BooksandLala 163K subscribers · Dec 4, 2024

Would I Recommend these Books to my 2014 Self?

Reviews20

was kind of a mess I think this was a mess and it's so unfortunate because Alexis Henderson is one of my favorite writers ... her authorial voice is so good and the book could have been so good

An Untamed StateRoxane Gay
Loved it

is a very good book I don't know that I could have appreciated it the same way when I was 24 and not reading much general fiction ... it's really well paced ... I gave it a four not a five because of things that I talked about in the Vlog

they were really short some of them too short ... not one actually sticks in my mind as a memorable read that I want to tell you about ... I wouldn't recommend it to myself but I might recommend it to you

somebody actually asked me like how did I feel about her writing style I liked it but I don't think this is how any of her other books are written ... I gave this a four and this a three but I would want to read more from her as far as an actual novel goes

Coup de GrâceSofia Ajram
Not a fan

this I gave a two but I think there's the potential that 2014 me could give this a three if not a four ... I didn't like that gimmick but 2014 me would have liked the gimmick

DarkhouseKarina Halle
Mixed

I actually gave them both a three which thinking about it now feels a little bit wrong but the writing was decent which I was surprised by ... I absolutely hate the man decks in them

Dust to DustKarina Halle
Mixed

I actually gave them both a three which thinking about it now feels a little bit wrong but the writing was decent which I was surprised by ... I absolutely hate the man decks in them

Graveyard ShiftM. L. Rio
Not a fan

as an actual Standalone Nolla this was so disappointing it had so much potential and I said in the live show that this felt like she felt too attached to her characters and then didn't want anything bad H to happen to them so she just cut off the book

It's ElementaryElise Bryant
Loved it

the writing was really solid we get to see her succeed we get to see her fail and I just thought it was a perfectly well-rounded book for me at this big age

Never Have I EverIsabel Yap
Mixed

I didn't love the writing but it wasn't bad there was a lot of different tones a lot of different types of characters and I just thought it was it was a fine time

Night GuestHildur Knutsdottir
Loved it

the chapters are also very short and it was just fun it was fast-paced it was interesting to read it's not my favorite thing but I think I would have liked it

Rest StopNat Cassidy
Loved it

it's just the perfect weird little Nolla ... I think this is a really good noela I think most people will like ... I thought it was very good

I really surprised myself with enjoying Throne of the Fallen last year ... I reread it this month and I'm really glad that I did ... I give it a four I'm sticking with my four