Do you ever start a book because you've seen so much hype around it and you're sure you'll love it? And then you read it and... you really didn't like it at all? This was my experience with Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.
I've seen such praise for this book. However, I thought it was very boring. There were only around 100 pages left once anything interesting/worthwhile happened. Then, even with this interesting and important psychological aspect introduced (far too late) to the sto
4.5 stars! I kept going back and forth between 4 and 4.5 stars until finally deciding to give it that extra half star. What an incredibly twisted, disturbing, and upsetting book. That being said...I actually enjoyed it! I have seen so many reviews of Then She Was Gone that said the story was predictable. However, I definitely did not predict the sick turn it took. Some things were pretty obvious, like which character was likely involved in Ellie's disappearance, but the specifics of what would end up bein
I absolutely ADORED the Maximum Ride series when I read it in eighth grade. However, that was many years ago and, had I read it today, I probably would not be giving it 4 stars do to its... stupidity? I hate to use that word because I was honestly so hooked on this series, but avian-humans and a flying talking dog? Absolutely recommend this series 100% to anyone between the ages of 11 and 14. Any older and you'll probably feel too old to be reading a story like this.
Again, I LOVED THIS BOOK SERI
There were parts of this book that I got really into. Overall, however, I don't think it was that great. I grew to really like the characters (even though they bugged me at first) but I've definitely read much better books that have had me more hooked than this. I wouldn't be quick to recommend it. I also guessed correctly about how Simon dies (not a spoiler, it's what the entire book is about), so I guess it's somewhat predictable. It definitely gets better as you read but didn't really do it f
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