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Prowl by Colleen Coble My rating: 4 of 5 stars i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. I liked the storyline enough to read three books back to back and i thought it was a fun read! View all my reviews

Ambush by Colleen Coble My rating: 4 of 5 stars i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. I liked the storyline enough to read three books back to back and i thought it was a fun read! View all my reviews

Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think I've read too many of these novels where the main character becomes unhinged and does insane things one after the other. For me, the ending sort of could turn this novel into a whole story about the stories we make ourselves believe etc etc but by then i was so disconnected from the main character and her ridiculous choices that nothing could really redeem it for me. View all my reviews

Take Me With You by Steven Rowley My rating: 3 of 5 stars Rowley's books are sweet and fun and full of heart. This one was not my favorite but it was still full of heart and funny. View all my reviews

Long Island Girls by Gabrielle Korn My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story is about Susan and Eliza. They meet in 2005, and the moment is lost before it even becomes a thing. With the exception of a brief exchange from afar in the subway, they don't reconnect again for 10 years. Finally they get the chance they never had and they dive right in. all the way. But before it's even a thing, things implode. After another ten years, they meet again. And Susan realizes that her whole life has been about chasing the dream of Eliza. All the questions that came from the "what if" that never got answered put her life on hold and let the yearning take over everything else. This story is about love, friendship, home, belonging, identity, music, NYC, LA and so much more. It's about growing up in the 00s and losing parts of yourself that were taken from you without permission and giving up other parts of yourself willingly. It's a beautiful st...

The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh My rating: 2 of 5 stars 2.5 stars on this novel for me. Even though there are some twists towards the end, most of the novel was too boring and slow moving for me. View all my reviews