this book was a super fun and easy read and once i got past the initial 5-6 chapters, i felt it flowed really nicely after the exposition period endedthis book was a super fun and easy read and once i got past the initial 5-6 chapters, i felt it flowed really nicely after the exposition period ended!
the two leads were great, they were well rounded and had good chemistry, it was also a bit spicier than i thought it would be which was a really fun surprise, and i absolutely adored the other ladies of the wisteria society. her aunt was hilarious and delusional, so basically perfect, and hearing the stories some of the other ladies had also made this book a very entertaining read :)
some elements took me a while to get used to like some of historical factoids Holton added in and the whole magic thing with flying houses substituting the actual pirate ships, but overall i felt like it added to the wonderful wackiness of the entire story!!...more
"Sometimes it'll never be the right time... And sometimes we aren't the right people yet"
overall: warm, cozy feels but also a little heartbreaking??
I "Sometimes it'll never be the right time... And sometimes we aren't the right people yet"
overall: warm, cozy feels but also a little heartbreaking??
I don't really know what I was expecting going into this book, but it definitely delivered. It was pretty similar to the first one in terms of story structure but had a bit more adventure/fantasy elements to it which I adored since that was something I missed in the first book.
I was also a bit surprised that this put me in my feels as much as it did. The first one made me cry so I kind of expected a feel-good, happy, she's in a beach town reading to pass the time vibe but lol I realized I was being a bit delusional with that line of thinking when I saw literal tear stains decorating the pages of the book.
BUT as much as it broke my heart to see her leave her new life and her new friends behind it was what she needed to do in order to become the Viv from Legends and Lattes which we all know and love ...more
still buzzing after reading this!! i know i said i hope this book feels like watching the dungeons and dragons movie, but it actually felt like eatingstill buzzing after reading this!! i know i said i hope this book feels like watching the dungeons and dragons movie, but it actually felt like eating a cinnamon roll inside on a rainy day, wrapped in a blanket while Stardust plays in the background.
i actually can't believe how much i liked this book! it makes you feel so warm and fuzzy inside while simultaneously making you tear up at how well-crafted and dimensional all the characters and their relationships with Viv are.
If I had a nickel for every time Jenna Evans Welch wrote a book about a teenage girl traveling to an idyllic European country to work through her daddIf I had a nickel for every time Jenna Evans Welch wrote a book about a teenage girl traveling to an idyllic European country to work through her daddy issues, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice....more
**spoiler alert** update: this is in fact better than the movie but only if you don’t read the epilogue and find out all the shitheads also got a happ**spoiler alert** update: this is in fact better than the movie but only if you don’t read the epilogue and find out all the shitheads also got a happy ending ...more
3 twelve-year-olds solve mysteries that none of the grown-ass adults can and get rewards for breaking all the school rules bc the system is rigged. lm3 twelve-year-olds solve mysteries that none of the grown-ass adults can and get rewards for breaking all the school rules bc the system is rigged. lmaooo it’s the best thing i ever read <3...more