I liked The Pumpkin Spice cafe. I hated Cinnamon Bun Bookstore and The Christmas Tree Farm. The characters annoyed me soooo much. I gave those last two, two stars each.
Controversially disappointing book for me was Gideon thr Ninth. The way you were reacting to An Academy for Liars was similar to the way I felt about Gideon - so many questions! I feel my blood pressure go up every time I think about that book! 😂
I have an academy for liars on my tbr for 2025. My biggest disappointment was Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. The premise was better and I was expecting more.
i have such an odd relationship with laurie gilmore for me ‘the pumpkin spice cafe’ was a two star i thought it was awful but i really like ‘the cinnamon bun bookstore’ but then dnfed the christmas one 😭
Most disappointing reads for me in ‘24 were The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton and A Tempest Of Tea by Hafsah Faizal. Not sure why they were both 5* predictions, and they ended up more like 1.5/2 😕
I mean, I haven't read the previous series from LJ Andrews at allll and thought there was plenty of world-building. It's a bummer you thought otherwise because the book is absolutely amazing.
Also, also ; dub-con = dubious consent, which is usually to mean sex when one of the people or both are under the influence. non-con = non-consensual sa. they're fanfiction terms /grumbles about how some tropes should've stayed in the fanfiction world.
Spoilers for Quiet Tenant :::: Guy takes the woman and puts her in the attic and tells daughter she's a roommate. Unchains her for meals and whatnot. She befriends the little girl. Eventually she gets away to the police and he's arrested.
I did read Academy for Liars. The last 50 pages were intense. But the rest of the book was not great. No one was likable, everyone smoked, and I wasn’t invested in the romance. Loved the magic system and concept, but just not this book.
Cinnamon Bun Book Store failed to grip me at all, I just did not care for the couple it was super forgettable imo. Christmas Tree Farm was better but in all honesty I think I’m leaving the series there.
I loved The Lighthouse Witches and The Nesting by C.J Cooke but was disappointed by The Ghost Woods (which is her highest rated one, I don't trust Goddreads ratings). I wouldn't describe any of her books as Horror, they are more like Gothic Thriller. They have fantastical elements but they are certainly not horror. I only read Elantris and Mistborn Era I by Sanderson : I loved Elantris and the Final Empire but the rest of the trilogy went down hill for me (hated book 3), I have no interest in picking up Era 2 of Mistborn. I will try the Stormlight Archives. I was so let down by The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (I found it so boring despite having all of the elements that I love) that I'm never picking up any of her books again.
I liked The Pumpkin Spice cafe. I hated Cinnamon Bun Bookstore and The Christmas Tree Farm. The characters annoyed me soooo much. I gave those last two, two stars each.
Same!
Controversially disappointing book for me was Gideon thr Ninth. The way you were reacting to An Academy for Liars was similar to the way I felt about Gideon - so many questions! I feel my blood pressure go up every time I think about that book! 😂
I have an academy for liars on my tbr for 2025. My biggest disappointment was Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis. The premise was better and I was expecting more.
i have such an odd relationship with laurie gilmore for me ‘the pumpkin spice cafe’ was a two star i thought it was awful but i really like ‘the cinnamon bun bookstore’ but then dnfed the christmas one 😭
Going into this video already knowing that Jasper Veil will be on this list
Most disappointing reads for me in ‘24 were The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton and A Tempest Of Tea by Hafsah Faizal. Not sure why they were both 5* predictions, and they ended up more like 1.5/2 😕
I mean, I haven't read the previous series from LJ Andrews at allll and thought there was plenty of world-building. It's a bummer you thought otherwise because the book is absolutely amazing.
Also, also ; dub-con = dubious consent, which is usually to mean sex when one of the people or both are under the influence. non-con = non-consensual sa. they're fanfiction terms /grumbles about how some tropes should've stayed in the fanfiction world.
Spoilers for Quiet Tenant ::::
Guy takes the woman and puts her in the attic and tells daughter she's a roommate. Unchains her for meals and whatnot. She befriends the little girl. Eventually she gets away to the police and he's arrested.
I did read Academy for Liars. The last 50 pages were intense. But the rest of the book was not great. No one was likable, everyone smoked, and I wasn’t invested in the romance. Loved the magic system and concept, but just not this book.
I felt the same way with Gallant when I read it! I wanted to love it so much and it was just so meh
The male narrator in My December Darling was bloody awful! Who the hell talks like that?? 😂
Cinnamon Bun Book Store failed to grip me at all, I just did not care for the couple it was super forgettable imo. Christmas Tree Farm was better but in all honesty I think I’m leaving the series there.
I loved The Lighthouse Witches and The Nesting by C.J Cooke but was disappointed by The Ghost Woods (which is her highest rated one, I don't trust Goddreads ratings). I wouldn't describe any of her books as Horror, they are more like Gothic Thriller. They have fantastical elements but they are certainly not horror.
I only read Elantris and Mistborn Era I by Sanderson : I loved Elantris and the Final Empire but the rest of the trilogy went down hill for me (hated book 3), I have no interest in picking up Era 2 of Mistborn. I will try the Stormlight Archives.
I was so let down by The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (I found it so boring despite having all of the elements that I love) that I'm never picking up any of her books again.
My worst book was the maid by nita prose x