kaylascoffeeplot's reviews
395 reviews

Once I got through the first few chapters, in didn't want to stop listening to the audiobook. It made my commute a LOT more interesting. Can't wait to start the sequel. I NEED to know more!

Amazingly in-depth. Captivating storytelling. A lot of myths busted. Go read this book. (Thanks, Last Podcast on the Left!)

I usually prefer historical romances, but this book was SO relatable & cute. I immediately went back and bought the first book in the series.

The portions about the case were pretty great, but it felt like more of a memoir of the author than I initially expected, so I couldn't quite get into it as fully as I was expecting. The writing about the case was intense, and the interviews with victims families were interesting.

This one was even better than the first, and I could NOT put it down. More added layers to the mysteries, while uncovering one teeeeeeny portion. Finished this book in a mixed state of "I KNEW it!" and "Wait, no! WHAT?!" Curse you, Johnson, I'm addicted! I cannot WAIT for the third book.

This book was everything I needed. Formulaic, but funny & relatable - while critiquing & admiring the RomCom genre. I loved this book from the first page, when I started it this morning, to the preview of the next book at the end of the book, before I started dinner. The characters were lovable & real, and the plot was fun, uplifting, but realistic, while be ling laugh out loud funny.

This was a good contemporary romance. A solid start to a series. By reading one from further in the series prior to reading the first book, I can appreciate and notice the growth of the author, as well as the deepening of the characters. It is nice to see where all of the arcs come in to play.

*Potential* spoilers.

I felt the same way about this book as I felt about Handmaid's Tale; angry. Angry that no one had ever recommended this book to me, because it screams of something I would love. This book was so beautifully written, that I teared up during the first account, and felt a justified rage during the story of Spender, with his prophetic fears & anger. I was uncomfortable with the racist tension in the US south (obviously), and I felt like I was in existential crisis during the story of Tomas. The dangers and damages of colonization and gentrification were glaring & awful, while being artistically & beautifully written.