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this one, and was pulled in again by the twist ending. Just didn't love it as much as Daisy Jones - I found the dialogue in this one to be super cheesy and tended to scan through several pages after the third marriage ... worth a read just for the ending though.
Reid knows how to write a gripping, entertaining novel! I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this one, and was pulled in again by the twist ending. Just didn't love it as much as Daisy Jones - I found the dialogue in this one to be super cheesy and tended to scan through several pages after the third marriage ... worth a read just for the ending though.
ellie reviewed Where the Truth Lies by Anna Bailey
Review of 'Where the Truth Lies' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I was intrigued by this book because I love mysteries, and it was praised by Paula Hawkins and Jane Harper (so it must be decent), but this novel is most gripping because of its insight into American religious traditions and right-wing politics. Not only does Bailey create an enticing and unpredictable mystery, she illustrates the dangers of American notions of Christianity through the motives of the characters. While there are numerous hateable characters, she still urges the reader to understand their backgrounds which is what makes Where the Truth Lies so exciting and complex. Couldn't put it down, I will be recommending this to everyone!!
I was intrigued by this book because I love mysteries, and it was praised by Paula Hawkins and Jane Harper (so it must be decent), but this novel is most gripping because of its insight into American religious traditions and right-wing politics. Not only does Bailey create an enticing and unpredictable mystery, she illustrates the dangers of American notions of Christianity through the motives of the characters. While there are numerous hateable characters, she still urges the reader to understand their backgrounds which is what makes Where the Truth Lies so exciting and complex. Couldn't put it down, I will be recommending this to everyone!!