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 […]
Queen B’s Decree: Fantasy is not a genre I often read, so I was hoping that Amethyst Pledge would grab my attention as a YA Fantasy. And I think it would have, except for a mental block I seem to have. Kazari, our heroine, is called to serve the Lady and leaves her home to […]
Queen B’s Decree: Island Time is categorized as a RomCom, yet I found nothing very funny about it. Or maybe it’s just that my humor doesn’t match that of the characters. The basic plot is that two families are taking an isolated beach vacation for a late celebration of the marriage of their respective daughters. […]
Queen B’s Decree: Whoooooooo boy, it’s an understatement to say I didn’t like The Reunion‘s heroine, Posy. She’s a snob, rude, flighty, spoiled, entitled, and a complete waste of space. Since graduation she’s been doing nothing but spending her father’s money while doing nothing worthy. And now, when her father has cut her off, her […]
Queen B’s Decree: Meant to Be Mine was a slog for me. The concept was really interesting: Edie’s grandmother had a vision years ago predicting the date she’d meet her future true love, and since then she has successfully predicted multiple family members. Including, Edie and her twin sister. Edie is so stuck on this […]
Queen B’s Decree: The older I get, the less patience I have with unlikable characters. The Italian Job had promise. Forced proximity, fake relationship, enemies-to-lovers and all located within a beautiful location. But I couldn’t get over Jake. He was just so mean—the whole time (before respectfully, I quit). I don’t know why he had […]
Queen B’s Decree: First off, I did not finish Blame It on the Brontës. Honestly, I didn’t even finish the first chapter before I knew I couldn’t go on. Athena was a very annoying character, I could see the “secret” from a mile away, and I had no interest in reading a second chance romance […]
Queen B’s Decree: Full disclosure—I didn’t finish Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh. I couldn’t connect with the main Heroine, Manny. She’s the CEO of her company Break Up, which basically drafts break-up emails and texts and sends them to your significant other. It was a little confusing; why was I reading a romance novel […]