I liked this book. There has been a ton of hype surrounding this book since its releaseThis review can also be found at https://carolesrandomlife.com/
I liked this book. There has been a ton of hype surrounding this book since its release and just about every review that I have seen gave this book all the stars. I had high expectations when I picked this book up and I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed when I wasn’t quite as taken with it as everyone else seemed to be. Don’t get me wrong – this was a really good book but it stayed solidly in four-star territory for me. I enjoyed this book and am really glad that I finally got around to picking it up.
I liked Olive and Adam a lot and I thought that they were great together. At the start of the book, they embark on a fake dating scheme. I thought that the reasons behind their reasons to fake date each other were rather lacking but I went with it. It was so obvious that Adam was smitten with Olive from the start and I really enjoyed the time that they spent together in the story. I did really like that they were both scientists and enjoyed the scenes where they talked science and Adam gave a few suggestions. Olive helped Adam to see how the students saw him.
I did think that a lot of the book was rather predictable. Of course, I knew from the start that Olive and Adam would fall for each other since this isn’t the first romance that I have picked up. When the main drama of the story popped up, I wasn’t surprised. I really just wanted these two to sit down and have a conversation and avoid most of the problems. Of course, it would be a short book if the author did it my way so what do I know.
I would recommend this book to others. I thought that this was a well-done romance with great characters, a lot of chemistry, just the right amount of humor, and a STEM backdrop that set it apart. I will definitely be checking out more of Ali Hazelwood’s books in the future.
Initial Thoughts My expectations may have been a little too high with this one. I liked the book and thought it was really good but I was prepared to read one of those books that would blow my socks off. I liked Adam and Olive and thought that they were cute together but I also found much of the book to be fairly predictable. I had a good time with the book and am glad that I finally picked it up.
Okay, this was fun! I added this book to my Book of the Month box just as soon as I saw it beingThis review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.
Okay, this was fun! I added this book to my Book of the Month box just as soon as I saw it being offered as an option. I was so excited to read it but I put it on the shelf and let it sit for over a year. That was a mistake because this was a fantastic read and I am so glad that I finally got around to picking it up.
Pippa, or Pip, has started her senior project and it is a doozy. She has decided to tackle the mystery of the murder of a teen girl several years ago. Everyone knows that Andie Bell was killed by Sal Singh, everyone except for Pip. Pip is convinced that what everything thinks happened is absolutely wrong and she teams up with Sal’s brother, Ravi, to find out what did happen that night. Pip starts looking at everything that happened in detail, interviewing people who were there, and looking for inconsistencies. I loved the format of the book and really enjoyed taking a peek at all of Pip’s notes, interviews, emails, and other assorted evidence.
This was a very good mystery. I was pretty sure from the start that Sal had not been guilty of murder but I had no idea what had really happened to Andie. There were characters that trusted and others that I didn’t. There were a lot of twists that I did not see coming. Not at all. Things do get pretty intense at times and I worried about some of the things that Pip was doing more than once. I think that I was just as taken by the mystery as I was Pip and the other characters.
I would recommend this book to others. This was one of those books where the pages just seemed to fly by because I was enjoying the story so much. Pip and all of her friends were fun to spend time with and I cannot wait to read the next installment in the series.
Initial Thoughts Okay, this was fun! I have had this book on my shelves for over a year and decided to finally pick it up. It was such a fun and easy read. Pip was a great character and I loved her determination to solve the murder of Andie Bell. I appreciated all of the extras that were included with the text. I was rather surprised by how things worked out in the end.
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