Worth the hype? Or overhyped? 🤔😍
I simply didn't want Where the Crawdads Sing to end. This story gave me all the feels; I enjoyed the intrigue, anger, tears, and smiles reading about Kya, The Marsh Girl. The North Carolina cove comes alive with author Delia Owens lovely writing. I placed myself right there and could picture each unique character. Where the Crawdads Sing is romance, mystery, a courtroom drama, and even some poetry that deals with race, isolation, and environmentalism. This is one that I'll read again.
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo story is certainly intriguing, and the newspaper clippings throughout were a good addition. Evelyn tells her stories though in an unemotional way. Sex was an exchange, which was very Daisy Jones like. She's in it (everything) for her ego. All these sharp edges made it hard for me to identify with her. Although towards the end I understood her.
I didn't think Monique should have asked her again who the love of her life was at that point & reveal it so soon. Felt it would have been better for the end.
And what's with the obsessive mentioning of her flat ass?? 😶
I didn't feel the love between her & Celia, it wasn't steamy. Was it romance? It got kind of boring after she revealed her feelings. Maybe that's the point, some love doesn't burn.
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The Push was a fascinating page turner for me, gave the type of psychological intensity that has remained with me.
When something is just not right with baby Violet, Blythe doesn't get the validation she seeks from her husband. Fox instead was downright annoying, oblivious and patronizing. He didn't ask Blythe about her mother when she brought up her childhood. He told her it's all in your head, babies don't hate. His unsupportive dismissiveness takes its toll.
I felt like cheering when finally, a day care worker sees her problem!
Violet's coldness was incredibly sad.
Blythe pretending was very heartbreaking. Together, they just didn't mesh, which was a difficult reality.
The Push explores nature vs nurture, expectations on motherhood, and unconditional love. Such a controversial topic makes it a must read. What a well written debut for Ashley Audrain!
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Taking place in 1990, Palestine, and 2008, Brooklyn in A Woman is no Man, we quickly learn that "life was nothing but a bad joke for women."
17 year old romantic Isra enjoys reading or believing in fairy tales according to her mother. She's quickly married, living in America with her detached new husband and oppressive mother in law.
How I wanted to enjoy this book, but it was a constant onslaught of cringy lessons.
A daughter is only a temporary guest, quietly awaiting another man to scoop her away...A woman belongs at home.
Obedience was the single path to love.
There's no room for love, only patience.
A proper girl never lays her gaze on a man!
The constant harping to be subordinate and submissive was depressing.
I kept waiting for it to improve, and THAT is the very point. For too many women, it doesn't.
I'll be waiting to watch all these books come to life on screen.
Which ones do you think were worth the hype or overhyped?
