January Books 2024
Back to the basics: Rom-coms and Audible memoirs
BOOKS
Blaize Exeter
3/19/20242 min read
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - 4/5 🪩
Sayak had been wanting me to read this book for years, so I finally picked it up. It was supposed to be a buddy read, but by now you should know how that went.
As I said on Goodreads, this book is LONG. (Rainbow Rowell does address this in the foreword but I read that last because she said to). However, I didn't really mind. This book felt like fuzzy socks and a blanket on a cold day which makes it the perfect fall read.
The characters were really well developed. I mean I didn't really like Cath in the beginning, but I gained an affinity for her as her personality revealed itself. She's honestly so me-coded it's scary.
I thought the whole interrupting-a-situationship aspect was interesting! I'm still not sure how I feel about Levi, but I'm not mad about it. However, the Simon Snow excerpts were a lot. I wish they were a bit more chronological because I was confused.
Out-of-context Goodreads updates:
2% - it's giving loser
4% - spilled
7% - who is this man???
22% - emergency kanye party?? unexpected but real
27% - wait so harry potter also exits?
33% - wait is Courtney still there...
39% - you're kidding.
44% - oh???
51% - wait that's cute
55% - "if there was such a thing as time-machines, would anyone use them to go to the future?"
58% - AWE
61% - ahhhhhh so cute
62% - girl you gotta get on your zoom!!!
64% - not aretha caught a stray???
65% - girl get a grip you're gonna make him crash
70% - oh she's nasty
75% - omg...
77% - oh WOW
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace - 3.5/5 🪩
My friend Cass (from the Rina Sawayama concert) wrote an excellent review that pretty much summarizes my thoughts.
Out-of-context GoodReads updates:
3% - LOL WHAT
9% - hmm i acc have no clue who did it
19% - oh he ate that
36% - OUTSIDE???
40% - WHAT
46% - oh thank god
46% - ugh fine that was cute
46% - how did i not see this coming...
64% - omg wait did he do it???
73% - is that a question?
74% - top tier Christmas movie
75% - oh!
75% - real
75% - ????????????????
81% - do they do anything else or...
81% - how do i still have another 20% to go
85% - real
86% - i feel like this was already said
91% - ew like why are we regressing...
Open Book by Jessica Simpson - 3.5/5 🪩
My mom has been raving about this memoir since it came out. I finally got around to it and I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed. It was a pretty good listen, but it felt a bit 'paint-by-numbers-ish' at times. Also, in hindsight, I probably should've waited longer after just reading The Woman in Me because I kept getting confused.
Out-of-context GoodReads updates:
45% - *progress update*
The Rest
Other books I read this month
Finished:
Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renée Russell
Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All