Finally a true 5-star read I could not put down. I have so much love for Carrie Soto – the book and the character. I am just about to turn on ESPN hoping to catch a glimpse of the US Open. A glimpse of Carrie and Nicki slamming that ball at ridiculous speed. Because, like…
Tag: summer read
Book Review: Malibu Rising
Malibu Rising is an exceptionally well-written book, but its biggest drawback is that it comes after Evelyn and after Daisy, and at least in my humble opinion, it can’t hold a candle to either. Especially not Daisy. That is to say – my expectations were sky-high, and as good as the book may be, it…
Book Review: The Idea of You
I love this book! And I find it very hard to say what exactly I love the most about it, because it manages to be the perfect light summer read, the ideal escapist story and a quite complex book about what it means to be a woman today all at once. It also celebrates femininity…
Summer Book Review: The Martian
I expected (and hoped) to be impressed by Andy Weir’s insanely popular sci-fi The Martian and I am happy to report that it BLEW. MY. MIND. I am mind-patting myself on the shoulder right now for choosing this for the beach – it’s compulsively readable, intense and often witty hilarious (the only type of hilarious I register). The…