Pooj's Updates en-US Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:29:21 -0700 60 Pooj's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7529901672 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:29:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'Hidden Children']]> /review/show/7529901672 Hidden Children by C. S. Magnuson Pooj gave 3 stars to Hidden Children (Horrors of the Ozarks) by C. S. Magnuson
Hidden Children is a horror novel following a series of strange ongoings in a small Ozark town. This book was very creepy and crawly and I had a tough time getting through it. Overall the concept was very interesting but definitely not my type of horror book. 3/5 stars.

Thank you to StoryOrigin and Horrorsmith Publishing for a free copy of this ARC. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7521965515 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:14:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'It Should Have Been You']]> /review/show/7521965515 It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara Pooj gave 5 stars to It Should Have Been You (Kindle Edition) by Andrea Mara
It Should Have Been You is a thriller novel following the series of catastrophic events following a text Susan sends to the wrong group chat. I truly did not know where this story was going at any point. I liked how we as readers didn't know all of the details right away and learned the information as everyone else did. This book made me stay up late to finish reading. So good!! 5/5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7515530729 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:02:54 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'AND THEN: There Lies The Inheritance: Prequel Cozy Thriller to the Luci Mitchell Cozy Mystery Series']]> /review/show/7515530729 AND THEN by Peyton Stone Pooj gave 3 stars to AND THEN: There Lies The Inheritance: Prequel Cozy Thriller to the Luci Mitchell Cozy Mystery Series (AND THEN: The Luci Mitchell Cozy Mysteries) by Peyton Stone
There Lies the Inheritence is a prequel novel intended to set up how Luci came into possession of her grandmother's library. I did not expect there to be a mystery to solve within this book. I thought it would be more like a "getting acclimated to the store" prequel. Due to the short nature of the prequel, I do not think there was enough time to fully flesh out this mystery and do it justice. A very quick, unfulfilling read. 3/5 stars.

Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7515113294 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:52:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction―and a Search for Relief: Chronic Head Pain, the Mystery of Its Origins, and the Search for Effective Relief']]> /review/show/7515113294 The Headache by Tom Zeller Jr. Pooj gave 4 stars to The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction―and a Search for Relief: Chronic Head Pain, the Mystery of Its Origins, and the Search for Effective Relief (Hardcover) by Tom Zeller Jr.
The Headache is a book documenting the author's and other headache patients' struggle with headaches and their fight to get proper treatment. This book went through the history of the headache research and treatment. As someone who only gets infrequent tension headaches, I feel very lucky to not have the experiences delineated in this book. I cannot imagine what it is like to deal with cluster headaches or migraines. This book definitely help me to imagine that and was very well written. 4/5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7513974562 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:34:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'Malice in Amalfi']]> /review/show/7513974562 Malice in Amalfi by Langley Gray Pooj gave 4 stars to Malice in Amalfi (Victims on Vacation Book 3) by Langley Gray
Malice in Amalfi is the third installment in the Victims on Vacation series. I was getting hints of a proposal in this book but we're not quite there yet. Very easy, cozy mystery read. 3.75/5 stars.

Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7506536477 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:53:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'Work Nights']]> /review/show/7506536477 Work Nights by Erica Peplin Pooj gave 4 stars to Work Nights (Hardcover) by Erica Peplin
Work Nights follows Jane as she navigates being a 9-5 worker in a mundane job and her crushes on a straight girl and queer girl. This was a very stream of consciousness novel looking at ~7 months of Jane's life. I had a little trouble following the writing style as it felt very journal like.

Seeing Jane's conflict between Addy and Madeline felt like a quintessential queer person experience. Falling for a straight person who isn't able to commit but also having the option of a queer person who is ready to have a relationship with you. Because of the writing style being so new to me, I had trouble enjoying the book as it was basically just a laundry list of what happened to Jane. 3.5/5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> UserChallenge63131409 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 05:27:44 -0700 <![CDATA[ Pooj has created a challenge to read 50 books in 2025. ]]> /user/show/166968661-pooj 11627
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The Last Tiger follows Seung and Eunji as they explore their feelings for each other while also fighting against Dragon Empire rule in the Tiger Colonies.

I loved how this book is based off of a real life love story just with magic added. This was very intense at parts but the story was very good. I saw the promo for this book a while before I got the ARC and i'm glad I got the opportunity to give it a read. 4.75/5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7501317953 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:26:48 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'Locked Door']]> /review/show/7501317953 Locked Door by Indie Sparks Pooj gave 4 stars to Locked Door (Rocky Start Romance) by Indie Sparks
Locked Door was a very cute and steamy forced proximity romance following Nash and Cat.

This was so ridiculously cute. I do like how the romance was reasonable and realistically paced. It wasn't overtly instalove. 4/5 stars.

Thank you to Booksprout for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]> Review7501151018 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:06:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Pooj added 'Sold to the Millionaire']]> /review/show/7501151018 Sold to the Millionaire by Candace Lark Pooj gave 4 stars to Sold to the Millionaire (Haversham City Millionaires Book 1) by Candace Lark
Sold to the Millionaire is a super cute arranged marriage romance. I definitely enjoyed the smut and the little emotional plot in there. 4/5 stars.

Thank you to Booksprout for providing me with a free ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ]]>