Tag: did-not-finish

#TBRChallenge ~ Cold Summer by Gwen Cole

#TBRChallenge ~ Cold Summer by Gwen Cole

***DNF @ 36%*** I really wanted to like this one. I even picked it as my TBR read for this month’s prompt. However it just isn’t working for me. Cold Summer by  is a contemporary romance with time travel mixed in. Told in dual POV, Kale’s struggles unfold as he begins to lose his grip on […]

Posted June 15, 2022 by Lillian in Reviews / 4 Comments
TTT #193 – Recently Abandoned Books

TTT #193 – Recently Abandoned Books

Happy Tuesday y’all! This week’s topic is “The Last Ten Books I Abandoned.” I personally hate to put a book down. Quitting sucks, especially if I’ve spent a lot of time reading the book in the first place. However sometimes you have to stop. I’ve learned over the last year and a half that if […]

Posted May 12, 2020 by Lillian in Features / 7 Comments
Review: Mosaic by Sarah Fine

Review: Mosaic by Sarah Fine

I am so sad writing this review. is one of my favorite authors. I fell in love with her Guards of the Shadowland series and have been hooked on her writing ever since. But Mosaic was not at all what I was expecting. It didn’t really follow the first two books of the series. In fact, I loved Reliquary and Splinter so I […]

Posted December 2, 2016 by Lillian in Reviews / 1 Comment
DNF Review: Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oates

DNF Review: Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oates

I was SO excited to read Queen of Hearts by but I was sorely disappointed. Not only did the characters lack any real depth, the author’s take on Wonderland fell flat. I’ll be completely honest….I couldn’t finish the book! I don’t do that very often. In fact I HATE to not finish books. If I start, I have […]

Posted May 19, 2016 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom

Review: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom

Lucky Us by is the story of two sisters Eva and Iris and the events that led to them loving then hating then loving each other again. Set during the 1930s and 1940s, Eva tells the story as she is reflecting back on her life with her sister. It begins when Eva is ten and […]

Posted August 6, 2014 by Lillian in Reviews / 0 Comments