Reviews – Page 2 – Becky Boer

My Dark Vanessa | Kate Elizabeth Russell

April 6, 2020

One sentence: Nestled neatly in the category of “fucked up things that are my favorite things to read about,” this book was really good and also really infuriating. Three thoughts: I’m not the type of reader who often finds myself (even internally) yelling at the characters in books, but I SURE DID THIS TIME. This is a terrible suggestion in reality, but part of me feels like young people should read books like this, to see exactly how gaslighting and manipulation happens. I’m now terrified ...

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Unsheltered | Barbara Kingsolver

April 6, 2020

One sentence: A good story, but not as good as I expected from Kingsolver. Three thoughts: Flight Behavior was the first book I read by Barbara Kingsolver, and it blew me away. I think I’ll always compare her other books to that one, and I’m afraid they’re all going to be disappointing as a result. I REALLY LIKED the parts of this book that I actually liked. I thought about quitting a few times, but the fact that I liked certain parts kept me going. At times, I felt like reading this ...

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Verity | Colleen Hoover

March 29, 2020

One sentence: Well, I did not see any of that coming. Three thoughts: This book was incredibly spooky from time to time and I couldn’t read it in bed some nights, depending on which part I was on. I’m learning that I just don’t trust any characters, ever. I think I’m genuinely bad at reading people and it shows. Again, I would like to restate that I DID NOT SEE ANY OF THAT COMING. Rating Characters: 5/5. I swear, I could not figure these people out at all, and not because they were poorly ...

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The Sun Down Motel | Simone St. James

March 26, 2020

One sentence: This book was good but not great, even though it had the potential. Three thoughts: Ghosts AND murders! Usually you only get one or the other. I very much enjoyed the combination! Overall, this was a good book. It was a quick read and kept my interest. I am FURIOUS that the hotel in the cover photo doesn’t match the actual description of The Sun Down Motel at all. FURIOUS. Rating Characters: 2/5. This was definitely a book about a story, not about the characters in it. ...