Les's Book Nook

Title  - Lessons in Chemistry Author  - Bonnie Garmus ________________________________________________________________   spice 🌶 - 1 scare 😱 - 0 plot 📖 - 4 characters  🧍- 4 stars ⭐ - 4   “Men and women are both human beings. And as humans, we’re by-products of our upbringings, victims of our lackluster educational systems, and choosers of our behaviors. In short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it’s cultural. And it starts with two words: pink and blue. Everything skyrockets out of control from there.” This review is probably one of the most difficult ones to write thus far. Did I enjoy this book? No, I didn't. Will I think about this book every day? Yes. Did Lessons in Chemistry teach me valuable insights and knowledge I can share with others about a time in history every human should know about?  YES . Lessons in Chemistry is not a fun read, but a necessary one.  I did not learn about

   Title  - What Happens in Paradise Author  - Elin Hilderbrand  ________________________________________________________________   spice 🌶 - 2 scare 😱 - 0 plot 📖 - 4 characters  🧍- 4 stars ⭐ - 4 What Happens in Paradise  was a step down from  Winter in Paradise . In this second book of the Paradise series, you get some much-needed backstory about how Rosie and Russ met. This brings the element of infidelity to light. While it was a part of the first book, the second dives deep into it. Russ pissed me off a lot during these chapters. Baker rubbed me the wrong way through the first book and that feeling carried on through the second. It may be because I have a book crush on Cash, but I freaking  hateeeeeee  his brother. Baker could make all the right decisions and I fully believe I would still think it was the stupidest thing to do on the face of the Earth. As with the first book,  What Happens in Paradise  is MESSY. There is lots of back and forth between characters that are repeti

  Title  - The Love Hypothesis  Author  - Ali Hazelwood ________________________________________________________________   spice 🌶 - 5 scare 😱 - .5 plot 📖 - 5 characters  🧍- 5 stars ⭐ - 5 Absolute predictable trash - 5 stars! There is a fine line between cringe and swoon-worthy romance novels. The STEM aspect of the book, primarily the women in STEM, immediately grabbed my attention. That paired with the high ratings had me PUMPED to start reading. Then, I began reading and was immediately disappointed. I was ready to chuck the book across the room and call it a day, but I kept going with the little hope I had left in my heart. Thank god I did because oooo baby that shiz turned out GREAT . This book had me wide-mouthed in shock, hitting my boyfriend who was sitting next to me saying "Oh my god, oh my god , OH MY GOD! ", and fist-pumping into the air. Did I know everything that was going to happen? Absolutely. Did it make it any less amazing when it did happen? Not in the

  Title  - Run, Rose, Run Author  - Dolly Parton & James Patterson ________________________________________________________________   spice 🌶 - 0 scare 😱 - 2 plot 📖 - 5 characters  🧍- 4 stars ⭐ - 5 “I say if you’re going to take a chance on something, you just go full balls to the wall.” ― Toby Keith Run, Rose, Run  was my first read by James Patterson. While perusing the book table at Costco it was Dolly Parton's name that caught my eye. I have been listening to her music since I was born, and when I saw James Patterson's name accompanying it I knew it would probably be a great read. The back of the book was vague, but I threw it into my cart and took it home. It then collected dust for over a year. I just didn't have a pull to read it. I let my partner pick the next book I read and he chose  Run, Rose, Run  and I'm so happy he did. If you've been on the fence about picking it up, do it! The book doesn't have a slow part. Is it not particularly  thrilli