Comments on: Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 17:31:58 +0000

In reply to Rory. I know, right? It was so trope-y and cliched. I finished it by skimming it- I read maybe every third paragraph and it didn't matter!

By: Rory

Rory — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:59:10 +0000

The Last Book Party had such potential. I DNFed it, unfortunately.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 17:21:28 +0000

In reply to The Cue Card. Yes. It's one cliche/trope after another.

By: The Cue Card

The Cue Card — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:27:49 +0000

Hmm. I was looking forward to The Last Book Party … I’m little bummed to hear it’s not better. Is it the ole older male writer relationship thing? … I can see where the cliches might start

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:17:04 +0000

In reply to Susie | Novel Visits. Frenemies is fine as contemporary women's fiction (a label I'm not sure I fully understand, but think you know what I mean). I just wanted the ending to be different. It got a bit too zany.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:14:27 +0000

In reply to Laila@BigReadingLife. For me, it depends on my mood and right now I need easy reading. And I'm the opposite, it seems. I don't mean to, but I find myself reading books with similar themes in a row. For awhile it was refugee/immigration stories, then women living off-the-grid, and now I'm getting dystopian! I do love good mysteries. Louise Penny and Elizabeth George are two of my best go-to authors.

By: Laila@BigReadingLife

Laila@BigReadingLife — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 18:01:03 +0000

It’s funny, I don’t think of summer as the time to read “fun” books because I try to sprinkle them in throughout the year. I can’t read too much of the same style all at once. “Fun” books are really tricky, because I want them to be smart as well. That’s a delicate balance and few authors get it right. For me, Elinor Lipman is a dependable fun writer. And mysteries, especially police/detective procedurals, are “fun reading,” even when they’re about gruesome crimes!

By: Susie | Novel Visits

Susie | Novel Visits — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:46:27 +0000

I completely agree with your thoughts on The Last Book Party and have written much the same in my own mini-review. I’d been considering That’s What Frenemies are For for an audiobook, but now I think I’ll pass. Thanks for vetting it!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:31:40 +0000

In reply to Kate W. I know! I'm a sucker for a good cover. If you're in the mood to skim, maybe, but nothing substantive in any of them.

By: Kate W

Kate W — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:08:35 +0000

Thanks for saving me from three reads – I would be totally sucked in by these books on the cover alone (especially the first two) but your reviews tell me all that I need to know.