Queen B’s Decree: I’m going through my physical TBR this year and I decided to attempt Reputation by Lex Croucher. I didn’t get very far before I chose to DNF. It was like modern day characters were placed in the Regency period and it didn’t vibe with me. And the characters were a little too […]
Queen B’s Decree: I think my love affair with Joe Goldberg is fizzling out. I…got bored during For You and Only You. It was the same thing: Joe gets obsessed with girl. Joe decides to kill someone because of girl. But this time he’s also part of a writing fellowship workshop. So we just keep […]
Queen B’s Decree: I just couldn’t get into The Friendship Breakup. I don’t think I’m the right audience for this book. Our main character Fallon is being ghosted by her “best mom friend” and being excluded from the mom group and doesn’t know why. Does she have a conversation with any of them about this? […]
Queen B’s Decree: I didn’t finish The Things We Do to Our Friends. I tried. But the story just kind of dragged on. Foreshadowing what was to come, yet nothing really happened. Our narrator is Clare and she sounded as unreliable and unlikable as all the characters introduced. The only thing I enjoyed was the […]
Queen B’s Decree: I enjoyed Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves (despite issues with the pacing) so was interested to dive back in and continue with Remy’s story in Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame. But I just didn’t connect with her. She’s supposedly this genetically modified super soldier kid, but she seems like she’s […]
Queen B’s Decree: To Get to the Other Side started off strong, with Trixie finding an injured chicken on the side of the road and rescuing her. She needs to find a new place to stay after her landlord kicks her out for breaking the no pets policy, and she ends up with Bear—the man […]
Queen B’s Decree: I freely admit: I did not finish Pride & Puppies. I didn’t find either main characters likable, especially Charlotte, our heroine. She’s grown up idealizing romantic relationships (a la Jane Austen) yet doesn’t seem to understand why she’s had so many bad relationships. She’s decided to focus on a puppy and no […]
Queen B’s Decree: This will be brief. I quit pretty early on in Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble. Paris, our main character, has severe anxiety. When he dropped to the floor, curled into a ball, and covered his face/head with his hands, I knew I couldn’t go too much further. Reading is escapism for […]
Queen B’s Decree: Freely admit that I did not finish Ten Years. The premise wasn’t really my favorite trope, but I was open to trying a new author. Ally, Becca’s best friend and Charlie’s fiancé dies from cancer, and every year thereafter the two complete Ally’s bucket list. Becca and Charlie seem to hate each […]
Queen B’s Decree: I am nearly 100% of the time suckered in by Pride and Prejudice retellings or adaptations or even if they mention “inspired by.” That’s why I was excited to read Accomplished, as it calls itself a “Georgie Darcy Novel.” Great! I’d love a modern adaptation of P&P told from the viewpoint of […]