readintowonderland's reviews
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This book does have a good bit of helpful advice for those with ADHD struggling to organize their life and time. I appreciate the gentle and encouraging approach the authors took. It makes some good points but few I haven't heard before.

My one complaint about it was that there was a ton of tone shifting, making it difficult to focus on the content. (Which I already struggle with when reading nonfiction because of ADHD). It would continually flip-flop between conversational and clinical. My advice to those with ADHD who speed up audiobooks when listening to them is to slow this one down a bit from your typical listening speed. 

Overall if you have ADHD and find planning out your time to be a challenge, you may find this book helpful. If you don't have ADHD this isn't really the book to educate you about it. If you have looked up a lot of advice on the subject, you likely won't get much from reading it. 

This one was interesting but again it felt like the thrilling aspects were heavily limited to the beginning and the end. The middle just felt like a ton of filler, and not much was happening. I will give this book props for employing setting well and in a unique way. 

I will be truthful, I had a lot of trouble paying attention to this audiobook. Something about it that I can't quite place made it quite difficult for me to engage with. The banter was nice and their dynamic was fun to listen to. I think the story just lacked anything that made it stand out to me. That said, I quite enjoyed the conclusion of the story. It was a beautiful ending and a life lesson.

This was the perfect intro teaser to the series. I love this spin on the concept of finding a book boyfriend. I truly cannot wait to see where this series will go! My only complaint is that this teaser left me wanting more immediately!  

I received this teaser for free as part of Ariana's street team. My review is honest and voluntary.

This one is so wildly different from what I typically read that I can't really say much about it. Shoutout to my partner who lent it to me after they referenced the book in conversation. I don't regret reading it. It got me to pause and remember to be thankful for the life I have and that true happiness is what you make it. 

This one felt longer than it needed to be and was shockingly not memorable. I had no idea what I was getting into when I started and I barely remember what it was by the time I finished. It felt like the thriller lost its thrilling nature halfway through when he stopped actively going after her and only regained it at the very end. 

I'll be honest, I don't really read sci-fi books for a reason. They don't hit for me. I don't like the theoreticals and any dystopian elements just take me straight back to high school. I was pleasantly surprised that didn't happen here. 

I have to point out, I know this was part of a discussion, but the n-word, said by a white person, was not censored in any way. That alone takes down my rating as it wasn't handled in a tactful way. 

I wish this weren't a short story. I really just wanted more of their relationship and dynamic. I wanted to see it expanded a lot. It was a unique concept that opened up avenues Hazelwood had never explored before if only she expanded upon it. 

The wit and banter were nearly on par with what I've come expect from an Ali Hazelwood story. It just lacked the relationship development that makes it hit. 

This story did a good job of portraying how real relationships aren't perfect. They are complicated and messy, the people involved will make mistakes and have to make sacrifices. This realism is the story's strongest element by far. That said, it felt like a whole lot of book to accomplish not all that much. If they had communicated from the beginning, none of the book would've happened. 

This was a perfect read for the holidays. It was the right amount of holiday vibes without being sickeningly Christmas. The MCs made a functional and cute couple overall. My favorite characters by far were the kittens. They were simply darling. 

I'll be honest, the narrator wasn't my favorite. Something about their voice rubbed me the wrong way and as such, it took me out of the story. 

We shall see if I feel the need to continue the series or not.