tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post5354215205444218288..comments2024-03-27T06:00:32.186-04:00Comments on Girl Plus Books: Top Ten Tuesday: The Books I Loved But Never ReviewedTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-17045383492274224842020-08-26T08:12:19.268-04:002020-08-26T08:12:19.268-04:00That one ended up being quite divisive but I loved...That one ended up being quite divisive but I loved it.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-54753207615595692712020-08-17T15:22:46.626-04:002020-08-17T15:22:46.626-04:00All The Ugly and Wonderful Things has been on my T...All The Ugly and Wonderful Things has been on my TBR for quite some time now, yet I still haven't picked it up for some reason...Lori @ Food For Thoughthttps://www.food4thought.onlinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-17050457952715033162020-08-17T13:05:38.758-04:002020-08-17T13:05:38.758-04:00I wish I felt capable of using the right words for...I wish I felt capable of using the right words for those reviews but sometimes I just know I'll never be able to express my feelings.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-4330062548816820522020-08-14T11:43:07.595-04:002020-08-14T11:43:07.595-04:00Bullet points are a good way to go. And I have one...Bullet points are a good way to go. And I have one blogger friend who often reflects Pros and Cons in her reviews. I guess it's just a matter of finding what works best for you.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-64105069068083785112020-08-14T11:41:28.728-04:002020-08-14T11:41:28.728-04:00Same here, Becky! I so agree with your comment &qu...Same here, Becky! I so agree with your comment "I can easily find words for things I didn’t like." I wonder why that is? I can manage those reviews just fine and speak coherently about what didn't work for me. But when it comes to the books I love, I just can't seem to articulate that as well.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-37925737736295571432020-08-12T21:47:53.123-04:002020-08-12T21:47:53.123-04:00Your second reason for not reviewing really resona...Your second reason for not reviewing really resonates with me. Sometimes when I completely fall in love with a book, I find it impossible to actually put my thoughts into words and am sure my words will never do the book justice. Suzanne @ The Bookish Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116292880784513187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-87068144216509066462020-08-12T20:54:29.649-04:002020-08-12T20:54:29.649-04:00Yep, I'm familiar with #2. I do my best to fin...Yep, I'm familiar with #2. I do my best to finish reviews for all books read by the end of the year*, but I've got a February read still hanging on the WRITE ABOUT ME list. Not to mention the one I put on my list this week. <br /><br />*on more than one occasion I have spent up to 3 hours working on a review (which doesn't necessarily make it better so much as verbose). My favorite starting point for books you love too much to review is just writing out a list of bullet points featuring ALL THE FEELINGS, published or not, with as many spoilers as you want in the rough draft.RShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389851788572591784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-14140237320334673892020-08-12T14:13:31.430-04:002020-08-12T14:13:31.430-04:00I can totally relate to both these reasons for not...I can totally relate to both these reasons for not reviewing because that’s what I do all the damn time. Usually it’s just I haven’t got to it yet and I have draft posts ready and waiting to be edited and refined but yes to them just being too good for me to review. The books I like best I always struggle to put into words why because you want to do them justice and convince everyone else to read it too but it’s so difficult to explain why. Bad reviews are so much easier, I can easily find words for things I didn’t like.Becky Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938602345709426466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-81557292994914389922020-08-12T11:35:19.266-04:002020-08-12T11:35:19.266-04:00It's tough for me when I feel like I'm not...It's tough for me when I feel like I'm not able to articulate how special the book was.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-10613623450695402022020-08-12T11:34:13.188-04:002020-08-12T11:34:13.188-04:00All three of those know how to write some powerful...All three of those know how to write some powerful stories!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-28746200040601280412020-08-12T11:33:23.756-04:002020-08-12T11:33:23.756-04:00I can how reviewing Regretting You would be tough....I can how reviewing Regretting You would be tough. There's so much that happens right at the very beginning so it's hard to talk about anything after that without spoilers. <br /><br />All the Ugly and Wonderful Things proved to be so divisive but I loved it. I read some reviews with Greenwood and she spoke a lot about the themes of agency and self-possession that ran through the book.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-68530678897275625542020-08-12T11:30:38.213-04:002020-08-12T11:30:38.213-04:00I think The Family Upstairs came out last fall if ...I think The Family Upstairs came out last fall if I remember right. November, maybe? And she has another coming out in a couple months (October) called Invisible Girl.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-26149443359138382862020-08-12T04:29:24.193-04:002020-08-12T04:29:24.193-04:00I can definitely relate to this, not feeling like ...I can definitely relate to this, not feeling like I can do justice to a book with my review. I've had that happen a few times for sure. And that Lisa Jewell book catches my eye- that must be her newest one? I'll need to take a look at that. I've been liking her stuff! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-73840880178817584692020-08-11T23:05:38.639-04:002020-08-11T23:05:38.639-04:00I loved Regretting You and Archer's Voice. I w...I loved Regretting You and Archer's Voice. I wrote a review for Regretting You because I had to. It was an ARC, but it was hard because I didn't want to spoil anything. I didn't for Archer's Voice because it wasn't an ARC. It's hard for me to write a review so if I didn't get it as an ARC I'm probably not going to write one. Or if I do it'll be a short little thing on Goodreads. I need to get to All the Ugly and Wonderful Things after loving her last book. Rachel @Waves of Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008473307411943476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-13906808097921878852020-08-11T16:52:45.724-04:002020-08-11T16:52:45.724-04:00CoHo, Mia and Bryn left me speechless too!!!CoHo, Mia and Bryn left me speechless too!!!Beware Of The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146867538038694877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-44689755066604080712020-08-11T15:51:16.996-04:002020-08-11T15:51:16.996-04:00Interesting list! I also find it challenging to wr...Interesting list! I also find it challenging to write reviews for books I liked, for some reason. <br /><br />Here is <a href="https://lectrice-vorace.blogspot.com/2020/08/ten-books-i-liked-but-didnt-review.html" rel="nofollow">my Top Ten Tuesday list</a> this week.Lectrice Voracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067403176756169827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-32598131259710387632020-08-11T15:00:31.194-04:002020-08-11T15:00:31.194-04:00Somehow I can ramble on for ages about books that ...Somehow I can ramble on for ages about books that I really liked and enjoyed. But when it's a book I loved... way harder!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-23837416400385929552020-08-11T14:59:28.550-04:002020-08-11T14:59:28.550-04:00I get it. Sometimes I love a book so much that I d...I get it. Sometimes I love a book so much that I don't want to nitpick its flaws. I just want to bask in all the goodness and not ruin it for myself. LOLTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-29307999770988658862020-08-11T14:58:22.011-04:002020-08-11T14:58:22.011-04:00Same! I move on so quickly that I don't take t...Same! I move on so quickly that I don't take time in between to write a review.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-63446706583882122622020-08-11T14:37:36.367-04:002020-08-11T14:37:36.367-04:00Sometimes I struggle with just putting a book down...Sometimes I struggle with just putting a book down long enough to review a different book. I generally finish books late at night, and then by morning, I'm usually already engrossed in a different book.Ali @ Ali's Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487595062262883183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-26847460898452300882020-08-11T12:52:34.497-04:002020-08-11T12:52:34.497-04:00I'm mostly of the lazy reasoning right now but...I'm mostly of the lazy reasoning right now but definitely suffer from nto reviewing because it wouldn't be coherent. <br /><br />I also don't always like to review books I'm crazy about because then I have to start disecting them and pointing out flaws. <br /><br /><a href="www.fwiwreviews.net" rel="nofollow"> Karen @ For What It's Worth</a>Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-47410847272843886102020-08-11T12:51:01.569-04:002020-08-11T12:51:01.569-04:00Several people have talked today about not reviewi...Several people have talked today about not reviewing books because they feel like they can't do it justice. I get that. Sometimes it feels like you have nothing to add, although I always love getting people's personal takes on books. It's what makes reading book blogs so fun!<br /><br />Happy TTT!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-43076391514039070852020-08-11T12:22:19.798-04:002020-08-11T12:22:19.798-04:00Lisa Jewell has been a longtime favorite of mine. ...Lisa Jewell has been a longtime favorite of mine. From back in the very early 2000's when she was writing chick lit so her more current domestic dramas/mysteries. The Family Upstairs was very good as was Then She Was Gone and Watching You.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-88624098028829016672020-08-11T12:20:23.394-04:002020-08-11T12:20:23.394-04:00I read some interviews with Bryn Greenwood that re...I read some interviews with Bryn Greenwood that really had me examining ATUAWT in different ways. Questions about personal agency, and power over our own bodies and lives. That book was so thought-provoking.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-34006019855132105492020-08-11T11:59:46.911-04:002020-08-11T11:59:46.911-04:00I've read most of these, and I can understand ...I've read most of these, and I can understand how even if you loved them it might be hard to write a review. A lot of them carry heavy emotions. All the Ugly and Wonderful things was a hard one for me. I hated some of the content, and yet the writing was captivating. Deanna @ A Novel Glimpsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527505715939357796noreply@blogger.com