The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan:This is definitely not a beach read, and with that warning I want to begin my review. It took me almost two months to finish this novel, which is binsprired on the thistorical event of Australian prisoners of war forced to build a railway through the jungle Burma and Thailand during WWII. Deemed of the utmost importance by the Japanese, the line had to be built without consideration for humand life.
I do not know what was more depressing: the stories of the starving prisoners starving prisoners battling tropical diseases simply to stay alive, or the love story, which lacked emotional depth in my opinion. It felt more like lust than love, with very little insight into the characters’ feelings. In the end, I did appreciate the book, but it was a very slow read. Not really something I felt the urge to pick up to read again.
The Deal by Elle Kennedy: The ‘Off Campus’ series has already started to stream, but I still wanted to reread the first book in the series. I remembered loving it ten years ago and was curious to see whether my opinion had changed. It had not. The Deal is still an incredibly fun and sexy romance with enough emotional depth to keep it from feeling superficial. I thoroughly enjoyed the chemistry and banter between Hannah and Garrett, and I cannot wait to dive into book two.
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy: Apparently, this was my least favourite book in the series the first time I read it, and honestly, I have no idea why. There were several laugh out loud moments, and at one point my friend even asked if I was feeling alright because I kept laughing. I really enjoyed the relationship between Grace and Logan, especially all the hoops Logan had to jump through to earn another chance with her. The character development could have gone a little deeper, but The Mistake is still a fun, entertaining read that you will fly through.
The Score by Elle Kennedy: The third book in the ‘Off Campus’ series follows Dean, another member of the hockey team and the Off Campus house, and Allie, Hannah’s best friend from the first book. I really liked Dean’s character arc and watching him transform from a committed bachelor into a one woman man. It also helped that I had already seen the television adaptation, where Dean matched the image I had formed in my head surprisingly well. The chemistry between Dean and Allie is off the charts, and I loved watching their relationship develop throughout the story.
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