Review: Two Can Play

Two Can Play
Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

i love Ali Hazelwood. She’s just fun. I don’t care that they are always similar. I enjoy them.

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Review: The Boyfriend

The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

i don’t know why i do this to myself. why?

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Review: We Are Too Many: A Memoir

We Are Too Many: A Memoir
We Are Too Many: A Memoir by Hannah Pittard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this book to see if I liked Pittard’s writing and wanted to read another book by her. I also thought, of course, that the story was crazy and wanted to know more. It’s interesting that all 4 of them are writers and both of them wrote a book about it. Her writing is sharp and stays with you.

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Review: Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Regardless of whether you’re an engineering manager, or any kind of manager (in our outside of tech) you will find this book to be valuable. It’s grounded in knowing who you are, caring about your team and creating a meaningful dynamic. There are so many small and big things you can take away from this book if you’re a first time manager or a really seasoned one. Highly recommended.

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Review: An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye by Carol Wyer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I really liked this story but I listened on audio and, for me, the narration was terrible. It was flat, british accent that made it super hard for me to follow or care for some reason. I did love how the story all came together in the end.

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Review: Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A Short Novel and Three Stories

Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It’s really interesting how short and different the book is compared to the movie. The book is more like a character study. Shows you how much a movie can diverge. And sometimes the movie is so much more popular.

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Review: What Does It Feel Like?

What Does It Feel Like?
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

i loved reading about this and I feel incredibly sorry for Kinsella. I really hope she is the major major exception so she can write another story one day about how she completely beat this.

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Review: All the Sinners Bleed

All the Sinners Bleed
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love SA Cosby’s books. They are always exceptional. Great story, great writing, great characters. You can’t help but get sucked into the story and they are always exceptional. Highly recommended.

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Review: Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Burkeman does it best. His books are changing the way I think, the way I feel and the way I live. What more could you possibly want from a book?

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Review: The Last One at the Wedding

The Last One at the Wedding
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was slow. It was ok but, in my opinion, it wasn’t amazing. Maybe I am just too used to huge twists. It did entertain me so there’s that.

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Review: The Spellshop

The Spellshop
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this sweet book that was a little magical but mostly about a small community coming together.

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Review: Intermezzo

Intermezzo
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved Normal People so much that it will be very hard for any other book to come even close. And while I didn’t love the previous one, I did really like this novel. This is about two brothers who are mostly estranged and their dad dies. And they go through the grief of that in different ways. It’s slow and deep and beautiful. At least it was to me.

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