Queen B’s Decree: When my new book club and I met, we looked through top “book Tok books” to find our first read. Icebreaker was on the list and I already owned it so I was pretty excited that I would finally read a book I own. But…it was not to be. Neither main character […]
Queen B’s Decree: A Fragile Enchantment had the potential to be really interesting. But in the end, I was bored. A little too much instalove, a little too much boring political intrigue, and not enough relationship development. I liked that Niamh had a chronic illness, and that Kit had his own struggles. But I didn’t […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Kingmaker was on my list to read for 2022…and for 2023, so I finally decided to give it a try. I think, it just wasn’t a book for me. The writing was done well, and it was an interesting plot line. And maybe it’s just my brain right now—work and life […]
Queen B’s Decree: Weyward was our book club’s choice for this month, and it was definitely a new-to-me author. I struggled with the plot. Essentially three women (in alternate timelines) are all considered “weyward,” where they are maybe witches? With an affinity for nature, birds, bugs, etc. But also they are all abused. Before I […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve had a relatively good run of book club books, statistically it was time for a failure. When Women Were Dragons is this weird feminist story…yet I still don’t really know why anything happened, as I quit at about 30%. A large group of American women turned into dragons in a massive […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve read a couple fantasy books recently and thought “hey, maybe I’ll read more of that genre.” But The Kingdom is a Golden Cage was a slog for me. I didn’t connect with the characters, I found much of the wording to be very repetitive, and frankly, I didn’t understand the plot. […]
Queen B’s Decree: I went into this thinking “ohhhh, a murdery thriller” and was faced with animal abuse and cruelty from our main narrator very early on. And I guess I’ve discovered that’s a hard stop for me. So make note: trigger warning. Did not finish. Book: The Nail Salon by Natalie TambiniSeries: standaloneGenre: ThrillerHotness: […]
Queen B’s Decree: I don’t know what I expected from The Change, but it wasn’t all the man hating. Literally every male side character was a terrible person. Either a cheating husband, or a misogynist utilizing weaponized incompetence, or the HOA president wielding his power like a dictator. And I don’t vibe with that. So […]
Queen B’s Decree: I loved Anne of Green Gables so I was really excited to be given this copy of After Anne as a #bookclubgirlearlyread. But sadly, my interest waned quickly. There was a lot of dialogue from Anne of Green Gables sprinkled in, and I think that contributed to my mood. It almost felt […]
Queen B’s Decree: Savage Beasts is a retelling of the Greek tragedy Medea, but it’s set in the 1750’s India. I had a hard time connecting to the story, so many elements didn’t fit for me. Meena is the daughter of the Nawab, essentially royalty, yet she walks around with no chaperone and is able […]