crownandcoffeereads. vol. 6

“Reading forces you to be quiet in a world that no longer makes a place for that.” – John Green

It All Comes Back to You | Melissa Wiesner
Oh. My. God. This book was just so good. An absolute page turner. You’ll quickly fall in love with the characters especially each member of the Weatherall family. Anna is smart and witty as hell and Gabe, the protector, has the biggest heart. This book made me laugh. It made me cry. It broke my heart and mended it back together again. The story was so well written, I felt the emotions so deeply. The yearning, the grief, and especially the love. You have to get your hands on this one!

Life’s Too Short | Abby Jimenez
This book had me laughing from the get! It’s light hearted and so funny and beautifully mixed in with hard and heavy topics. I felt the painful parts as described and was still able to gracefully transition to laughing out loud!
I fell in love with Vanessa right away! I hella want to be her friend. lol. She’s witty and full of life. She’s someone we ALL can take pointers from. As for Adrian, who wouldn’t fall for “Jesus’s Abs” at first sight?! Ha! But as the pages kept turning, the more swooning for him I did. It wasn’t only just how much he cared, it was how he showed it. I couldn’t help but bring my hand to my heart and just sigh every time he graced the pages. I loved this book and I think you would too!

Someone I Used To Know | Paige Toon
I thought I would like this book more. I like Paige Toon’s books but I don’t think this one was for me. It wasn’t a terrible book, I just didn’t connect to it very much. There seemed to be a lot going on and because there were quite a few characters and time jumps it didn’t help the chaos. Although it may not have been my favorite book, the core of the book was about healing traumas to create meaningful connections and that your first love will always be a special one. Those stories will always warm my heart.

Just Another Missing Person | Gillian McAllister
3 stars. I’ve seen other reviews on this book and I do agree with the consensus. It definitely is a slow burn. It took me quite a bit of time to finish the book. The core of the book is about loyalty and family. The moral lines get blurred and doing the “right things AND the wrong things” are a theme throughout for most of the characters. There were some shockers that drew me back in when I felt the drag but not enough for me to give it an extra star.

The Friend Zone | Abby Jimenez
Gah this book hooked me in from the beginning. It was clever and funny. I fell in love with all the characters immediately. Especially Josh! What. A. Man. (In all the ways). I felt all the characters’ longing and definitely felt their love. I laughed out loud a lot. (And cried out loud a lot.) I gasped in shock quite a bit. And I blushed just enough. I was on the edge of my seat for many reasons during the book. My heart broke and mended throughout. If I wasn’t working on last minute knitting orders I would have read this in one sitting. I definitely can’t wait to re-read this again! I loved this story so much, no matter the emotional rollercoaster. It was all “worth it”.

The Happy Ever After Playlist | Abby Jimenez
This book is the second in The Friend Zone series and it started off just as good as The Friend Zone. You feel a bit more connected to the characters since you know them a little from the first book. My heart goes out to Sloan and I can’t imagine the feelings she was feeling at the beginning of this book. But once the conversations were had between her and Jason, I was soaking in their flirtatious and playful back and forth. It was cute as shit! And just like the leading men in most rom com books, Jason is romantic and sweet as hell. His romantic gestures truly made me root for him and gasp “awwwwwws” out loud.