My Life is a Notebook

Too much more then I expected | The Great Dating Fake Off ARC Review

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:56:13 +0000

On the one hand, this book beat my expectations in good ways in the beginning. Then, it just became incredibly unbalanced. I wanted to love it, but I have to talk about this.

30 Books for 30 Years | Happy Birthday to Us

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:54:28 +0000

Michaela and I turned 30 this year, which means we’ve been creating videos on this channel for a third of our lives. To celebrate, we each chose 5 meaningful books from each decade of our lives to share, recommend, and tell stories about for a total of 30 meaningful books for our 30 wonderful years. Here’s to another decade with you!

Dark Restraint by Katee Robert ARC Review | Betwixt the Books Reviews

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:05:18 +0000

Wherein we discuss why we were so profoundly caught off guard by the newest Dark Olympus book.

Good rep? Yes. Good romance? …eh | You Had Me at Happy Hour ARC Review

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:03:05 +0000

This book is a conundrum to me. On the one hand, I really liked the representation and emotionally intelligent discussion. On the other hand, I never really emotionally connected with the characters. Let’s discuss!

Reading Round Table | Reading Books that have been on TBR FOREVER!

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:01:29 +0000

Wherein we roped poor Dez into joining our buddy reading challenge to read something that has been lingering on our TBR for the longest time.

Emotionally intelligent; 5 stars | The Ex Vows ARC Review

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:01:32 +0000

Jessica Joyce blew me away last year with her book, You With a View. I had so many expectations for her latest, and I’m happy to say that it met all of them and more. I can’t wait to tell you about this 5 star, second chance read!

We’re … disappointed | Bury Your Gays Betwixt the Books Review

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:59:36 +0000

I am well known to not like horror, but I’ll do anything for Michaela. However, neither of us got what we wanted from this book, and we have a LOT to say about it.

A rocky road of pacing | Next Best Fling ARC Review

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:57:45 +0000

I had really high expectations for this one, but something just seemed off the entire time I was reading. I don’t think it was a bad book, per se, but I’m going to do my best to explain why I felt that way.

This romance got buried | Just Playing House ARC Review

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:55:50 +0000

I really liked Farah Heron’s Accidentally Engaged, and I was looking for more of the same from this one. While it includes a lot of the writing elements I enjoyed previously, the balance wasn’t quite there. With the heavy subject matters, I think the romance got a little buried!

Reading Round Table | With … so many books

Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:53:58 +0000

This was an unthemed episode, which meant that folks could bring whatever they wanted. Well, let me tell you, our guests did not come to play. They brought books in multiples. There is so much good stuff here to tell you about!