Here and Gone By Haylen Beck

Here and Gone by Haylen Beck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

This was a decent read, although there were times where it started to drag for me. Thankfully it wasn't too bad though, and it managed to keep my interest for the majority.

Overall, Not amazing, but a decent enough read.

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The Girl Who Came Back By Kerry Wilkinson

The Girl Who Came Back by Kerry Wilkinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

This was a decent read, although it did have it's slow moments. I did manage to guess one part of the story quite early on, but it still kept my interest well enough.

Overall, A decent read.

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Did You See Melody? By Sophie Hannah

Did You See Melody? by Sophie Hannah
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't a bad read, but I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as I thought I would. There were parts in this that really dragged for me, and I found it quite difficult to find the motivation to pick it back up again.

Overall, Not awful, but it hasn't made me want to read another book by this author, unfortunately.

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Yesterday By Felicia Yap

Yesterday by Felicia Yap
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.75

This started out okay, but it ended up quickly losing my interest unfortunately. It couldn't get it back, and the book dragged quite badly for me because of it. It just wasn't one for me.

Overall, Not awful, but not one for me.

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Moonrise By Sarah Crossan

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

This was a decent read, which managed to keep my interest throughout. A lot more enjoyable for me than one of the authors other books, Breathe.

Overall, A decent read.

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Don't Wake Up By Liz Lawler

Don't Wake Up by Liz Lawler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

There were one or two times while reading this where my interest started to waver slightly, but the majority of it was okay. It was mainly the middle of the book that I struggled with, but the last fourth of it made up for that.

Overall, A decent read.

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All The Wicked Girls By Chris Whitaker

All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The majority of this was okay, but there were times where it struggled to keep me interested unfortunately. The book felt rather long because of it, and I was quite happy when I had finished it, but it wasn't a bad read overall.

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S.T.A.G.S By M.A. Bennett

S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't awful, but I can't say it was one that I enjoyed. It just couldn't fully gain my interest unfortunately, so I spent a lot of the book feeling quite bored. I was pretty glad to see the end.

Overall, Not awful, but not one for me.

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The Child By Fiona Barton

The Child by Fiona Barton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't a bad read, but I can't say it was one that gripped me. The pacing was the main problem for me. It was so slow at times that it felt like I had been reading the book for hours, despite it only actually being ten minutes.

Overall, Not awful, but dragged at times.

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The Honeymoon By Tina Seskis

The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The first few pages of this were okay, but unfortunately, it went downhill rapidly after that. It couldn't hold my interest well at all, so I spent the majority of the book feeling bored.

Really hoping the authors other book is better.

Overall, Not a great read for me.

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This Shattered World (Starbound, #2) By Amie Kaufman

This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 3.5

I liked both the main characters in this.

I can't say I enjoyed this quite as much as book one, but it was still a decent read.

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Final Girls By Riley Sager

Final Girls by Riley Sager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

The main character in this was okay, although she could be a bit stupid at times.

It felt like it took me a while to fully get into this, but when I did it turned out to be quite an enjoyable read. I did find part of it to be predictable, but it was still a decent read overall.


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Feel Me Fall By James Morris

Feel Me Fall by James Morris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

The characters in this weren't ones I loved, but I felt quite sorry for them. Having something like that happen really wouldn't be easy.

This did have its slow moments, but the majority of it kept my interest fine, and it was quite an enjoyable read overall.

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One of Us Is Lying By Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

I can't say I really liked any of the characters in this, They all annoyed me at points.

This struggled to keep my interest, and the majority of the book dragged slightly because of it unfortunately.

The whole thing felt rather long, and I can't say I was a big fan of the book, but it wasn't awful.

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The Names They Gave Us By Emery Lord

The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

I felt quite sorry for Lucy in this, having a loved one battling cancer would be hard enough, but having to go through it twice would be really difficult.

This wasn't a bad read, but it didn't take long before it started to drag for me unfortunately. I was hoping it would gain my interest back later in the book, but it never happened.

Overall, Not one I loved, but an okay read.

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All the Missing Girls By Megan Miranda

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't a bad read, but I can't say it was one that gripped me. It struggled to keep my interest, and unfortunately, a lot of the book dragged slightly for me because of it.

The chapters in this went backwards, which made me feel quite confused at points. There was a few times where I really felt like just skipping to the end first to see what actually happened. Once I got there, it was quite interesting, but it felt like it took ages to get there.

Overall, An okay read, but a bit weird.





















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The Second Sister By Claire Kendal

The Second Sister by Claire Kendal
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This started out quite slow, and it took me quite a long time to properly get into it because of it unfortunately.

The second half was a lot better for me, and it managed to hold my interest quite well. As it took so long to get to that point though, I can't say it was a book that I loved, but overall, it was an okay read.


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A Simple Favour By Darcey Bell

A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

I found the start of this to be quite boring, and it took me ages to get into it. It did pick up after a while, but I still found parts of it dragging slightly. The blog post sections were the worst for me, they always irritated me.

Overall, Not an awful read, but not one I can say I really enjoyed.

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The Road to Winter (Winter, #1) By Mark Smith

The Road to Winter by Mark Smith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't an awful read, but unfortunately, it struggled to keep my interest. There were parts of this that dragged because of it, and I spent a lot of it feeling quite bored. It just wasn't one that gripped me, which was a shame.

Overall, Not awful, but not one I loved.

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Girlhood By Cat Clarke

Girlhood by Cat Clarke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The main character in this wasn't awful, but there were quite a few times where she annoyed me.

This was an okay read overall, but there were times where it struggled to keep my interest. It dragged slightly in areas because of it unfortunately.

Overall, An okay read, but dragged in areas.

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Countless By Karen Gregory

Countless by Karen Gregory
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Hedda was in a really difficult situation in this, and I really sympathized with her.

There were parts in this that dragged slightly for me, but it wasn't too bad thankfully.

Overall, An okay read.

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Letters to the Lost By Brigid Kemmerer

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The characters in this were okay, and I felt quite sorry for them.

This wasn't a bad read, although I do have to say that I struggled to find the motivation to pick this back up. It felt like quite a long read for me too.

Overall, Not one I can say I loved, but not a bad read overall.

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Other Breakable Things By Kelley York & Rowan Altwood

Other Breakable Things by Kelley York
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The characters in this were okay, but I didn't love them.

This was an okay read overall, although I did find that there were parts that struggled to keep my interest slightly.

Overall, An alright read.

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He Said/She Said By Erin Kelly

He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This was an okay read, although for me, It felt pretty long.

It took me a while to get into this, and there were other parts of the book that dragged slightly for me, so the whole thing ended up feeling rather long. There were a few parts that I found quite interesting though, so it wasn't a bad read overall. It just wasn't one that I can say I loved.



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Garden of Thorns By Amber Mitchell

Garden of Thorns by Amber Mitchell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't a bad read, but it wasn't as good as what I thought it would be unfortunately.

There wasn't anything awfully wrong with it, but I did find it to be quite slow in areas, so it dragged for me at times. It felt pretty long because of it.

Overall, An alright read, but it struggled to keep my interest.

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Blues Harp Green By Nicole Schubert

Blues Harp Green by Nicole Schubert
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from the author, In exchange for an honest review.)

I can't say I was a big fan of the main character in this, as she could be quite annoying at points. She wasn't awful though.

This was an okay read, although it did struggle to keep my interest at points. There were areas that dragged slightly for me because of it, but thankfully it wasn't too bad.

Overall, An alright read.

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All the Forever Things By Jolene Perry

All the Forever Things by Jolene Perry
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

I can't say I loved the characters in this, but they weren't awful.

This wasn't a bad read, but it wasn't one that gripped me unfortunately. It struggled to keep my interest, and I felt quite bored for most of it. It didn't drag too badly though thankfully.

Overall, Not awful, but nowhere near as good as the other books I've read from this author.

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Every Other Day By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual rating - 2.5

The characters in this weren't awful, but I can't say I really liked them.

I just couldn't get into this one unfortunately, and it dragged quite badly in areas because of it. I was pretty glad to get to the end.



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The Escape By C.L. Taylor

The Escape by C.L. Taylor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

This was a decent read, which kept my interest well enough. There were one or two times where I found it dragging slightly, and it was quite predictable in places, but it was still an enjoyable read.

Overall, A decent read.

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Everything but the Truth By Gillian McAllister

Everything but the Truth by Gillian McAllister
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This looked like a really interesting read, but unfortunately, it wasn't as good as I thought it would be.

It wasn't bad, but it was a bit too slow in areas for my liking, so there were parts that started to drag for me. It just didn't grip me like I thought it would, and I felt slightly bored at points.

Overall, An okay read.

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Gardenia By Kelsey Sutton

Gardenia by Kelsey Sutton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

I didn't love the main character in this, but she was okay. I felt quite sorry for her at points.

This was an alright read, but it did struggle to keep my interest at points unfortunately. It felt like a pretty quick read, so it didn't drag at any point for me, it just didn't grip me like I hoped it would.

Overall, An okay read.

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Off the Ice (Juniper Falls, #1) By Julie Cross

Off the Ice by Julie Cross
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.75

The characters in this were alright, But I didn't love them.

This wasn't an awful read, but it wasn't one that I can say I really enjoyed unfortunately. I felt quite bored from the start, and it got worse as it went on. The book dragged in areas because of it for me.

Overall, Not bad, but not one for me.

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As You Lay Sleeping By Katlyn Duncan

As You Lay Sleeping by Katlyn Duncan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

I wasn't a big fan of the characters in this, but they weren't awful.

Despite this only being short, there were parts in this that dragged slightly for me, and the book felt longer than what it was because of it.

It wasn't one that I can said I really liked, but it was an alright read overall.

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The Fifth Letter By Nicola Moriarty

The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't a bad read, but it did struggle to keep my interest at times unfortunately.

I was interested in reading the letters that they all wrote, and seeing the reaction to them, but the majority of book was quite dull for me unfortunately, and it dragged slightly because of it.

Overall, Dragged slightly, but an okay read.


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The One By John Marrs

The One by John Marrs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

It felt like it took me a while to get into this one, because I found the start of it to be slightly confusing. There were quite a few characters introduced at the start, and with there being so many point of views to keep track off, it was difficult to remember who was who for a while.

After the character issue, I found the book to be quite an enjoyable one, and it kept my interest throughout the rest of it.

Overall, A decent read.

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What's a Soulmate? By Lindsey Ouimet

What's a Soulmate? by Lindsey Ouimet
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The characters in this were alright, but I didn't love them.

This was an okay read, but after a while it started to drag slightly for me unfortunately. It felt quite slow in areas, and struggled to keep me fully interested.

Overall, Dragged slightly, but an okay read.

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Losing Juliet By June Taylor

Losing Juliet by June Taylor
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.25

There were a few times in this where it felt a bit slow, and there were one or two parts that I found quite predictable, but despite that, it managed to keep my interest okay.

It didn't turn out to be a book that I loved, but it was an okay read overall.


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The Girl Before By J.P. Delaney

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.5

This looked like an interesting read, but unfortunately, I found the majority of it quite dull.

There were a few moments that I found interesting, but they were very sparse. There were big chunks of the book that dragged for me, and I was pretty glad to get to the end.

Overall, Not an enjoyable one for me.

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Everything You Told Me By Lucy Dawson

Everything You Told Me by Lucy Dawson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

The beginning of this was quite interesting, but unfortunately, it went downhill a bit after that. It felt quite slow for me for a big chunk of the book, and there were times where it started to drag slightly because of it.

It picked up near the ending, which was quite good, but it felt like it took a while to get there.

Overall, An okay read.


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The Secrets We Kept By Lily Velez

The Secrets We Kept by Lily Velez
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.75

I didn't love the characters in this, but they were okay.

This wasn't an awful read, but it really struggled to keep my interest unfortunately. I just couldn't fully get into it, and there were quite a few times where I felt bored due to it.

Overall, Not a very enjoyable read for me, but it wasn't awful.

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Someone is Watching By Joy Fielding

Someone is Watching by Joy Fielding
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This was an okay read, but it wasn't as good as it looked.

It started off okay, and the ending was pretty good, but the rest of it felt quite slow to me, and there were moments that dragged slightly because of it. It wasn't a bad read though.

I will be reading more books from this author in the future, as I already own a few of her other books. I just hope they're better than this one.


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Her Husband's Lover By Julia Crouch

Her Husband's Lover by Julia Crouch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This was an okay read, but it didn't grab my attention as much as I thought it would.

There were parts of this that felt quite slow for me, and it started to drag slightly at points. It did have it's interesting moments, but it still wasn't a book that gripped me.

Overall, Not as good as I thought it would be, but an okay read.

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A List of Cages By Robin Roe

A List of Cages by Robin Roe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 2.75

The characters in this were okay, and I felt quite sorry for them at points, But I didn't love them.

This wasn't an awful read, but it wasn't one I can say I enjoyed either unfortunately. It really struggled to keep my interest, so I spent the majority of it feeling quite bored.

Overall, Not awful, but not one for me.

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The Keeper (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #8) By J.L. Bryan

The Keeper by J.L. Bryan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from the author, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

Just like all the others, I liked the main characters in this.

The beginning of this installment felt a bit slow, but it didn't take too long before it picked up, so it wasn't much of an issue. It was another enjoyable read in the series overall, and I'm looking forward to book nine.

Overall, An enjoyable sequel.

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A Tragic Kind of Wonderful By Eric Lindstrom

A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

This wasn't a bad read, but it wasn't one that fully got my attention unfortunately.

It felt like it took me a while to get into it, and even then it struggled to keep my interest. I felt quite bored at times because of it, and it made the whole thing feel very long.

Overall, Not bad, but not one I loved.

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Tattletale By Sarah J. Naughton

Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

(I received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review.)

Actual rating - 3.5

This started out quite confusing for me, but thankfully, that didn't last too long. After the confusion had cleared up, there were parts of it that felt quite slow, but it still managed to keep my interest throughout, and it turned out to be a decent and enjoyable read overall.



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