1Q84

Cheri reviewed 1Q84 Livre 1 by Haruki Murakami

Review of '1Q84 Livre 1 Avril-Juin' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Love, love, loved it. All of it. Wish there were more.

Cheri reviewed 1Q84 Livre 1 by Haruki Murakami

Review of '1Q84 Livre 1 Avril-Juin' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I really enjoyed this lovely romance. I think I'm becoming a fan of the Ice Queen trope. Maybe I always have been but didn't realize it until right now... I did fall in love with Radley's Holly series so maybe I've been in denial this whole time!

Anyway, Broken Beyond Repair held my attention all the way through, the characters felt complex and real, and I loved them and cheered for them.

For the most part, the language was beautiful. I love a romance that uses more complex vocabulary. My only complaint was the regular descriptions of what someone's lips were doing. Being pulled in, pressed together, slid to the side, etc to express some emotion when it was already implied or could have been in another way. Seems small but repetitive mentions of anything will pull me out of a story so it was a bigger deal for me. …

I really enjoyed this lovely romance. I think I'm becoming a fan of the Ice Queen trope. Maybe I always have been but didn't realize it until right now... I did fall in love with Radley's Holly series so maybe I've been in denial this whole time!

Anyway, Broken Beyond Repair held my attention all the way through, the characters felt complex and real, and I loved them and cheered for them.

For the most part, the language was beautiful. I love a romance that uses more complex vocabulary. My only complaint was the regular descriptions of what someone's lips were doing. Being pulled in, pressed together, slid to the side, etc to express some emotion when it was already implied or could have been in another way. Seems small but repetitive mentions of anything will pull me out of a story so it was a bigger deal for me. Not a deal breaker but not nothing...

Still, I will most definitely read other works by Banting. Loved this one!

Merged review:

I really enjoyed this lovely romance. I think I'm becoming a fan of the Ice Queen trope. Maybe I always have been but didn't realize it until right now... I did fall in love with Radley's Holly series so maybe I've been in denial this whole time!

Anyway, Broken Beyond Repair held my attention all the way through, the characters felt complex and real, and I loved them and cheered for them.

For the most part, the language was beautiful. I love a romance that uses more complex vocabulary. My only complaint was the regular descriptions of what someone's lips were doing. Being pulled in, pressed together, slid to the side, etc to express some emotion when it was already implied or could have been in another way. Seems small but repetitive mentions of anything will pull me out of a story so it was a bigger deal for me. Not a deal breaker but not nothing...

Still, I will most definitely read other works by Banting. Loved this one!

Cheri reviewed 1Q84 Livre 1 by Haruki Murakami

Review of '1Q84 Livre 1 Avril-Juin' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I didn't think I'd get much out of Atomic Habits but hoped for one or two interesting tidbits that I could incorporate into my life. Once you're as old as I am, you've heard so many tips and tricks and "life-changing advice" that there's rarely anything offered up in a self-help book that's new. But Atomic Habits surprised me. I've already incorporated one idea into my daily routine and feel good about it.

The thing I liked the most about the book is that the author doesn't pretend to be perfect or have it all figured out but he presents plenty of tiny real-life options that, when added together, can make big changes.