The third installment of the book "You". I read the first novel way before the show came out and I was OBSESSED- read it in a day, could not get enough. The second was pretty good, and this one was hard to get through. The storyline is completely different than the show, so that is fun to read a totally alternate Joe storyline. The ending of this book did leave the option for another, so I am interested to see if she will come out with a fourth. 3 ★
I recently listened to Elin Hilderbrand on the podcast Bad On Paper. It is an old episode that I discovered when I was looking through their podcast catalog. In the interview, Hilderbrand said that her favorite book of her own is The Blue Bistro so I of course checked it out from the library that day. I liked it! I found the characters to be a bit flat, but I will say that one of the things I like about her books is that the characters are not perfect like some other chick-lit books, and the relationships are always more realistic. This is not my favorite of her books, but I did find it interested that it is her favorite. 4 ★
Following up on the Elin Hilderbrand interview... when asked what book she loves to recommend, she said this book so I read it immediately after The Blue Bistro. This is a really neat book because it has a storyline that is not generic. It is not romantic or scary, but a bit of a psychological thriller. I have realized that I love a literary themed plot, other favorites are The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, The Silkworm and Beach Read. 4 ★
Another novel that was made into a show that follows a completely different storyline. I watched the show before the book but it did not matter at all because there is almost no overlap between the two. The book follows the same idea that there is a scientific discovery that can identify your genetically perfect soulmate, and how this has led to happily matched couples but also incredible fallout for many of the individuals who have been "matched". This book is told several different characters perspectives which I like to read. It is an easy, quick read- I hope he writes another because I think this story could go on and on with different characters or even some of the same from this book. It is such an interesting concept, I would love to keep reading stories revolving around this genetic matching system! 4 ★
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