Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

Did I enjoy this book? Yes. Did I love this book? No.

I would say this book is your very basic, easy summer chick-lit book with a vampire twist.

This book was humorous but very predictable. The only thing this book had going for it is that its main character, Jane Jamerson who is witty and funny. Outside of the main character, the rest of the book was predictable and flat.

I felt that this story could have been stronger with a little more character development, while also going into a little more details on the transition from human life to vampire life. This is a big transition, and I felt as though the author could have put a little more effort into this part of the book. Instead, you just got a book where the author told a story, and the main character just went along with it without really questioning anything, reflecting, or talking about her feelings or emotions through this whole transition.

I’ll probably give the second book a read to see if I want to continue with the rest of the series.

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• Title: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs

• Author: Molly Harper

• Published: March 31, 2009

• Book Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

• Book Category: Chick-Lit / Paranormal

It Ends With Us

Naked Truth - I have a lot of different emotions about this book.

My recommendation for this book is to go into it blind, don’t read any reviews, and be prepared for some tough subjects. There were points in this book when I didn’t agree with the character's decisions, but being human sometimes means making bad decisions. Life is hard, making decisions is hard, but at the end of the day, we have to be happy with the journey that we are on.

This book peels back the layers of relationships and allows you a deeper look and understanding into situations that for most people are very taboo. It is very real, and very raw, and for some, this is a very small perspective of their life.

Note: Don't forget to read the author's note at the end, because that just reinforces everything in the book!

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• Title: It Ends With Us

• Author: Colleen Hoover

• Published: August 2, 2016

• Book Rating: 4/5 Stars

• Book Category: Young Adult / Impact

Untamed

I was hoping to give this a higher rating, but it fell a little flat. If I'm being honest it felt like a repeat of one of my university Women Studies classes that I took forever ago (just with a more personal twist). While this might be an enlightening read to others, it just didn't live up to the hype that everyone raved about.

Overall, it was an easy read (not great, but good), but I feel as though it could have impacted me more. I would have like to have gained more enlightenment from it in a way that would impact how I view the world and my current life - but it didn't. I had high hopes of finishing this book and feeling inspired - but it didn't. There were moments of "oh that's interesting" but that's about it.

For those who might not have a broad understanding of Women's Studies perhaps this would be an interested and insightful read, and maybe it would have a higher impact on your perspective.

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• Title: Untamed

• Author: Glennon Doyle

• Published: March 10, 2020

• Book Rating: 3/5 Stars

• Book Category: Self Help