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Book Review: “Yesteryear” By Caro Claire Burke

This book has taken the world by storm. Because of all the hype I honestly had no initial desire to read this book. Often times hyped books tend to be over hyped and I end up being disappointed in my read. So what made me decide to pick it up? Honestly, a few things; I had an audible credit that needed to be used so I could cancel my subscription, all of my friends were reading it and lastly, I knew this would be in the GoodReads choice awards at the end of the year and more than likely win it’s category so I guess you could chalk it down to FOMO. Luckily I was not disappointed in this read, ultimately I was pleasantly surprised.

“The way some women so willingly compromised every ounce of themselves in the name of building a life for themselves that they didn’t enjoy.”
Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear

About The Book

Author: Caro Clair Burke

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Published Date: April 7th, 2026

Page Count: 400 Pages

Main Genre: Literary Fiction

GoodReads Rating: 3.90

Format: Audio Book

“The goal of an influencer is not to be lovable, and it is not to be unbearable. The goal is to be both at once. In other words: addicting.”
Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear

Synopsis

My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive.

Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it.

Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible.

A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.

Synopsis From GoodReads

Rating

“America didn’t care one iota about morality when it came to politicians. If anything, we expected them to be a little sleazy.”
Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear

Review

As someone who lives in Utah I am surrounded by Mormon/Christian Influencers. Two big names came to the front of my mind while I was reading this book, they are Ballerina Farm and Ruby Franke. Both of whom were very prevalent in the Mormon church.

Ballerina Farm came to my mind mostly because she had opened up her own farmstead store last year in Utah. Her family lives the farm life and she makes content very similar to Natalie in Yesteryear.

Ruby Franke comes to mind because of her awful use of her children in her content. The idea of showing off her perfect family online but the reality of their lives were horrific.

This whole book had a vast array of themes but the one that really stuck out to me was the content creation and how it changes a person. I have always had issues with family bloggers as we never know what truly goes on behind the camera. How present are these parents in their kids lives when the cameras get turned off? Natalie never really wanted to be a mother yet she kept having children and promoted having a big happy family. In front of the camera she seemed like a lovely, kind and caring mother but when the cameras were off she admitted to hardly even recognizing her children’s faces.

Let’s discuss how Natalie was an unlikable character. I have DNF’d 8 Books this year, majority of them were because the FMC was annoying and very unlikable but in my opinion they didn’t need to be portrayed that way for the book to actually be good. With Natalie, being unlikable is what made this book interesting. I would have not cared for this book if she was preppy and “normal”.

So much of this story made me uncomfortable but that’s exactly why I was gripped. I was baffled by a lot of the things Natalie was saying or doing. the turkey baster?! Heck no man… Because of the wild choices she makes you could easily see the decline of her sanity. It gave you something distinguishable to mark as another loss to her morality.

I am not entirely sure what I expected the ending to be but what I read was not it. I am writing this review 24 hours after finishing the book and I still feel like I am trying to gather all my thoughts and feelings on this book. I am not shocked by the ending, in fact, looking back there were plenty of signs as to where this story was headed but I guess I was so lost in the facade myself that I lost my way as well.

In my head I pictured this family as Mormon, mostly because I am from Utah and was raised Mormon and have since left the church. It was just the easiest form of Christianity for me to visualize. With that said though, there were things that inherently weren’t Mormon about these characters and that was a bit distracting to me. I know the author didn’t specifically say which denomination of Christianity she was writing about but I wish that she would have made that distinction as it could have made her book just that more compelling.

I have so many other thoughts to share but I really wanted to focus my thoughts for this review. I would really love to discuss this book with other people so please comment down below what you thought of this book and if you agree or disagree with anything I said above.

“A voice in my head, echoing softly: America hates angry women. The Lord hates angry women. You hate angry women. Do not be an angry woman.”
Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear

QOTD: Have you picked up a popular book recently that actually met the expectations of the hype around it?

Book Review: “Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous” By Autumn K. England

I recently received a Kobo Libra Color from my husband for my birthday and this book was one of the first things I saved. The colors on the cover just really popped out to me but once I read that this book gives off Stardew Valley vibes I knew I couldn’t pass it up. Lucky for me and my really awful reading slump, this book did not disappoint.

“Well, did being in a cult really count as socializing?”
“Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous” By Autumn K. England

About The Book

Author: Autumn K. England

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

Published Date: May 26th, 2026

Page Count: 368 Pages

Main Genre: Fantasy

GoodReads Rating: 3.82

Format: E-Reader

“Sometimes it was nice to be wrong about people.”
“Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous” By Autumn K. England

Synopsis

When Oaklin Nettlewood accidentally joined an evil world-ending cult, mind control magic forced them to do unspeakable things. Years later, the realm’s heroes have finally saved the day, defeated the villain, and shattered the last remnants of the spell…leaving destruction in their wake. And so, with a spell-damaged memory and whole bushel of trauma, Oaklin escapes to a small farm on the edge of Mossley’s Rest and swears an oath: After all the things they were forced to do with their magic, they will never use it again. Ever.

The no-nonsense ghost granny who lives in Oaklin’s house has other ideas. As she coaxes Oaklin out of their shell and back into the world, they find companionship (a grumpy horse and a very good dog), friendship (a local bard and magical baker who should just kiss already), and tentative romance (a paladin-librarian who makes Oaklin’s heart come alive for the first time in ages.) Magic even seems possible again―though strictly for foraging magical mushrooms and protecting the farm from bugs.

Healing comes in gentle waves, and Oaklin doesn’t have to do it alone. So what does it mean when an inquisitor comes to town to hunt former cultists just as Oaklin begins to think that maybe, just maybe, they deserve a happy ending after all?

Synopsis From GoodReads

“What’d they just done…was good. Oaklin was good.”
“Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous” By Autumn K. England

Rating

Review

This book sold me with the synopsis immediately. The instant cozy vibes were exactly what I needed for my reading slump. This book may have taken me about three weeks to finish but everytime I picked it up I had a great time which is all that really matters, especially when you are in a reading slump.

The book didn’t seem to have too crazy of high stakes which I appreciated. Our main character has a pretty harrowing backstory that haunts their daily life, making them their own worst enemy. Despite them struggling to accept themselves they had new friends who rallied around them and we all know how big of a sucker I am for a found family plot line.

I really loved the use of a non binary character for our main character. When I think of Stardew Valley I think of the character customization. Having the Non Binary character almost felt like that character customization screen got to come to life, so anyone who is reading this book could feel like they are this character feeling their emotions and experiencing this story right along side Oaklin. Along those same lines I loved how the town accepted Oaklin as they were and respected their pronouns without question. This all felt like such a breath of fresh air.

I know that this is going to be at least a two book series. I am really hoping that the second book follows the town baker Ryn and their potential love story. The bakery in this book left me enchanted, dying to know more. I could see myself getting sucked into that book just as quickly as I did with this one. Ryn is one of the most hardworking characters in this town and he truly has his hands full.

This is not me saying that Oaklin doesn’t deserve love or that I don’t like Oaklin and Lior together cause that’s not entirely true. I just feel like this book didn’t have to have the romance to make me enjoy this book. I would have been perfectly content to see Oaklin struggling the way they were while taking care of the farm and working on themselves while having support from just friends. If you can take a romance out of a story and still have a really solid plot line then why not let that main plot line shine a bit more and save the romance for a later book?

Overall I really enjoyed my reading experience and I can not wait for the second book to come out. I am hopefully that I will absolutely devour the next one.

“Why do you think cults work so well? They are literally designed to entrap people. They lure you in under false pretenses and wait to reveal their truth until it’s too late.”
“Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous” By Autumn K. England

QOTD: What video game do you think would make a compelling book?

Book Review: “The Clinic” By Cate Quinn

I purchased this book almost a year ago. I remember reading the synopsis in my local Barnes and Noble and thinking it sounded unlike anything else I had yet to read. It turns out that I was correct, I hadn’t read anything quite like this book in my reading journey but it didn’t meet my expectations unfortunately.

“We’re all trying to block out feelings. Doesn’t matter if we use heroin, prescription pills, food, work, whatever,”
Cate Quinn, The Clinic

About The Book

Author: Cate Quinn

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Published Date: January 23rd, 2024

Page Count: 448 Pages

Main Genre: Thriller

GoodReads Rating: 3.51

Format: E-Book

Synopsis

Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control.

There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can’t believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in herself – to investigate what really happened from the inside.

Battling her own addictions and figuring out the truth will be much more difficult than she imagined, far away from friends, family – and anyone who could help her.

Synopsis From GoodReads

Rating

Review

The beginning of this book gave me a lot of hope. I was really intrigued by the plot that was being set up. I enjoyed having the two different POV’s which I was a bit surprised about. I also didn’t dislike our FMC even though she was meant to be a bit unlikable so that was a pleasant surprise. But the book quickly started to fall short for me.

By the time i got about 40% into the book I was struggling to want to pick it up to read. I was using it as my before bed read due to the short chapters, which I loved, but the book wasn’t holding my attention long enough for me to want to read more than a chapter a night which was not ideal.

I found the book extremely predictable. I knew who our villain was straight out the gate which was disappointing. I had really hoped I was incorrect but it was painfully obvious. The big reveal at the end was anticlimactic as well, I was hoping to be shocked but their was plenty of bread crumbs along the way that made this twist fall flat in my eyes.

While reading this book I was really interested in the addiction recovery aspects of the book. I found myself wishing that the genre had been literary fiction rather than a thriller. I would have loved to see our FMC struggle with her addiction, learn to accept recovery and ultimately fight her way out of addiction while uncovering her past that she has forgotten. I think this would have made a much more compelling story. While we did get snippets of those aspects in our plot they were quickly over shadowed by our mystery and that just did not interest me in the slightest.

I wanted to learn more about our whole cast of characters in rehab and I think we could have gotten that in a literary fiction style book. It could have added depth to the plot that felt like it was lacking. I think each character was important to this story but they didn’t get enough attention for us to really grasp who they were and why we think they could be suspects. Sure we got bits and pieces dropped into our lap but a lot of those observations were pretty obvious and surface level.

Over all I guess I was expecting a completely different book than what I got. I am not sure this is a book that everyone needs to read so in my opinion you can skip reading this book.

“The good thing about recovery is you get your feelings back. The bad thing is you get your feelings back.”
Cate Quinn, The Clinic

QOTD: WHat is a book that you think could have been better as a different genre?

Book Review: “Pucking Strong” By Emily Rath

The Jacksonville Rays series have been my favorite hockey romance books by a long shot. Each one has made me kick my feet and giggle more than the last. The audio books have also all been really great too so before you even get to my review for this book do yourself a favor and pick up Pucking Around, you will not be disappointed.

This particular book in the series really struck a chord with me and that’s due to the topic of Demisexuality. I will get into this more in my review below but just know Emily Rath can do no wrong in my eyes with her books.

I have somehow missed all the reviews for the previous books in this series so that’s my bad… Maybe upon a re read I will write my official thoughts.

“Lord knows he’s done enough for me already. Whatever my husband wants, he gets.”
Emily Rath, Pucking Strong

About The Book

Author: Emily Rath

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Published Date: August 26th, 2025

Page Count: 544 Pages

Main Genre: Sports Romance

GoodReads Rating: 4.28

Format: Physical Book

Synopsis

The Jacksonville Rays go international when their Swedish star forward and the team’s physical therapist have to stage a very real fake marriage in this delicious slow burn, spicy MM, workplace hockey romance from viral sensation Emily Rath!

My name is Teddy O’Connor, and I just made a terrible mistake. It’s been six years since I was an intern for the Jacksonville Rays NHL team. Six years since I wrapped ice packs on knees and played Mario Kart on chartered planes. And six long years since I first met him. Henrik Karlsson, star forward of the Rays . . . and king of my heart.

Oh god, I’ve got to get over this crush! I’m a doctor now, a respected professional. And Henrik doesn’t even know I exist. So you tell me why I’m risking everything to follow this man halfway around the world!

After receiving news of his sister’s tragic death, Henrik must fly to Sweden to retrieve his injured, grieving young niece. But with a new hockey season about to start, Henrik can’t possibly care for her alone. In fact, the Swedish government won’t let him. He needs me. They both do. I’d be heartless not to help—right?

Well, that’s what I told myself last week as I signed our Swedish marriage license. It’s what I told myself yesterday as I moved into his apartment. And it’s what I’m telling myself now as the Rays PR Director stares us down. They want this marriage to look real. The team’s public image, our jobs, and Henrik’s custody agreement all depend on it.

But my problem isn’t that I don’t love my fake husband. God help me, my problem is that I do.

Synopsis From GoodReads

“My emotions come from the deepest part of me”
Emily Rath, Pucking Strong

Rating

Review

This series has meant a lot to me over the years. It was one of the first hockey romances that I ever picked up. I loved Pucking Around so much that it led to my current obsession with hockey. I am so glad this series came into my life. Each and every character will stick with me for a long time to come.

I have had this book sitting on my shelves since it’s release date last year just begging for me to pick it up. I hate that it took so long to finally dive into but I think I read it at the perfect time.

This may not have been my most favorite book in this series but I think its the one that meant the most to me personally. Karlsson learns a lot about himself and his sexuality throughout the book and it was really refreshing to see, what I feel was, an accurate description to what it felt like being Demisexual before even knowing what that term meant. You see Karlsson feeling like he is broken for not finding people sexually attractive or not craving a sexual relationship like all of his Hockey teammates. Teddy making him aware of the term and Karlsson doing his own research of Demisexuallity really helped him discover himself and feel comfortable with who he has been his whole life. I really loved the representation this book had as I don’t read about many characters who I can relate to on this topic.

The only part that I struggled with during my reading was that I occasionally found Teddy to be a tad bit annoying. The reason why I didn’t let this drag my rating too low was because it was a good representation to how someone with anxiety might be reacting to the strange situation that he found himself in. If it was up to me there wouldn’t be any conflict that felt unnesesary but then we wouldn’t have a book now would we? I just felt like he would spiral at the drop of a hat and sometimes it felt excessive.

With that being said, I still really loved Teddy’s character. The way he loves everyone so fiercely just made me swoon! He didn’t think twice before he offered to throw his whole self into the unknown for a little girl he has never met before. I adored his tender soul with all my heart.

Henrik Karlsson will have my whole heart for years to come. The “touch him and die” vibes were everything I needed from his character. He may have been reserved and quiet for most of the book but his quiet love was so enduring next to Teddy’s Fierce love. They really made a great pair and you could see it come to life on the page from the moment you first met them.

These characters becoming full time live in uncles over night was such a fun plot. They both showed little Karo love and support in their own way. Teddy became the fun uncle who knew how to bring the laughs out of Karo and Karlsson was the uncle she could turn to when she need a shoulder to cry on. They gave this little girl the most supportive family she could have asked for with the circumstances given.

Fake Marriage has yet to let me down as a trope. I am actively looking for book recommendations so if you have any please send them my way!

“You just be you, and I’ll be me, and we’ll just be weird and awkward together.”
Emily Rath, Pucking Strong

QOTD: What was your first Sports Romance?

Book Review: “We Who Will Die” By Stacia Stark

This is a new release as of late 2025 that I heard phenomenal reviews for non stop so I was beyond excited to start the book. I even purchased myself a special edition copy which was also signed. I had no doubts that I would enjoy this book but man oh man do I have regrets.

“One of my worst realizations was how many people will—without a second thought—trade other people’s freedoms for their own minor comforts.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die

About The Book

Author: Stacia Stark

Publisher: Avon Books

Published Date: December 30th, 2025

Page Count: 423 Pages

Main Genre: Romantasy

GoodReads Rating: 4.08

Format: E-Book

“It takes strength to mourn. It’s . . . it’s easier to wrap yourself in numb apathy and refuse to think of the people you’ve lost”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die

Synopsis

Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is about to turn their world upside down.

Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard.

She quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged with protecting the emperor. But the vampire under the armor is the last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court.

With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to ally with the man who once shattered her heart… and with the emperor’s sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin down. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered by the emperor.

To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her destiny…

Synopsis From Goodreads

Rating

“Loving an addict is like being an addict yourself. Only you’re addicted to hope. You constantly tell yourself that this time will be different. Things will get better. And always”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die

Review

I had very high hopes for this book. I had only heard great things regarding it but in all honesty I am so disappointed now that I have finished reading it.

The book started off strong, so strong that I went and bought a special edition copy which was signed. I should have waited to drop all that money till I had finished the book. Regrets were made.

As the book went on the plot lines got blurred. At times the main plot line got lost by the sub plots. Even the ending didn’t really satisfy any of the plot lines we were given.

The main character was annoying.. I’m honestly tired of reading books where our main FMC is supposed to be some big baddie just to find out she’s weak and can’t do anything unless it’s out of pure luck or someone swooping in to save them.

The main MMC was boring which I understand why as I see where book twos plot lines for the romance is headed but honestly we didn’t need the second chance romance plot lines as it didn’t feel important to the plot. Just let them be best friends. It would have been a much more enjoyable book this way.

I wish that we had gotten a whole book before this one where we got to see her grow up with her best friend so we could actually care for all these past history plot lines and even to help us not only understand the world a bit better but also the magic system and her relationships. I really do hope a prequel is in the works as I feel like it is really needed.

I honestly struggled keeping up with all the characters. At times someone would get mentioned in detail and I am like “How the heck did she even know this person?” I feel like important details got missed or glance over. The world was also really hard to picture in my head. Again the details just weren’t vivid. The magic system was lacking. I get that we have three types of people but I didn’t understand their powers as well as I feel like we should have.

This book felt extremely repetitive to the point where paragraphs would get repeated as a memory shortly after we just read them. It made me feel like the author just assumed we would not be smart enough to put things together without things being repeated. But to be honest the things that I wouldn’t have minded being addressed again felt like they were just skimmed over. The writing just left me extremely frustrated.

Ok so what did I like? I love Rorrik and their “relationship”. I liked her brothers plot line a lot. I also enjoyed the few friendships she created along the way. But so many things got in the way that it was hard to remember why I was enjoying the book. I just wanted to scream at our main FMC to get a grip.

The ending did make me interested in reading the second book but IDK if I can get myself to go through this again unless the author really changes the writing style. I need paragraphs to feel cohesive and things to not repeat nearly as often.

“That’s the thing about rights—you don’t realize you’ve taken them for granted until one day, you wake up, and they’re no longer a right. They’re a privilege reserved for other people.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die

QOTD: If you read this book please let me know what your thoughts were. I need to discuss this.

Book Review: “The Mistake” By Elle Kennedy

I am a John Logan Girly hands down and that is mostly due to the fact that Antonio Cipriano plays him in the Off Campus series and is my current Celebrity crush. I absolutely fell in love with John Logan in the first book and season of this series so after I finished I immediately hoped into his book “The Mistake”. I know my review won’t do his character enough justice but I am glad that I was able to read his story.

“The Deal” Full Book review and TV Show Thoughts

“Don’t waste your time obsessing over stupid actions of stupid people”
Elle Kennedy, The Mistake

About The Book

Author: Elle Kennedy

Publisher: Bloom Books

Published Date: April 28th, 2015

Page Count: 283 Pages

Main Genre: Romance

GoodReads Rating: 3.93

Format: E-Book

Synopsis

He’s a player in more ways than one… College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he’ll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he’s worth a second chance. Now he’s going to need to up his game… After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, and so over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She’s not a charity case, and she’s not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He’ll have to work for it. This time around, she’ll be the one in the driver’s seat…and she plans on driving him wild.

Synopsis From GoodReads

“First and foremost—be confident. Second—be spontaneous. Third—the only opinion that matters is your own.”
Elle Kennedy, The Mistake

Rating

Review

I have never been a big fan of second chance romances in books so I was a tad bit worried to hear that was the main trope going into this one. However, most of the second chance romances I have read have been high school sweethearts who drifted apart only to find love again years later. This one I could hardly count as a relationship before they “broke things off” and so few months passed before they were trying to make things work again so I didn’t end up having any issues with the main trope like I expected.

I really enjoyed the additional background information that we received on Logan’s life. His story was really heartbreaking. To have your life predetermined for you and ultimately feeling like you have to give up on your dreams just to help your family make ends meet is such a hard fate to accept. I could feel the anguish this was causing him but I could understand why he felt as if he had no choice. His story felt really personal and that’s why I really enjoyed it.

Grace felt really relatable in her own ways. Throughout the story you get to see her really grow and find her path and I really appreciated that in her character. I loved that she was able to find her voice and learn to stand up for herself. I don’t always feel like you get to see such a strong character arch in these romance books.

As for Logan and Grace’s romance it honestly felt kinda insta lovey for me and I think that is why I had the biggest issue with their relationship. I thought it was cute all the things Logan was willing to do to get Grace back but after only knowing the girl for a few weeks and then being hell bent on getting her back despite the obvious radio silence in my mind is a bit creepy. I am not sure I would have ever spoken to him again as he clearly doesn’t understand that silence is a boundary in of itself. But if I can get past that I do think they were cute together.

I heard so much about Logan’s poem to grace before I read the book that I was very let down by that part in the book. I thought it was going to be something very profound but in reality it was just meh. I almost wish it wasn’t so easy for Grace to take him back. I at least would have liked to see more of the 6 tasks she made him do instead of brief descriptions.

What I really loved was at the end of the book when Graces dad calls Logan Son and Logan just started bawling. It gave off a found family moment and I appreciated that. I adore when In laws are so accepting.

Honestly, I am not sure I will be continuing with this series as I don’t know if I care about the rest of the characters. The writing is ultimately not my favorite either so I am just not compelled to continue. But who knows. Maybe Ali and Dean’s season in the TV show will convince me other wise.

“Babe, you’ve gotta stop revealing all your crazy up front. Seriously. Save all that stuff for later, when you’re in a relationship with the guy and it’s harder for him to run away.”
Elle Kennedy, The Mistake