Ok, I freaking LOVED this debut novel from Sophie Stava! Count My Lies made me do a literal fist pump at the end and it kept me on my toes the ENTIRE Ok, I freaking LOVED this debut novel from Sophie Stava! Count My Lies made me do a literal fist pump at the end and it kept me on my toes the ENTIRE time. Our main viewpoint starts out with Sloane who is by all intents and purposes, a bald-faced liar down to her core. It’s something she’s been doing all her life, and little does she know it’s about to get her into trouble once she meets Jay and Violet. I never quite knew what to expect with this book and went into it not even knowing how many viewpoints (or narrators) there would be.
Which leads me into audiobook thoughts. The audio for Count My Lies was the absolute best thanks to our narrators Andrew Eiden, Devon Sorvari & Emily Tremaine. They were all completely solid for Sloane, Jay, and Violet and voiced their characters to perfection. The audio flowed the entire way through and I didn’t have to change my speed based on which narrator I was listening to. At first, I thought this was something I had read before and I knew where it was going, but boy was I wrong. This defiantly felt like a popcorn thriller to me but not the typical that I have read in the past. And there ain’t anything wrong with popcorn guys. ...more
The Perfect Rom-Com is my third time reading Melissa Ferguson and it also happens to be my new favorite by her! I loved that the romance was a slow buThe Perfect Rom-Com is my third time reading Melissa Ferguson and it also happens to be my new favorite by her! I loved that the romance was a slow burn, and that a lot of the book was about Bryony being a ghostwriter. Unfortunately, the woman she is ghostwriting for was horrible, but I loved Bryony and Jack as well as many of the secondary characters. I also thought it was an excellent idea for Ferguson to include her own experiences with teaching ESL by giving it to Bryony as her job while she is also trying to get her own novel published. Those students (as well as her grandma) stole my heart and there were lots of pretty funny scenes featuring them as well.
My recommendation is to go with the audiobook, and you won’t be sorry. Karissa Vacker’s narration for Bryony was absolutely perfect and I had no issues with her pacing or the editing of the audio. It also made the funny bits even more entertaining, and I loved her narration for the other characters as well. The ending was totally unexpected, but I thought it was perfection and though I didn’t love a certain something Jack did, I enjoyed the way he redeemed himself by the end and I was happy with the resolution. This would be a great book to grab for the beach and it will keep you reading from start to finish!
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