Why I have this book: Someone on a quilting IG account recommended it, so I borrowed it from the ebook library. I also have liked other books by Leslie Gould.
I gave this three stars on Goodreads. It kept my interest, but honestly, now that it's been a week or so since I finished it, I had to look it up on Amazon to remind myself what the storyline was. Haha...
Clean.
Why I have this book: I bought the Kindle version a while ago, then ended up getting the audio version (because now I like to listen to books).
I liked this book and the philosophy the author shares, but it did feel a little long and redundant to some degree. I gave it three stars on Goodreads.
Clean. I don't remember any swearing or anything.
Why I have this book: I bought the ebook a long time ago after reading another book of the author's. It was on sale, too, so I'm sure that was part of it.
It was okay. That's about all I have to say. It felt kinda slow, although the storyline was good. I gave it two stars on Goodreads.
I'd say it was clean. There was a make-out scene that got pretty ramped up, but it wasn't descriptive that I remember, and it ended pretty abruptly. I don't recall any swearing (if I'm wrong, it was mild and infrequent), although if you know Italian, one character teaches another character an Italian swear word.
Why I have this book: My friend wanted me to listen to the audiobook so we could commiserate on how... interesting... it is.
Okay, so the very weird thing about this audiobook is that there was MUSIC in the background just for certain parts. Whenever a love letter was quoted, this sappy music played in the background. The first time it happened, I was like, "WHAAAT THE HECK???" and then I started laughing. And every time it happened, I laughed again. It was sooooo corny. It almost seemed like something you'd see on the Carol Burnett show when they play sappy soap opera music in their skits. It was so funny. But even worse was when they played music in the scenes where there was a physical fight going on. It was so weird and funny. I don't think it was meant to be funny, though. Hahahaha...
The story itself was pretty good. Very Nicholas Sparks'ish. I could only go with a three on Goodreads, though, because there were a couple of things that were just not believable. It did keep my attention, though, and I enjoyed it overall.
Pretty clean. I don't really remember anything inappropriate. There might have been a mild swear word or two, and I think the name of God was used as an exclamation of emotion here or there.
Why I have this book: I borrowed the audio version when my son recommended it. I think we might have a print version... I know we did at one time. I think my husband got it from work, and I read it years ago.
I didn't really like it when I read it years ago, and I didn't love it this time, either. The narrator did a good job, and it probably kept my interest more than the print version did, but honestly... just get to the point already. Just teach the concept without all the extra dialog needed to put it in a "story." You know?
Anyway, the concepts are fine, but it just was really too drawn out. I gave it two stars on Goodreads.
Clean. The setting is a meeting of parents of drug addicts who have been dropped off for a wilderness camp. There may have been a mild swear word or two, but maybe not.
Why I have this book: My friend recommended it, so I borrowed both the audio version for while I was sewing and then the ebook version so I could read when I was in bed.
This is a creepy book, and it also has a very clever storyline. While I called one part, another part totally threw me.
I gave it four stars on Goodreads, although if I could be more specific, I'd probably have gone with 3.7.
There is some swearing in this book (no F-bombs that I can remember). There is talk about brothels and what happens there (but not graphic), and there's lots of murders and attacks and dead body stuff. It's kinda creepy, but as someone who is pretty queasy about that kind of thing, I still did okay with it.
Why I have this book: I thought it sounded interesting, so I bought it on Kindle.
I gave this one three stars on Goodreads. There were some good and helpful thoughts on faith that I highlighted, but I felt like his story could use a little more depth to help readers better understand his experiences. Still, it was upbeat and interesting.
Clean.
Why I have this book: It must have been on a good sale for Kindle when I bought it.
I gave it three stars on Goodreads. It was entertaining enough to keep my attention, but also predictable and didn't have super great character depth. Still, it was fine. I liked it enough for three stars.
Clean.
Why I have this book: I bought it a while ago for Kindle, and my young adult son read it first at the recommendation of a co-worker. I actually ended up borrowing the audio version in order to "read" while quilting.
Okay, I liked this book way more than I expected I would. I don't really know what else to say. It was sweet, funny, sad, and just full of emotions all around. I don't know if I can bring myself to watch the movie (my family has seen it, and said it was sad), but I might brave up and do it.
I gave this four stars on Goodreads.
Mostly clean. I think there was a little bit of swearing by some of the humans in the book. There were some bad humans that did bad things, sad and/or scary situations, and there were dog things (mating, sniffing, urges), but nothing is described in an inappropriate way.
Why I have this book: I bought it for Kindle when it was on sale for $1.99. I'm guessing it was on Book Bub or something because I didn't know anything about the author.
Well, I ended up giving it two stars on Goodreads. The first part was interesting and intense as her illness and subsequent medical issues were explained. That is some tough stuff to go through.
After that, it was just about all her achievements and all the things that make her important and famous. I feel like she glossed over the hard recovery without going into much depth, and she mostly focused on all she did that's impressive.
I think I assumed this was going to be a Christian-focused book... I'm not sure why I thought that, but it definitely didn't have a lot to do with God. The author seemed to be more about what she was meant to do in life (big things), and it seemed like all the people and all the blessings she received to recover and achieve so much were just side-notes to what she accomplished.
There was more swearing than needed (although I don't remember any F-bombs), and the author slept with guys before marriage without apology. I just checked, and apparently she did marry her long-time boyfriend after living together for years. I don't think she mentioned that in the book, but I was skimming toward the end, so maybe I missed it, or maybe they got married after it was published. In any case, the focus wasn't on any kind of religious/moral viewpoint, and it was clean for the most part.
