Book Reviews: December

Happy to say I ended 2017 on a good note as far as reading goes.  I enjoyed all of the books I read in December and I really hope this continues into January :)
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This book was not what I expected at all!  I LOVED it!  To be honest, this book didn't seem like something I'd like, but it seemed like everyone loved it so I decided to check it out.  TJR does such a good job of bringing Evelyn Hugo to life - she is such a well developed character!  Her life story is so heartbreaking and totally not what I was expecting at all.   Definitely read this book  ... 4/5

This was probably my least favorite of the series so far, but the ending was good enough that I will probably read the next book.  I don't know what it was about this one but it just didn't grab me like the first two did.  I'd still recommend the series to anyone who likes this kind of thing ... 3/5

I have mixed feelings about this book.  I did enjoy it and it was definitely a quick read.  I did find myself having trouble putting this book down.  However, the ending was so rushed that it kind of spoiled the book a bit for me.   I loved Ava and Leah's parts of the story and I do think they tied those stories together really well at the end.  While Marglyn and Darcy's stories were important, I just wasn't as in to them.  I do think this book is worth reading and I did enjoy it - I just wish it was a bit longer ... 3/5

I was really looking forwards to this book because one of the main characters was obviously on the Autism spectrum.  He had a lot of the same characteristics as my brother - sensitive to clothing, sensitive to sound (he also wears noise canceling headphones), intensely focused on things he's interested in.  I think she did a great job with David's character and I really enjoyed reading the chapters from his perspective.  I liked Kit, too but David is what really made this book great for me.  I did have a "oh no, please don't" moment when I thought this was going to be a "she's all that" kind of book where the nerd becomes cool, but it wasn't - thank goodness!  I really enjoyed this book and will be checking out more by this author ... 4/5.

This was a cute Pride and Prejudice "retelling", I enjoyed the story and I liked the characters for the most part.  What knocked this down in stars for me was the horrible editing.  I found tons of missing punctuation marks and 3 incomplete sentences that made no sense.  She needs a new editor ... 3/5