My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2/10 This was the first book I picked up in the Practical Magic series. I decided to read it because I’d heard so much about the classic movie with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and wanted to read the original story.
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2/10 Honestly, I don’t even know what made me pick up the second book in this trilogy, since I didn’t enjoy the first one enough to write about it. I barely remembered any details from it. I found the second book a little more engaging, though it still took me over a month to finish.
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 7/10 Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is a play you’ll enjoy as if you were sitting in a theater, watching it live. The book is written in such a way that you can vividly imagine the characters and even sense the emotions they’re expressing.
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/10 The book begins with the story of Constance and Hilda, the daughters of Sir Malcolm, and their carefree youth—the time when they were 18 or 19 years old. It describes their relationships with the young men they met during those years. But when World War I broke out, those young men were sent to the front lines, and many of them never came back.
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 9/10 Author: Marie CorelliGenre: Detective, Mystic novelPublication: 1895Number of pages: 374 Can the devil be a positive character? This is the question I kept asking myself while reading Marie Corelli’s The Sorrows of Satan. It seems like the novel is at the…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 7/10 Author: Matt HaigGenres: Novel, Science fiction, Domestic FictionPublished: 2013Number of pages: 305 I enjoy reading Matt Haig because he always manages to deliver meaningful messages in the simplest, most unburdening way. The Humans is the third novel I’ve read by Haig, and…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 10/10 Author: Fyodor DostoyevskiGenres: NovelOriginally Published: 1869Number of pages: 932 Dostoevsky’s The Idiot is one of my most favorite novels, telling the story of a perfect and innocent man living in our non-perfect and definitely non-innocent society. The book touches on themes…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 8/10 Author: Matt HaigGenre: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, RomanceNumber of Pages: 374Published: June 6, 2017 Matt Haig’s books don’t put pressure on the reader. They are deep yet accessible, which I truly appreciate. I love when complex ideas are expressed in…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/10 Originally published: February 21, 2021Author: Elena ArmasGenres: Romance novel, Contemporary romanceNumber of pages: 448 I have moments when I want to read something light—a beautiful and funny love story, especially after heavy books. These books help me relax and imagine myself as the main character, so I started looking…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/10 Author: Fredrik BackmanGenres: Novel, Humor, Humorous FictionOriginally published: October 31, 2014Number of pages: 420 Britt-Marie Was Here Summary Britt-Marie is a 63-year-old “housewife” whose favorite cleaning agents are baking soda and a window cleaner called Faxin. One day, she hears on the radio about an elderly woman who…