I thought I would@love #WaterMoon by Yambao but I was left a tiny bit #Highanddry by this #newbook . It’s possible I wasn’t in the right #headspace but I felt it was lacking a bit of spark. Have you read WaterMoon? Thoughts? #bookreview #bookishthoughts https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/02/book-review-water-moon-by-samantha.html?m=1

The best way I can describe this read for me is nostalgic.

My personal love story started in the 8th grade, when I was fourteen and he was thirteen. That nerdy boy is now my husband, and we’ve been together 15 years now.

This book is told in two timelines, and the “then” timeline that told the story of Elliot and Macy meeting at about the same age and falling in love was so familiar to me, and brought back so many memories. I had so much affection for these flashbacks.

Perhaps that’s what really made me love this book. I do have my critiques, one that it’s a bit long and two that the end is a bit soapy, but overall I really enjoyed it. This story has many truly heartwarming moments, but it also explores some genuine pain and heartbreak.

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This was a fitting and cozy conclusion to a great trilogy. I didn’t love it as much as the first two, but I don’t begrudge it for that.

In this final installment, the fae world is finally front and center, rather than the somewhat menacing and hard-to-find subject of Emily’s research. We had higher stakes and more magic this time around.

I do think it was missing something on the pacing front. I found myself less engaged overall, especially in the second half.

But I love this trilogy, and will continue to recommend it.

Thanks to Del Rey and NetGalley for the ARC!

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📚✨ The Wheel of Time - First Impressions! ✨📚

I really wanted to love this iconic series, but let’s just say... it’s complicated. 🌀 Watching the show first definitely threw me off—I kept mixing up the book’s storyline with scenes that never actually happened. 😅 Anyone else ever struggle with this?

The world-building is absolutely epic, and I felt the weight of its grandeur, but my feelings about the characters were all over the place (love-hate vibes, anyone? 👋). And the romance? It seemed to come out of nowhere—I found myself wishing it had been given time to slowly evolve instead. 🤷‍♀️

Overall, I’m giving this one ⭐⭐⭐✨ (3.5 stars). My husband loves the series and swears it’s a slow burn, so I’m hopeful my feelings will evolve as I keep reading. 📖 I’m excited (and a little nervous) to see how the story—and my thoughts—unfold in the next books.

Have you read The Wheel of Time? Did it click for you right away, or did it take some time? Let me know your thoughts below! ⬇️

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