If you've read any of my other recent book reviews, you'll already know that the first paragraph is always the same: every book starts off with the full 5 stars and I'm always hopeful that they will all still be firmly welded in place by the time I close the back cover. I'm not shy about removing stars, but I always give my reasons for taking them off within the review. I've also put a star back on to a book thanks to a magic little sentence right at the back.
I'm a very nosey parker especially with medical things, but don't like gross things - especially vomit. It's not enough to remove a star usually, but it doesn't put me in a positive frame of mind for the rest of the book.
Let's get going with the reading and reviewing shall we?
I'm 12% of the way through and there have been some very minor mentions of Trademarked items, which would usually get me knocking off a star, but having the brand names adds to the sarcastic humour that's been put in so far, so the star stays, but it's very wobbly right now.
Up to 34% now and my cuppa is stone cold which is always the sign of a good book for me and it's been a while since I last had a cold cuppa and it's still just as good cold as it is hot! So far so good with this book - a few more Trademarked things but like I said up there ^^ it would lose the sarcastic humor if the things were described as opposed to named.
Ah-ha! The nod to the biscuit manufacturer at 39% has cemented the fifth star firmly in place. The same just needs to happen for the cars and bingo - no more wobbly stars!
Up to 57% now so it's time for my last two pills of the day before heading up to beddy-byes. This is an awesome book and I can't wait for tomorrow! There haven't been any spectacularly gross bits yet, thankfully, which means that I've just jinxed it now lol
Oooh! I didn't realise that there was a financial value that had to be declared on gifts! I'm glad I haven't gone over that limit then, but "a week in Barbados" is a bit of a stretch, so I think I'll stick to the chocolates from now on lol
This book is definitely up there with the best of the ones I've read so far... and nothing too gross yet either, which is a huuuge relief!
I'm up to 70% now and I'm still loving every word - especially as there hasn't been anything too gross yet.
And the first star is coming off at 83% with the talk of a brand name smartphone. I've been more patient with this author and book than I usually am, but we are now down to 4 stars for Trademark usage potentially without permission... I'm pleading with any deity listening for that magical sentence to be there right at the end of this book, but we shall have to wait and see.
Just finished reading and it's definitely up there with my favourite recent books, especially because, thankfully, there wasn't anything too gross in it so it should definitely have been a 5 star book, but because of that missing magic sentence, it's heartbreakingly only four. A definite must-read though!
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