Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Contains Spoilers.
I had originally seen this book as an add on for Book Of The Month subscription. I had it in my cart, but it sold out before my renewal date. So, with my case of FOMO, I snatched this up at the bookstore. So glad I did.

This is the story about Christopher, his mother, his friends, and the entire town. Christopher goes missing for 6 days and when he returns he's different. He's noticable smarter and has an imaginary friend. Now, I think we all know what is going to happen. You follow Christopher and the imaginary friend in their quest to defeat the hissing lady, who is supposedly evil. This whole ordeal turns the town into violent and sick human beings, while at the same time the imaginary world is so much worse.

This book was fantastic. While there was quite a few predictable parts (sort of hard not to be these days), it was still great. It was extremely hard for me to put down. I even wanted to risk going over my lunch break at work to read more. There were no boring parts. Even when it was a bit slower, it was filled with character development and relationships. It's been a long time since a book has made me cry like this one. It's been awhile since I found phrases that hit hard like this one. Do yourself a favor and read this book.

Happy Reading!

Don't You Know I Love You by Laura Brogan

I was given this book by edelweiss+ on behalf of the publisher.

Review contains spoilers.

The main character is Angelina, who is forced tomlive with her parents after a car accident. She is a struggling artist, and this highlighted throughout. It also focuses on her father, Jack, who has tasked himself with getting her a settlement from her accident.

You soon realize that Angelina does not get along with her parents. Though the reason is alluded to throughout the book, it's not evident until the very end. While her father seems overbearing in the beginning, you realize it's because he's abusive. He has been since she was a child and he coa child. So I definitely issue a warning to those who may find that kind of material sensitive.

Overall, I enjoyed the book. Do I think there could have been more? Definitely. It states that the story deals with her father obsessively trying to get the settlement, but it's only mentioned as an afterthought up until the end. Other than Angelina, I found the characters to be a bit lacking. However, I still felt it was a good read, and I suggest sticking it out until the end. That's when I really didn't want to put the book down. I think this author has talent and I can't wait to see what else she will come out with in the future.

Thank you for reading.

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

This post contains spoilers.

This book was given to me by Celadon Books, as Celadon Reads, in exchange for my review. 

I was given this book to read and review by Celadon Books.
Let me just start off by saying this, the cover drew me in. By the look of it, I wanted to read it immediately. The books started out strong and the author knows how to paint a picture. It follows a family on vacation at some luxurious island. Everyone seems enamoured by the beautiful Alison, and she soon turns up missing and then dead. The resort workers get blames, but nothing comes of that. 

The younger sister of Alison grows up and I'd living in the city. She finds one of the accused resort workers and then proceeds to stalk and befriend the guy so she can find out what happened to her sister, and who her sister really was. If it followed just these two, it would have been great. Instead the author has several chapters from different people, which adds nothing to the story. They could have been mentioned in other ways, as opposed to having short chapters dedicated to them. It switches from first person to third person, which throws you off a bit, and ruins the immersion.


The ending was lackluster. I wanted more. You find out about Alison moments before her death, but nothing about the actual death or how it happened. I was left unsatisfied with the entire book when I finished it. It has promise, but not something I thoroughly enjoyed.

Welcome To My Blog

Welcome to my first blog of what I hope will be many. In this blog, I will post my reviews in many different books. I read different formats of books. Physical and ebooks, as well as different genres. All reviews will be completely unbiased and honest, no matter if a book is sent to me or if I bought it. Be aware that reviews will contain spoilers and I will do my best to advise you of that at the beginning of every post. 

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