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This didn‘t work for me. The dialogue is not great. The 3rd act conflict is nonsensical & would have been so easily solved in real life.

The OG Matzo Ballers (the friend group on which the series is based around) met on Birthright. The author prefaces the book saying they started the series in 2023 “And then the world changed” ..seemingly referencing the genocide in Gaza ..but says nothing else about it, which was worse than saying nothing imo

One sister is responsible and feels she has to care for the other sister, an emotionally fraught and dramatic woman. They go on a retreat and really not much occurs. Boring and forgettable.

Was disappointed with this one. The pace was slow, and honestly, I was kinda bored. And I didn‘t care for the ending, which was ambiguous. I like my endings tidy!

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This was absolutely crap.

I've just spent an hour explaining why on Goodreads, but I'm contemplating deleting my review because it isn't at all tactful.

Seriously though, it's not often that I get this salty over a book.

⭐️

One star

PAN INCOMING!

I've always maintained the best YA transcends the genre. This does not. It's histrionic teen drama at its most self-centered & emotionally stunted. The characters are clichés, the responses predictable, the action minimal, the development virtually non-existent. Does the FMC fall for the bad boy with a tragic backstory & a heart of gold? Why, yes, she does - how DID you know?! Intriguing premise wasted, this was shallow & boring.

Boring..simply just boring. I don‘t even know how I finished it but I did and the ending made me even more unhappy that I didn‘t DNF it. I‘ve loved Hawkins other books but this one for me was truly a dud.

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A Secret history earned this spot without trouble.

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Disappointed that this was more like a novella than a full length series intro. The pace was too quick for believability & lacked true depth. I won‘t be carrying on this series.

I wanted to love this after how much I adored Such Sharp Teeth, but I did not. Sloane is so wishywashy, her best friend Naomi is a frustrating hot mess but I would have liked the book better if it followed her. I didn‘t care about the romance subplot with probably-not-dracula. There‘s no metaphor here, the beginning had Sloane reflecting on time slipping & her obsession with aging but that falls away as the action starts. I didn‘t get it. 🧛🏻‍♀️