Daijah

this series is so fun

this wasn't as good as the first book but i still really adored this book and the vibes. i just love a cozy mystery.

read for the midnight society bookclub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_Ff...

this is a pretty well liked book at least by my friends and i wanted to love it and instead i disliked it so much that it boarders on hate 😭 i do think this book sparks interesting discussions which i did enjoy. i was a guest co-host for the midnight society bookclub and i loved doing that liveshow but almost everything about this book i didn't like. i feel like this book tried to discuss so much and literally did not say anything about any of it. i hated the writing (except the transcript portions) because it was literally so try-hard. the author was trying to be quirky and different and i could tell. i also didn't like the characters and even though the author tried to make them three dimensional they still were flat to me. there is some also questionable rep in this like the bisexual rep i don't think was necessarily harmful but it wasn't good either. i have also heard there is some japanese racism at the beginning of this which i didn't pick up on personally but i would look at own voices reviews to understand that better and the effects of it. lastly the only harmful bit in this book for me was that there is a neglectful, suicidal character in this book who is also bipolar. i have bipolar II and honestly almost all the rep we get is negative and this character could have had all the same characteristics but not be bipolar just because it does reflect negatively on the community.

i really wanted to love this book because the concept is so interesting and i love the exploration of sleep disorders, specifically insomnia in this book. but on the other hand this kinda fell flat. reading this was enjoyable but it has no real depth to the plot line or characters. its similar to like scooby doo episode for adults, which i still love even now as an adult myself but it had way less action and suspense than the children's show. overall it was okay and i would recommend checking it out if you're interested but it wasn't anything to write home about for me personally.

this book genuienly was so weird and fun. i really just had such a good time reading this book. not only is this just like a weird fun book, but it also has something to say. it deals with power and greed and even just a woman who is willing to do anything for her husband who has gotten a tragic diagnosis.

this is by no means a perfect book. i do think some of the representation and language in here is questionable from a psychological standpoint but this book dives into the female experience including the frustration, the longing, and the masks we wear. it explores the performance of femininity, the constant craving for more, and the urge to break free from the limits of what's expected. the way these topics were handled and explored was done extremely well and i just adored it. just like how the main character in the book savors her food, i had to savor this book to truly get the full experience. this isn't a book you fly through, it's one you really sit with and digest.

i don't think that i could ever rate a rachel harrison book less than 3 stars because i just adore her writing and how she fleshes out her characters. i always love her female friendships/relationships which is the same here. i do think this story was a bit underbaked. the pacing was off and the story wrapped up super abruptly including the vampire elements, the horror of the story. i also think this is the least i connected to one of her characters in a novel of hers, not because she it a bit older than the rest, but because i was dealing with the issues she is when i was 15 and seeing her deal with them later on just wasn't relatable for me. i'm sure it will truly resonate with someone who is and i do think it was handled well, but i just didn't have that connection i normally do from a rachel harrison book. but as i said i adore her writing, her humor, her ability to convey emotions and inner turmoil, and her female relationships and that is no different here.

i loveddddd this cozy mystery! it's literally a murder mystery combined wth sabrina the teenage witch and gilmore girls. it has the perfect balance of levity and also incorporating heavier topics and some depth.

i really loved the friendship dynamics in this book and thought it was so well done but i just didn't really enjoy the horror in this story. rachel harrison's books are never really scary but i feel like the horror of this book was less than her others and i don't more paranormal horror like this but everything else i really really liked

rachel harrison truly just is gonna do it everytime. this book perfectly conveys both raw emotions and humor. the characters in this book are truly messy which i loved and we are seeing our main character and others figure out their inner selves and navigating the relationships around them. i specifically adored rory's relationship with her twin sister.

AND THE METAPHOR OF TRANSFORMATIONNNNNNN. *chef's kiss*

i loveddddd this cozy mystery! it's literally a murder mystery combined wth sabrina the teenage witch and gilmore girls. it has the perfect balance of levity and also incorporating heavier topics and some depth.

i loveddddd this cozy mystery! it's literally a murder mystery combined wth sabrina the teenage witch and gilmore girls. it has the perfect balance of levity and also incorporating heavier topics and some depth.

honestly a bit boring and the characters weren't distinct enough. i still enjoyed the writing and the actual plot but it could have been better.

okay so this rating is really hard for me because i LOVED the vibes and the town and the fall atmosphere. i didn't even mind the mc but there was no plot really and i hated the romance.

this was so beautifully written and i really enjoyed the stories told in this. they were so meaningful and heartfelt. i especially loved the second and fourth.

this book had a really interesting premise but it just didn’t live up to what it could’ve been. the writing was okay, but the plot didn’t grab me, and the "spooky" horror ghost elements were honestly barely there. the mystery was the definition of boring. i lost interest after the 50% mark. the big twist was revealed midway, and after that, it felt like nothing was happening. that lack of twists and plot in the later half made me annoyed. the characters weren’t memorable either. they were just two-dimensional and dull. by the halfway point i was completely bored and just wanted it to be over. the second half didn’t do anything to make me think it was worth more than a 2-star rating.

this was fun but it just wasn't as fun as the first book. something about the first one really hit and this just didn't have that same magic but it was still a good read!

this was actually a lot better than i expected

this had soooo much potential and i enjoyed the writing but the characters were so unsufferable it was taking me out of the story.

these are so addicting and s.t. abby really WENT THERE in this one

i loved how dark this story was and i love mermaids so it was a perfect combination. the ending was so satisfying and the prose was amazing but a little dense.

i enjoyed this story and the direction a lot but i do think it was too short for what it was. i wanted a bit more pages to flesh out the story.