tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post8549448770335453774..comments2024-03-28T12:11:42.691-04:00Comments on For What It's Worth: It's Not You, It's Me Review Edition... Are you Listening by Tille Walden, Something Wilder by Christina LaurenKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-25310446179321606942022-08-30T22:48:45.882-04:002022-08-30T22:48:45.882-04:00Are you listening has so many good things. It woul...Are you listening has so many good things. It would be great for the right reader. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-83340000179508517652022-08-30T22:47:57.836-04:002022-08-30T22:47:57.836-04:00As they say... the struggle is real lolAs they say... the struggle is real lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-21977187035186525442022-08-30T22:47:42.481-04:002022-08-30T22:47:42.481-04:00I definitely wouldn't start with this one lol ...I definitely wouldn't start with this one lol I struggle with the format but I've found several good ones too.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-85825583812399137162022-08-30T22:46:37.869-04:002022-08-30T22:46:37.869-04:00You read it? It was clearly a meaningful story but...You read it? It was clearly a meaningful story but it just went over my head I think lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-3488329144348943712022-08-30T22:45:48.263-04:002022-08-30T22:45:48.263-04:00It was different. It was different. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-81055786838307842972022-08-30T22:45:35.500-04:002022-08-30T22:45:35.500-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-3192547369157603682022-08-30T22:45:35.126-04:002022-08-30T22:45:35.126-04:00Their books are always 50/50 for me but I also fee...Their books are always 50/50 for me but I also feel misled by the summary. I wouldn't have read it had I known. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-78368996524568144912022-08-30T22:44:45.870-04:002022-08-30T22:44:45.870-04:00It was just jarring for me to go back and forth wi...It was just jarring for me to go back and forth with the deep conversations them light magical realism.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-72128291245382503242022-08-30T03:29:42.893-04:002022-08-30T03:29:42.893-04:00It does seem a bit of a weird mash-up in that firs...It does seem a bit of a weird mash-up in that first one, but also the cat part sounds kinda cool, if a bit odd. I get what you're saying about the other. When you're promised one thing and are expecting that but then don't get it, it throws off the whole experience.Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-54214974860845359762022-08-29T13:16:19.745-04:002022-08-29T13:16:19.745-04:00Yep, I know this struggle.Yep, I know this struggle.Bark At The Ghoulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201971932093705929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-46283529523640453382022-08-29T09:05:17.380-04:002022-08-29T09:05:17.380-04:00One of the few genres I have yet to read, when any...One of the few genres I have yet to read, when anyone mentions a graphic novel that they have enjoyed I always promise myself to give it a go. On balance, this probably isn't the graphic novel that will be my first. Thanks for such an honest review.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-5865311113925859622022-08-28T21:08:36.633-04:002022-08-28T21:08:36.633-04:00Aw sadness! Though I admit, I felt very much the s...Aw sadness! Though I admit, I felt very much the same as you with Are You Listening?, I felt like I maybe just didn't "get it"? I think Something Wilder would be a miss for me too- I like darker fare, but not when it is supposed to be funny, that is just off-putting! Sorry these didn't work for you! Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-4959475285128723222022-08-26T19:02:12.544-04:002022-08-26T19:02:12.544-04:00I might like Are You Listening, but then again... ...I might like Are You Listening, but then again... I might not. If Hoopla gets it I I'll give it a try.. 📚La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-12072940783510214392022-08-25T18:46:20.905-04:002022-08-25T18:46:20.905-04:00Thanks for sharing your honest reviews. A lot of p...Thanks for sharing your honest reviews. A lot of people seem to love Something Wilder, but it's tough when what's supposed to be funny doesn't actually make you laugh.<br /><br />Lauren @ www.shootingstarsmag.netShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-17450517123664680342022-08-25T13:45:50.840-04:002022-08-25T13:45:50.840-04:00Hm, Are You Listening sounds almost like two stori...Hm, Are You Listening sounds almost like two stories that didn't mesh well together into one. The synopsis of Something Wilder didn't appeal to me so I decided to skip it. Based on your review I'd say I made the right decision. It really doesn't sound like one I would have enjoyed. Sadly, it's been a while since I enjoyed anything by Christina Lauren.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-78144675522834554252022-08-19T18:01:43.646-04:002022-08-19T18:01:43.646-04:00Maybe! It wasn't bat at all - just not what I ...Maybe! It wasn't bat at all - just not what I wanted or was expecting. I've read books of theirs that were funny - so for them to say this was the funniest they've ever written...Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-33220117818586829232022-08-19T17:48:08.203-04:002022-08-19T17:48:08.203-04:00Very interesting. I often don't laugh when I r...Very interesting. I often don't laugh when I read unless the comedy's very overt. When a book promises me hilarity, I take it with a grain of salt because I may or may not laugh. LOL. And, I can see why that would turn you off of the story if you were expecting to laugh. Maybe, I'll be okay with it.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-45624154973047317802022-08-18T19:52:37.914-04:002022-08-18T19:52:37.914-04:00You can just say it's me now. "It's ...You can just say it's me now. "It's me" now = Jen lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-30728508296632347092022-08-18T19:51:21.326-04:002022-08-18T19:51:21.326-04:00Yes, it's me... Snicker. It's Jen. I haven...Yes, it's me... Snicker. It's Jen. I haven't read a Christina Lauren book in a few years. I'm glad they are still good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-54688879698841281312022-08-18T14:00:12.436-04:002022-08-18T14:00:12.436-04:00Thank you Ally! Thank you Ally! Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-28726950173467218482022-08-18T13:59:21.662-04:002022-08-18T13:59:21.662-04:00I think so. The blurb says hilarious, Romancing th...I think so. The blurb says hilarious, Romancing the Stone adventure. Several interviews by the authors said they wanted silly fun to escape the pandemic but I guess it just didn't read that way for me. <br /><br />Not a bad book - just not what I was looking for or expecting.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-73645367597104569452022-08-18T13:57:54.215-04:002022-08-18T13:57:54.215-04:00It was. Very different. Not for me but still good....It was. Very different. Not for me but still good. <br /><br />I think the second one was more expectation vs delivery.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-39579162420537262642022-08-18T10:49:12.375-04:002022-08-18T10:49:12.375-04:00Good reviews. We appreciate hearing honest reactio...Good reviews. We appreciate hearing honest reactions and yours, especially to the second book, possess that. Thanks.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-4197534183322249732022-08-18T10:03:07.788-04:002022-08-18T10:03:07.788-04:00Sounds like SOMETHING WILDER wasn't marketed r...Sounds like SOMETHING WILDER wasn't marketed right. It's always a shame when expectations ruin what good have been a good book.Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-594527778481262222022-08-17T23:34:26.792-04:002022-08-17T23:34:26.792-04:00That graphic novel looks interesting- I'm kind...That graphic novel looks interesting- I'm kind of curious about the cat angle! And friendships without romance are always nice too for a change. Too bad the second one was kind of a miss though too- I like the treasure hunt idea, but sounds like goes off the rails a bit... <br /><br />GregGreghttp://gregsbookhaven.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com