GoodReads Review on Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I can't forget about this book. It's love-hate for me. It took me almost a year to write an actual review.

Why? Because the story was a little close to home, minus Cam.

Honestly, it's more of "I love this book", because of Cam. Though it is some parts, triggering.
He is the reason why this is one of my favorites and I will forever think of this book whenever I hear the name Cameron/Cam. Believe me, I hear and read that name quite a few times since.

The story and the main characters well-written. The meet-cute and the slow pace of romance were everything.

It is an unforgettable light-read. It makes you feel all fuzzy and loved, though what happened to Avery is devastating, it was hinted from the beginning that reduces the shocking value, which is fine with me. At the same time, it was not taken lightheartedly.

I can only hope that every Avery in the world gets to meet their Cameron.

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I am back!

It has been a crazy 3+ years. So many things have happened since 2019. Good and Bad. I am sure the same goes for a lot of people. Pandemic, health scare, Death of a loved one, and a change of career path. I don't even know how I survive. But since I am still breathing and very much alive with so much free time, I am back to doing what I love the most. Reading. Let me know what you have on your shelf and hit me up with recommendations below.

GoodReads Review on The Deal by Elle Kennedy

The Deal by Elle Kennedy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amazing! I'm lost for words. I f@ckng love this book from start to finish.

My first time reading anything from Elle Kennedy, I only stumbled upon this while I was looking for a break from reading a string of LJ Shen novels. But damn I found treasure!

Definitely worth my 2 sleepless nights. 👍💯

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A Good Neighbor by Cathryn Grant - Review

The Good Neighbor by Cathryn Grant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow! Just Wow!

I am speechless when I finally finished this book. I had to take a full day of complete sleep and distractions from any form of reading before I can finally make this review. I want to completely understand what just happened and confirm with myself how I feel about this book with a clear mind.

In the beginning, I was a bit bored with how the story started and its style of telling the story by using each character's perspective. I had to skip a few narratives about character development or past events because I'm in a hurry to find out what is happening.

I have read and enjoyed a lot of Detective and crime mystery but this is definitely on a different level. You know how it is, we like to guess what is happening and who is the culprit of the crime,...if there was a crime. But with how the book was intelligently written, I can't quite guess what's going to happen next. Until of course I reach the last 2 or 3 chapters.

It started very slow for me that I had to read the first 10 chapters for 2 days, but after the book kept me on its hook until I realized it's already the wee hours and I can't put it down. In the end, I was gasping in disbelief and I had to ask myself if I would've done differently if I was in Taylor's shoes. I guess I won't know the answer until I'm in the same scenario.

Overall, I really liked this book and after pondering for a day, I can't think of any other way to end the book than what is already written. I gave it a 4 out of 5 stars. It will be in one of those mystery crime suspense books that I really enjoyed but also forgettable after a while, which is not the books fault but mine. As I really like mystery novels but I also enjoy a bit of action and scares which this book lacks, but it doesn't make it bad.

I got a free Kindle copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.



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GoodReads Book Review on Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This review is also posted in my blog: Tumblr: Calai Crash & Burn

Let me tell you three things...

1. I dived into this book with very little expectation because the previous 2 books I attempted to read were a total fail (though I fell in love with the blurb, but then again it was the same for the other books, I learned not to judge a book by its..blurb?).

2. I find myself sleeping 6 in the morning and I wasn't even halfway done... Not even close. But damn, It was so hard to fight reading vs sleeping.

3. Now left with few chapters and reached the climax and now I want to delay the inevitable. I don't want this to end. Why all standalone books are freaking amazing?



Updated: The inevitable. I finished the book. I’m not going to waste my time reiterating its blurb but rather let’s jump into how I feel about this book right away.

I think it’s pretty much obvious that I fell in love with this book. I don’t why I didn't discover this when it came out.

I am just amazed by the characters, Jessie, Ethan, and SN. God, SN?! He is a very original character in my opinion. I can definitely relate to both SN and Jessie, being more vocal when it comes to writing what's in their head, or shall I say typing?

I agree with the reviews, saying that the last 4 chapters were kind of rushed. There are still quite a few rooms for adding events between Ethan and Jessie or more after SN big reveal. IDK I’m just hopeless romantic maybe. In any case, I would love an idea of a companion book in Ethan’s perspective. I just can’t accept that it is done.

Why is this not a series?

So still, I’m giving a 5 out of 5. This will definitely go into my “favorites” shelf on Goodreads. And I’m intrigued to read more of Julie’s work.


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