I had a decent reading month in March. I enjoyed all of the books I read and tried an audiobook for the first time.
This was a cute story. I understand why it's been so popular over the last few years. It was a super easy read (I read it in a few hours), and super predictable, but still very enjoyable. Some of the high school angst was a bit annoying, but it didn't take away from the overall story too much. This book also realllly made me want to jump on a plane to Paris ... right now.
(4/5)
This was such a hard book to read. Knowing that these events took place and that some of the Nazi doctors mentioned towards the end actually existed made me a bit sick to my stomach. I had to take a break usually every 10 pages or so once Rose got to Ravensbruck. This was such a powerful story about hope, friendship, and sacrifice while trying to survive in a reality that seems hopeless. I feel like the journal style narration worked really well for this story because it allowed Rose to reflect on what happened to her. I don't think the story would have been as powerful any other way. I highly recommend this book and Code Name Verity to anyone.
(4/5)
I'd never even heard of this series until I went to buy Six of Crows and found out it was a spin-off from this series. Overall, I really enjoyed it. I really like the Grisha world and think the author did a great job developing it (some things could have been better, but there are still two more books). I also like how the story just jumps right off, I was invested right away. My only hang-up, and the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars from me, is that Alina got really whiney and annoying! I was hoping she'd be on par with Celaena Sardothien (and sometimes she was), but I was mainly getting Bella Swan vibes which almost made me not want to read the rest of the series. I've heard good things though so I hope Alina gets better.
(4/5)
This was my first experience with an Audio book. I could not have picked a better book! It was written in interview style, so I felt like I was listening to an episode of "Behind the Music" or something. I honestly don't think I would have liked it as much if I couldn't hear all of their voices. I could hear all the emotions which I don't think would have translated as well in print. This oral history of a 70's rock band and their rise and fall kept me on the edge of my seat. Daisy was a force of nature and I LOVED Karen, she was my favorite band member. This book definitely deals with some tough topics such as addiction and abortion, but I think it was very well done. I almost gave the book 4 stars because the bands fall was way less dramatic than I was hoping for, but the rest of it was so good I almost don't care. I was a little afraid to "read" this because Evelyn Hugo was so fantastic, but it just proved that TJR is a master storyteller! ... also I'm a bit bitter that this band is fictional and I couldn't listen to all of the songs :'(
(5/5)
This was a cute story. I understand why it's been so popular over the last few years. It was a super easy read (I read it in a few hours), and super predictable, but still very enjoyable. Some of the high school angst was a bit annoying, but it didn't take away from the overall story too much. This book also realllly made me want to jump on a plane to Paris ... right now.
(4/5)
This was such a hard book to read. Knowing that these events took place and that some of the Nazi doctors mentioned towards the end actually existed made me a bit sick to my stomach. I had to take a break usually every 10 pages or so once Rose got to Ravensbruck. This was such a powerful story about hope, friendship, and sacrifice while trying to survive in a reality that seems hopeless. I feel like the journal style narration worked really well for this story because it allowed Rose to reflect on what happened to her. I don't think the story would have been as powerful any other way. I highly recommend this book and Code Name Verity to anyone.
(4/5)
I'd never even heard of this series until I went to buy Six of Crows and found out it was a spin-off from this series. Overall, I really enjoyed it. I really like the Grisha world and think the author did a great job developing it (some things could have been better, but there are still two more books). I also like how the story just jumps right off, I was invested right away. My only hang-up, and the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars from me, is that Alina got really whiney and annoying! I was hoping she'd be on par with Celaena Sardothien (and sometimes she was), but I was mainly getting Bella Swan vibes which almost made me not want to read the rest of the series. I've heard good things though so I hope Alina gets better.
(4/5)
This was my first experience with an Audio book. I could not have picked a better book! It was written in interview style, so I felt like I was listening to an episode of "Behind the Music" or something. I honestly don't think I would have liked it as much if I couldn't hear all of their voices. I could hear all the emotions which I don't think would have translated as well in print. This oral history of a 70's rock band and their rise and fall kept me on the edge of my seat. Daisy was a force of nature and I LOVED Karen, she was my favorite band member. This book definitely deals with some tough topics such as addiction and abortion, but I think it was very well done. I almost gave the book 4 stars because the bands fall was way less dramatic than I was hoping for, but the rest of it was so good I almost don't care. I was a little afraid to "read" this because Evelyn Hugo was so fantastic, but it just proved that TJR is a master storyteller! ... also I'm a bit bitter that this band is fictional and I couldn't listen to all of the songs :'(
(5/5)
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