It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover Book Review

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow, just wow. And oh my god. Oh. My. God.
I'm going to try to be vague and yet persuasive because it's better to go into this book blind.

And I say that it is better going into this blind because it's better to go into this novel experiencing this stuff with Lily. The best part of this book is both the subject matter and also the emotional impact this this book can have. I went into it not knowing what to expect and I felt like I was experiencing what Lily was experiencing. It made it real to me (even though I went through very similar experiences). You'll lose that sense of emotion if you know what the book is about specifically beforehand. It's still emotional but it wont be as much.

Colleen Hoover was really good at avoiding stereotypical characters, the only stereotypical character in this book is Atlas. Everyone else has this kind of dynamic, they're complicated, Atlas isn't complicated but I guess that's okay. Not every character in a book is going to have a huge personality. Atlas was a main character but he definitely came off more as a major supporting character. He had no real personality and he was just used as a way to move the plot along. I hate to even admit it but it's true, sorry.

This book is really good at portraying what it wants to portray, Colleen is easily able to raise or lower the tension in a book and that's a good quality in a writer. The point of view and the tension control really paints a good picture for this whole book. This book might make you laugh, it might make you sob ugly tears, it might make you scream out in rage, and it might make you cry prideful happy tears. You can tell the amount of work she put into this book, you can feel the emotions, and the fact that this book was really personal to her should be obvious.

I've read one of her books to completion before and didn't really like it that much, I struggle with her because you can really tell if she's putting effort into the writing. When Colleen Hoover is good, she's amazing but when she's bad she's horrendous. Someday, I hope for all of her books to have this level of quality in it without her having to be emotionally invested.

I would suggest reading this book, it's difficult for me to say that you shouldn't read it because of triggers because this book had one of my major triggers in it but with the way she wrote, it was like she knew and eased me out of the anxiety. It's a good book, it's okay to skip the parts to make you uncomfortable, I did it. I definitely definitely recommend this. It's an excellent book.

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Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra

Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I won this book in a goodreads giveaway.

Currently, I'm in the middle of the book and I will be finishing it shortly and I'm not going to edit out this part but I see a lot of praise for this book and I personally don't like it all that much (it's kind of boring) and this is here for notice of future me, to let myself know that I knew the ending of this book before I even read the fucking book.

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THE ENDING. Damn, that was a decent ending, no hints, I didn't even see it coming. And I read a lot of Psych thrillers. I think it's more of a mystery and thriller rather than a psych thriller. But that's just me.

The book was decent, it did bore me until the end. I read the first part, skimmed the middle, and read the end. So it wasn't really engaging throughout. It felt like the middle was all filler and boring.

I'm not really sure why the girl pretending to be Rebecca wasn't named but I'll leave that alone. I'll also leave out the part where she didn't really have a personality where Rebecca obviously did.

It was okay. I think you liking it depends on your tastes in general.

Grand Verdict: Surprise ending saves the book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Favorite Character: Rebecca

The Infinity of You & Me by J. Q. Coyle

The Infinity of You & Me by J.Q. Coyle
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I want to start and say that I did like this book. I liked this book a lot and I won it in a goodreads giveaway.

So, let's talk about the romance. Why was there romance? The romance was so forced and unneeded in this book, I literally didn't understand the purpose of it. It wasn't even subplot, it just showed up, it's like if someone were to throw a psychology text book at your face. Sudden and painful. I don't know really how they fell in love, it just happened, like of all people Alicia could have had feelings for it's the person she knew for less than a day, what?

I sincerely hope that this is a series because this is a good book for a start to a series. There was no true ending in this book, don't look for one, only one loose end was tied, everything else was left to hang. What happens? Hell if I know but Alicia sure is happy in the end isn't she?

J. Q. Coyle, ladies, please let this be a series, this is not a standalone novel. Even if you guys meant for it to be a standalone novel, reconsider it, because you didn't end it the way that standalone novels need to end. Make it a series, flesh out Jax and Brian and Alicia more. Even the anatagonistic threat wasn't completely dealt with. This book is open to a sequel, so please make more books.

But I do recommend the book, it's pretty cool. It has nothing special to it writing wise but it's a pretty good story, if you ignore the awkward romance.

Grand Verdict: Okay but needs more books
Rating: 3 out of 5
Favorite Character: Brian

Kim Kardashian's Marriage by Sam Riviere

Kim Kardashian's Marriage by Sam Riviere
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is legitimately the weirdest book of poetry I've read but when I read about how it was written, I can't help but think that it was meant to be this weird. The way that the poems are composed really limits the flow, as in, there's some weird turns in the middle of poems that make no sense and you just stop reading.

I'm giving this 3 stars because I did enjoy it, even though it was weird. I also gave it a star based on the title, so you can always take that one star off and count it as a 2 star review. It's interesting, I might recommend it, it depends.

I wish that the title of this was Kim Kardashian's butt and that they made up some stupid fact like her butt is 72 inches long like her marriage.

Grand Verdict: What Is Google Poetry?
Rating: 3(or 2) our of 5

Soppy: A Love Story by Philippa Rice Book Review

Soppy: A Love Story by Philippa Rice
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Soppy is probably one of the most adorable graphic novels that I've read. The art? Adorable. The dialogue? Adorable. The everything? Adorable.

If you're looking for out of this world art and a dynamic story, you're not going to like this book. But if you want something quick, easy to read, and might make you smile; then you'll probably love it. I definitely recommend this. ~

This is a 5 star rating based on the intention of the writing, which was to be a cute little graphic novel about a couple. I can't give it a literary review when it's not meant to be a literary piece. Some goodreads reviewers don't understand this concept. This is was a disclaimer.

Final Verdict: Cute & Enjoyable
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars. ~

The Power of Love Hearts by Princess Mazzaloulou Book Review

The Power of Love Hearts by Princess Mazzaloulou
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First and foremost, I won this book in a goodreads giveaway.

This is a self-help and spirituality book and it's a really cute one at that.
I mean, if love hearts aren't your thing you could simply insert your preferred person/item of worship there and it would work out just fine.

Every page has the word love heart in it and the repetition of that word on every page really bore me as well as annoyed me. Every page has some cute/whimsical art in it as well.

In my opinion, if you're looking for a simple self-help book that you can smile at, this would be the one for you. The word choice is between simplistic and elegant and it's something that I can appreciate. I definitely do recommend it for someone that's looking for a change of pace in self-help books.

Grand Verdict: Good for it's intended purpose
Rating: 4 out of 5

Next Top Villain by Suzanne Selfors Review

Ever After High: Next Top Villain by Suzanne Selfors
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love Ever After High and for the longest time my favorite was Raven Queen. And she still is but I really like Duchess now.

In the webisodes they make Duchess seem like an epic villain but she's just a complicated character like Raven. There isn't a lot of complicated characters in this series.

This book is about Duchess Queen dealing with being in a class for villains and having to do an assignment that is really evil or risk failure, which Duchess Swan just doesn't do. That's just what the book's about.

I gave it five stars because I found the story to be really good, Ever After High does have a good message to it and this book conveys that message well. The wording used in it was whimsical and delightful which is rare in middle grade novels. The storyline is good and there's a lot of puns. I like puns.

I do recommend this book. I recommend all of the Ever After High books. Haha

Grand Verdict: Ever After High Is Ultimate
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Favorite Character: Raven Queen, Duchess Swan, Lizzie Hearts