mbailee's reviews
146 reviews

I think I'll have to read it vs listen to it or listen to it a second time to grasp it all cause it was really hard for me to stay focused just with it being an audio book but I liked the writing style & I thought the author brought up some good points & portrayed them in an equitable manner. 

I think the story was kinda interesting but I didn't really think any of the characters were very likeable

I think I had similar complaints about the last one being very long but it felt like there was a lot packed into the story so at first and at times I felt impatient especially with the back and forth of love interests but the ending of this book was just perfect. I was devastated & elated, it was bittersweet. 

I couldn't decide of I liked this book or not at first but it did keep me pulled in after I got into it. The writing style was very stream of consciousness & there were a lot of times when it suddenly switches topics or feels like it addresses things that the reader doesn't know about. It was hard to keep a lot of the minor characters straight because there were so many. But overall the writing style I feel really put you in Casey's mind & the fast pace kinda pulled you through the book & I like the overarching themes of the story. 

I tried really hard to listen to this because I really wanted a Palestinian perspective but I dunno if it is the author or the narrator but the voice of the book feels very much like propaganda. I was looking for a more nuanced journalistic pov and I agree with the other reviews that said this feels more like the manifesto of a young/naive girl regurgitating beliefs that have been passed down to her.

The first coupl chapter or so through me off cause I felt like Andrew's character was off from how he previously was but I think that was just Poppy's perception. Overall enjoyed it more that some of the others

This started out kinda slow but once it picked up I could not put it down.  It's had a little bit of everything 

Probably my favorite Bridgerton book, I think it broke the mold as far as the Bridgerton books go but the sex scenes are still probably word for word the same. But I liked that this was less enemies to lovers & Edward & Cecilia were both very loveable characters. Their love story felt the most genuine so far. 

I think this would make a better movie than a book, I enjoyed the story & the premise of what the book was tryin  to do but I found it to be slow, the writing was dry & the characters weren't very likable & I feel like there wasn't much nuance. 

More a persuasive essay than a simple guide but I enjoyed listening to Noa's point of view & her narration style was capturing & made it easy to stay tuned in. I support Israel based on the knowledge that I have of the situation prior to reading the book but was looking for a better understanding of the situation as a whole. This book did help a little bit but she does not offer her country much criticism so it's definitely not an unbiased point of view but I think she definitely brought up some strong point in support of Israel that I would not have thought of before.