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Read Completed 2/7/24 | 3 stars
I specifically sought this book out and used an Audible credit (which are precious to me 😅) because someone recommended this for fans of Black Mirror. With a rec like that, how could I not? While they weren't wrong, this also just wasn't the book for me. I see it, I read it, I get it... but it's just not my kind of book.
I felt like this was a little more emotional and philosophical where I wanted a bit more plot and structure. I don't doubt that's what the author intended, but when things really start to get interesting, I was more wrapped up in the answers of what was happening, how things worked, and how it would all end and that didn't really seem to be the point of the book. The point was more the journey and I was looking for the destination *in addition to* the journey. It just didn't quite come together for me.
The beginning also took a little long to get into anything -- again, likely because the journey was more important, but I just wanted to know what the heck was going on. Seth spent and awful long time alone in the beginning and it got to be a bit boring for a while.
I liked the message... I think if you're looking for a more introspective concept, dive in! I was looking for more of a sci-fi mind-bender 😂 I got half of it but it just wasn't enough to really hook me.
I specifically sought this book out and used an Audible credit (which are precious to me 😅) because someone recommended this for fans of Black Mirror. With a rec like that, how could I not? While they weren't wrong, this also just wasn't the book for me. I see it, I read it, I get it... but it's just not my kind of book.
I felt like this was a little more emotional and philosophical where I wanted a bit more plot and structure. I don't doubt that's what the author intended, but when things really start to get interesting, I was more wrapped up in the answers of what was happening, how things worked, and how it would all end and that didn't really seem to be the point of the book. The point was more the journey and I was looking for the destination *in addition to* the journey. It just didn't quite come together for me.
The beginning also took a little long to get into anything -- again, likely because the journey was more important, but I just wanted to know what the heck was going on. Seth spent and awful long time alone in the beginning and it got to be a bit boring for a while.
I liked the message... I think if you're looking for a more introspective concept, dive in! I was looking for more of a sci-fi mind-bender 😂 I got half of it but it just wasn't enough to really hook me.
Read Completed 2/6/24 | 2 stars
Thank you to Netgalley & Dreamscape media for the audiobook review copy. This did not affect my reading experience or review in any way.
Sadly, this book wasn't for me. I stuck with it because I was actually really interested in the little mysteries and the concept of the book. I was hoping the plot would make the whole thing worthwhile and I tend not to DNF once I hit 35-40% because of how much time I've invested in a book. I still hoped that the plot would turn out well in the end, but it just didn't do it for me.
Contains some spoilers.
I had a number of issues with the book, but sadly the biggest one was that I hated the main character Sarah. I felt for her, her husband just died and she was left alone and pregnant with a young child, but she made some really, really dumb decisions and ignored EVERY red flat when there were tons of them. When a mysterious mother-in-law shows up that her husband told her was dead, she decides to abandon everything and go live with her? That was incredibly stupid. There were situations that left her few choices, but that did not have to be one of them. Especially after how they met and it's not like she was the most welcoming person in the world. Candace (the MIL) keeps the house locked and armed at all times, won't let Sarah leave, refuses to be connected to wifi or have a cell phone. I mean, I don't know how Sarah thought any of this was a good idea.
The religious fanaticism was also a huge turn-off. The mother-in-law turns out to be extremely religious, which I have nothing against religion, but it was pushy, it led her to make wild decisions, and she turned out to be dangerous because of her religious beliefs and I hated it. Sarah is also Jewish and her mother-in-law is constantly shaming her for her religion and it was wildly uncomfortable. She intentionally prepared food that wasn't kosher or acceptable, told her to her face that she picked the wrong religion, baptized Sarah's child behind her back.... it was very uncomfortable, and I know that was the point but it was all just too over-the-top and the entire religion thing did not need to be so aggressive.
There were also MANY plot points that never really got answered. There were tons of moments that hinted at abuse, rape, pedophilia, forced marriage, possibly a cult, and more and half of it never even became a main point in the book, so then it just felt like it was added for shock value instead of actually being an important part of the story. Some were sideways mentions, some were talked about head on, but it was all just a jumble of a mess that didn't have a clear line and many things that got shoved to the side. Did we even get an answer about the the 3yo kept saying she would see her father in the house when he was dead? I think maybe, but it was such a fast answer if so that I missed it in my audiobook, so we didn't even get to dwell on that.
The ending was sloppy, the plot points never came together, the characters were all kinds of awful. This was just not a good book for me. High on the scale as popcorn thriller but too many things bothered me too much to be enjoyable.
Thank you to Netgalley & Dreamscape media for the audiobook review copy. This did not affect my reading experience or review in any way.
Sadly, this book wasn't for me. I stuck with it because I was actually really interested in the little mysteries and the concept of the book. I was hoping the plot would make the whole thing worthwhile and I tend not to DNF once I hit 35-40% because of how much time I've invested in a book. I still hoped that the plot would turn out well in the end, but it just didn't do it for me.
Contains some spoilers.
I had a number of issues with the book, but sadly the biggest one was that I hated the main character Sarah. I felt for her, her husband just died and she was left alone and pregnant with a young child, but she made some really, really dumb decisions and ignored EVERY red flat when there were tons of them. When a mysterious mother-in-law shows up that her husband told her was dead, she decides to abandon everything and go live with her? That was incredibly stupid. There were situations that left her few choices, but that did not have to be one of them. Especially after how they met and it's not like she was the most welcoming person in the world. Candace (the MIL) keeps the house locked and armed at all times, won't let Sarah leave, refuses to be connected to wifi or have a cell phone. I mean, I don't know how Sarah thought any of this was a good idea.
The religious fanaticism was also a huge turn-off. The mother-in-law turns out to be extremely religious, which I have nothing against religion, but it was pushy, it led her to make wild decisions, and she turned out to be dangerous because of her religious beliefs and I hated it. Sarah is also Jewish and her mother-in-law is constantly shaming her for her religion and it was wildly uncomfortable. She intentionally prepared food that wasn't kosher or acceptable, told her to her face that she picked the wrong religion, baptized Sarah's child behind her back.... it was very uncomfortable, and I know that was the point but it was all just too over-the-top and the entire religion thing did not need to be so aggressive.
There were also MANY plot points that never really got answered. There were tons of moments that hinted at abuse, rape, pedophilia, forced marriage, possibly a cult, and more and half of it never even became a main point in the book, so then it just felt like it was added for shock value instead of actually being an important part of the story. Some were sideways mentions, some were talked about head on, but it was all just a jumble of a mess that didn't have a clear line and many things that got shoved to the side. Did we even get an answer about the the 3yo kept saying she would see her father in the house when he was dead? I think maybe, but it was such a fast answer if so that I missed it in my audiobook, so we didn't even get to dwell on that.
The ending was sloppy, the plot points never came together, the characters were all kinds of awful. This was just not a good book for me. High on the scale as popcorn thriller but too many things bothered me too much to be enjoyable.
Read Completed 2/5/24 | 3.5 stars
I picked this one up because I had previously read HERE AND NOW AND THEN by the same author and I was ready for some more cozy sci-fi by Mike Chen, and that is exactly what I got. This had some science in it and was primarily a time loop/time travel story, but it also didn't dive too hard into the science and things were mostly light. The title may be a bit misleading as there was more to it than a love story, it's not a romance, and the love story was actually kind of on the light side, but it definitely sets up the expectations of a cozy sci-fi book.
This is one that deserves a solid 3.5 stars from me. It wasn't quite deep enough to earn that full four stars but was a really nice book to listen to, fun to spend time with, and something unique to read. I wish I had connected to the characters a little bit more and that they had a bit more depth. They just never really seemed to break out of character mode and it still just felt like a little story instead of really making me forget I was reading a book.
The ending could have wrapped up a little bit better, for me, as well. It felt like for all we went through, things happened a little too quickly and I wanted just a bit more time with our resolution. We had all of the ends tied up neatly, though.
A fun read and I'd definitely read more Mike Chen when I'm in the mood for this vibe!
I picked this one up because I had previously read HERE AND NOW AND THEN by the same author and I was ready for some more cozy sci-fi by Mike Chen, and that is exactly what I got. This had some science in it and was primarily a time loop/time travel story, but it also didn't dive too hard into the science and things were mostly light. The title may be a bit misleading as there was more to it than a love story, it's not a romance, and the love story was actually kind of on the light side, but it definitely sets up the expectations of a cozy sci-fi book.
This is one that deserves a solid 3.5 stars from me. It wasn't quite deep enough to earn that full four stars but was a really nice book to listen to, fun to spend time with, and something unique to read. I wish I had connected to the characters a little bit more and that they had a bit more depth. They just never really seemed to break out of character mode and it still just felt like a little story instead of really making me forget I was reading a book.
The ending could have wrapped up a little bit better, for me, as well. It felt like for all we went through, things happened a little too quickly and I wanted just a bit more time with our resolution. We had all of the ends tied up neatly, though.
A fun read and I'd definitely read more Mike Chen when I'm in the mood for this vibe!
Read Completed 2/3/24 | 3.25 - 3.5 stars
When I first saw the title CANADIAN BOYFRIEND with a cartoon cover, I assumed we were in for a fun romcom. How could it not be? The story was good, but it definitely wasn't a romcom. Where I've read tons of light romances that still deal with heavy subjects, this just wasn't that lighter tone. I certainly don't hold that against the book, and I actually liked the feel of the story for the most part, but I definitely assumed it was going to be light and funny.
I liked the two main characters, the found family in so many ways, and the love story. It was a nice romance and I really appreciated the character growth. It was maybe a bit too tender for my personal tastes at times since they're both through some major things (Mike: loss of his wife, Aurora: coming to terms with her mother's abuse & recovering from an eating disorder), so while I definitely appreciated how much they grew apart and together, at times some of the interactions just felt a little too scripted.
Most of my issue came with the Canadian boyfriend concept and I felt like the author kind of dropped the ball? It didn't have to be a romcom, but the everyone always jokes about someone having a Canadian boyfriend and that they're made up and I wanted some cute fake dating -- or since that wasn't the point of the book, at least letting the characters have fun that they met all those years ago and Mike didn't even know it. I don't know, some part of it just felt like a missed opportunity to really use that as the plot point and it just got shoved into the background.
Mild spoilers for the third act break-up....
I also really hated the third act break-up where the reveal that Aurora had met Mike and pretended (to no one that mattered) that they were dating to be totally anticlimactic. She had built this up in her mind and Mike way overreacted, and it was literally a non-thing. He was so offended that she lied to him and was using him without even knowing him but like.... she wasn't. She met a person and made someone up. It's not like she was trying to stalk actual Mike or started dating him BECAUSE of that meeting all those years ago. Actually, she should have told him right away and they could have started dating because of that and it would have been CUTE. If I were Mike, I would have been weirded out that she didn't bring it up right away because why wouldn't you, and thought that it was so neat that they have a story where they met all those years ago. It was just weird that she withheld that info and the way she dumped it on him was just unnecessary drama. She could have talked to him and been like hey, funny story and he'd be like whoa no way! And then she could sheepishly admit that she used to pretend he was her Canadian boyfriend and wrote him all these letters, which was more of a diary than actually idealizing Mike.
Lastly, I couldn't stand the way the author kept having Aurora call him "Mike Martin" all the time. Why are we using his full name ALL the time? Once they got together, it was really weird that it kept being a thing.
My NetGalley audiobook copy disappeared mid-read and magically came back, so I actually had time to take a break from this, and in the end, I did want to come back and finish it. I liked it, the story was attractive and kept me wanting to read, but there were too many things that were a bit off-putting that just felt weird. There was a lot of good stuff here but some weird plot choices that I just didn't like.
When I first saw the title CANADIAN BOYFRIEND with a cartoon cover, I assumed we were in for a fun romcom. How could it not be? The story was good, but it definitely wasn't a romcom. Where I've read tons of light romances that still deal with heavy subjects, this just wasn't that lighter tone. I certainly don't hold that against the book, and I actually liked the feel of the story for the most part, but I definitely assumed it was going to be light and funny.
I liked the two main characters, the found family in so many ways, and the love story. It was a nice romance and I really appreciated the character growth. It was maybe a bit too tender for my personal tastes at times since they're both through some major things (Mike: loss of his wife, Aurora: coming to terms with her mother's abuse & recovering from an eating disorder), so while I definitely appreciated how much they grew apart and together, at times some of the interactions just felt a little too scripted.
Most of my issue came with the Canadian boyfriend concept and I felt like the author kind of dropped the ball? It didn't have to be a romcom, but the everyone always jokes about someone having a Canadian boyfriend and that they're made up and I wanted some cute fake dating -- or since that wasn't the point of the book, at least letting the characters have fun that they met all those years ago and Mike didn't even know it. I don't know, some part of it just felt like a missed opportunity to really use that as the plot point and it just got shoved into the background.
Mild spoilers for the third act break-up....
I also really hated the third act break-up where the reveal that Aurora had met Mike and pretended (to no one that mattered) that they were dating to be totally anticlimactic. She had built this up in her mind and Mike way overreacted, and it was literally a non-thing. He was so offended that she lied to him and was using him without even knowing him but like.... she wasn't. She met a person and made someone up. It's not like she was trying to stalk actual Mike or started dating him BECAUSE of that meeting all those years ago. Actually, she should have told him right away and they could have started dating because of that and it would have been CUTE. If I were Mike, I would have been weirded out that she didn't bring it up right away because why wouldn't you, and thought that it was so neat that they have a story where they met all those years ago. It was just weird that she withheld that info and the way she dumped it on him was just unnecessary drama. She could have talked to him and been like hey, funny story and he'd be like whoa no way! And then she could sheepishly admit that she used to pretend he was her Canadian boyfriend and wrote him all these letters, which was more of a diary than actually idealizing Mike.
Lastly, I couldn't stand the way the author kept having Aurora call him "Mike Martin" all the time. Why are we using his full name ALL the time? Once they got together, it was really weird that it kept being a thing.
My NetGalley audiobook copy disappeared mid-read and magically came back, so I actually had time to take a break from this, and in the end, I did want to come back and finish it. I liked it, the story was attractive and kept me wanting to read, but there were too many things that were a bit off-putting that just felt weird. There was a lot of good stuff here but some weird plot choices that I just didn't like.
Read Completed 2/2/24 | 3 stars
Liar Liar meets The Devil Wears Prada (kind of) in this contemporary novel without the romance. (Well, there's a little romance in it but it definitely not a romance novel.) I picked this up after reading Holly James' latest release THE DEJA GLITCH -- which was a romance -- and I knew this wasn't a romance, but I was still hoping for the same kind of writing magic that I enjoyed in her other book. I liked the concept of Lucy being magically only able to tell the truth in a little magic / sci-fi twist like I enjoyed in THE DEJA GLITCH and have been loving in some other fun romcoms like THIS SPELLS LOVE and Ashley Poston romances.
This started off fun with Lucy making a wish the night before her 30th birthday to have a perfect day, and her perfect day ends up only allowing her to tell the truth, so she basically truth bombs her way through day, destroying everything but kind of in a good way? It was cute at first, and then the truths quickly lead up to dismantling her whole workplace due to sexual harassment and Lucy & others finally doing something about the horrible boss.
Look, I liked the message, but I felt like the author ended up beating us over the head a little bit. I mostly just didn't feel like the tone matched in the two halves of the book. The beginning was fun and light, like many romcoms are and the vibe that I was looking for when I started this book (yes, still knowing it wasn't a romcom). When we got to about halfway and Lucy started taking down her horrible boss for horrible things, it became all-consuming and kind of stopped being a well-rounded personal journey and just ended up being about work and this one thing. Again, not a bad message but I didn't always like the way the author handled it and I didn't always like the way Lucy handled it either. I liked that the truth made her speak up about it but I also feel like she kind of bulldozed everyone and while the concept was great and she was FORCED to speak up, other people weren't and they weren't even allowed to process things since the whole story happened in a day.
I just didn't love the second half and it didn't really match the first half in a lot of ways. I felt like too many things were forced and it didn't always feel like a good flow of a journey that Lucy went on.
Liar Liar meets The Devil Wears Prada (kind of) in this contemporary novel without the romance. (Well, there's a little romance in it but it definitely not a romance novel.) I picked this up after reading Holly James' latest release THE DEJA GLITCH -- which was a romance -- and I knew this wasn't a romance, but I was still hoping for the same kind of writing magic that I enjoyed in her other book. I liked the concept of Lucy being magically only able to tell the truth in a little magic / sci-fi twist like I enjoyed in THE DEJA GLITCH and have been loving in some other fun romcoms like THIS SPELLS LOVE and Ashley Poston romances.
This started off fun with Lucy making a wish the night before her 30th birthday to have a perfect day, and her perfect day ends up only allowing her to tell the truth, so she basically truth bombs her way through day, destroying everything but kind of in a good way? It was cute at first, and then the truths quickly lead up to dismantling her whole workplace due to sexual harassment and Lucy & others finally doing something about the horrible boss.
Look, I liked the message, but I felt like the author ended up beating us over the head a little bit. I mostly just didn't feel like the tone matched in the two halves of the book. The beginning was fun and light, like many romcoms are and the vibe that I was looking for when I started this book (yes, still knowing it wasn't a romcom). When we got to about halfway and Lucy started taking down her horrible boss for horrible things, it became all-consuming and kind of stopped being a well-rounded personal journey and just ended up being about work and this one thing. Again, not a bad message but I didn't always like the way the author handled it and I didn't always like the way Lucy handled it either. I liked that the truth made her speak up about it but I also feel like she kind of bulldozed everyone and while the concept was great and she was FORCED to speak up, other people weren't and they weren't even allowed to process things since the whole story happened in a day.
I just didn't love the second half and it didn't really match the first half in a lot of ways. I felt like too many things were forced and it didn't always feel like a good flow of a journey that Lucy went on.
Read Completed 1/30/24 | 2 stars
This was a 3 star book until the end, which did nothing for the rest of the story. I picked this one up because I had read a couple other Kate White books and enjoyed them, and I liked the narrator for this audiobook (Amy McFadden), so it was a good fit... but the story wasn't.
The concept was good, but this story was stretched too thin with things going off in too many different directions. It would have been fine, but the author did a terrible job of connecting everything. Some things weren't connected, which also would have been fine, but the answers to a lot of the mysteries were... stupid. There just wasn't a lot that made the book worthwhile. I still don't get why everything happened in the first place.
Not much to say about this one. Everything just felt a little sloppy and disjointed. Sadly, this wasn't for me.
This was a 3 star book until the end, which did nothing for the rest of the story. I picked this one up because I had read a couple other Kate White books and enjoyed them, and I liked the narrator for this audiobook (Amy McFadden), so it was a good fit... but the story wasn't.
The concept was good, but this story was stretched too thin with things going off in too many different directions. It would have been fine, but the author did a terrible job of connecting everything. Some things weren't connected, which also would have been fine, but the answers to a lot of the mysteries were... stupid. There just wasn't a lot that made the book worthwhile. I still don't get why everything happened in the first place.
Not much to say about this one. Everything just felt a little sloppy and disjointed. Sadly, this wasn't for me.
Read Completed 1/28/24 | 3 - 3.25 stars
I really liked the concept of this book (the main character having motion blindness) and it definitely made this book interesting! Following Leah as she navigates her world on her own was very interesting, and using this concept in a thriller made for a unique unreliable narrator that kept me wondering.
Unfortunately, I just didn't care for the writing style. The book took a while to get going, which I wouldn't have minded so much if there was a touch more suspense in the beginning. There are a few things that the reader can reflect on once finished, and the ending was a little wild and furious, but I just wish there was more that had drawn me in besides the initial concept. Just a bit more suspense and tension would have really made for a little better pacing.
There were also a few parts that were a little bit disjointed. The writing got a little jumpy, which was possibly intentional due to how Leah perceives everything, but some of it was a little hard to follow and distracting at times. There just wasn't a lot of emotion attached to much of it, which also could have been due to the main character, but I just wanted to be a little more connected to it all.
It was a very quick read, though, and the ending made things better!
I really liked the concept of this book (the main character having motion blindness) and it definitely made this book interesting! Following Leah as she navigates her world on her own was very interesting, and using this concept in a thriller made for a unique unreliable narrator that kept me wondering.
Unfortunately, I just didn't care for the writing style. The book took a while to get going, which I wouldn't have minded so much if there was a touch more suspense in the beginning. There are a few things that the reader can reflect on once finished, and the ending was a little wild and furious, but I just wish there was more that had drawn me in besides the initial concept. Just a bit more suspense and tension would have really made for a little better pacing.
There were also a few parts that were a little bit disjointed. The writing got a little jumpy, which was possibly intentional due to how Leah perceives everything, but some of it was a little hard to follow and distracting at times. There just wasn't a lot of emotion attached to much of it, which also could have been due to the main character, but I just wanted to be a little more connected to it all.
It was a very quick read, though, and the ending made things better!
Read Completed 1/26/24 | 4 stars
This was an enjoyable read for me! It started out with more drama than I expected, but where some thrillers masquerade as dramas for half of the book, we at least knew something thrilling was coming from the intro where we know someone dies.
While this was a bit more dramatic and less thriller for a while, I was still engaged in the story. There are a lot of well-placed moving pieces, from the affair that kicks off the chain of events, martial problems on both sides, children with deeper issues who also become a part of the story, nosy neighbors/acquaintances, and multiple perspectives to take it all in. I liked the foundation that Margot Hunt laid here while developing every other part of the story, and there were enough questions happening to let the reader wonder what happens in the end and still be surprised.
The characters were also wonderfully flawed. Readers have the opportunity to like the two people who decide to have an affair or condemn them -- there's room for both sides opportunities for the reader to take anyone's side in the book. I liked that everyone makes mistakes and that no one character was too perfect or too evil. There are a lot of difference shades of gray for everything to develop.
The ending still had some moments of suspense as well as a twist or two. I know this book may not be for everyone but I went in not knowing if I would like it or not and didn't hype myself up, so I'm happy I enjoyed it as much as I did!
This was an enjoyable read for me! It started out with more drama than I expected, but where some thrillers masquerade as dramas for half of the book, we at least knew something thrilling was coming from the intro where we know someone dies.
While this was a bit more dramatic and less thriller for a while, I was still engaged in the story. There are a lot of well-placed moving pieces, from the affair that kicks off the chain of events, martial problems on both sides, children with deeper issues who also become a part of the story, nosy neighbors/acquaintances, and multiple perspectives to take it all in. I liked the foundation that Margot Hunt laid here while developing every other part of the story, and there were enough questions happening to let the reader wonder what happens in the end and still be surprised.
The characters were also wonderfully flawed. Readers have the opportunity to like the two people who decide to have an affair or condemn them -- there's room for both sides opportunities for the reader to take anyone's side in the book. I liked that everyone makes mistakes and that no one character was too perfect or too evil. There are a lot of difference shades of gray for everything to develop.
The ending still had some moments of suspense as well as a twist or two. I know this book may not be for everyone but I went in not knowing if I would like it or not and didn't hype myself up, so I'm happy I enjoyed it as much as I did!
Read Completed 1/25/24 | 3.5 stars
A classic Royal Swap, this was a fun story. I didn't think I wanted to read it, but Sariah Wilson did a nice job and I enjoyed this short more than I thought I would! It was a little more predictable and I saw the little twist coming a mile away, but it was just plain fun and kind of read like a 2000s romcom movie.
A classic Royal Swap, this was a fun story. I didn't think I wanted to read it, but Sariah Wilson did a nice job and I enjoyed this short more than I thought I would! It was a little more predictable and I saw the little twist coming a mile away, but it was just plain fun and kind of read like a 2000s romcom movie.
Read Completed 1/24/24 | 3.25 stars
Part of the Improbable Meet-Cute Collection
This was my first Jasmine Guillory book, actually! I didn't connect with this book as much as the others because of the way the meet-cute was done. They're supposed to be improbable meetings, and while it was improbable that they'd get caught in an earthquake together, they had already met before. Daisy had been into the bakery several times -- all the time, actually -- and they had an enemies thing going on, and for a short story, I just don't want hate-to-love. It takes too long to establish the hate, explain why it's not actually that, and then bounce onto love and it was a little too far from one end of the spectrum from despising this guy to jumping into bed with him right away. The story just didn't do it for me.
I actually wish I could have spent more time with this story so I could have gotten to know them more. As a short, just three stars for me. As a longer book, I probably could have enjoyed this more.
Part of the Improbable Meet-Cute Collection
This was my first Jasmine Guillory book, actually! I didn't connect with this book as much as the others because of the way the meet-cute was done. They're supposed to be improbable meetings, and while it was improbable that they'd get caught in an earthquake together, they had already met before. Daisy had been into the bakery several times -- all the time, actually -- and they had an enemies thing going on, and for a short story, I just don't want hate-to-love. It takes too long to establish the hate, explain why it's not actually that, and then bounce onto love and it was a little too far from one end of the spectrum from despising this guy to jumping into bed with him right away. The story just didn't do it for me.
I actually wish I could have spent more time with this story so I could have gotten to know them more. As a short, just three stars for me. As a longer book, I probably could have enjoyed this more.