Cleaning The Netgalley Shelves: A Collection of Mini-Reviews

I was recently scrolling through my Netgalley shelf and I realized that I have a few books that I haven't given feedback on, that I actually do have feedback on. So I thought I would use this post to to share a few of my thoughts on some of the Netgalley ARCs I have been generously granted throughout the last while that I mistakenly missed submitting my feedback on.

First up, we have Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School #1) by Jen Calonita 

This book was alright. The adorable looking cover is what first caught my eye, and I'm always a sucker for any book that features a reform school. I did find the story to be a little bit under-developed for my taste, even for a middle grade novel. When writing a fairy tale retelling or continuation, I feel like there's so much potential for world-building to suck you into the world that your favourite familiar characters are living in, and I was a little disappointed that this potential was untapped

However, despite feeling that the story didn't entirely live up to the potential I feel like it could have reached, I still think that this was a very cute, quick read that really would be great for its target middle-grade audience.

Second, we have Follow Me Back (Follow Me Back #1) by A.V Geiger

I liked this book, it deals with quite a lot of heavy topics, especially mental health-wise, and I really enjoyed reading them, especially Tessa's agoraphobia and Eric's anxiety.

The ending really had me on the edge of my seat, the suspense aspect of the novel was very palpable in the last few chapters, and overall, I was very impressed with the ending and the suspense surrounding it. I have yet to continue with this series but I definitely plan to soon.