Welcome to the Get Stranded Book Club! My name is Madison Strand, and I am a writer, reader, master's student, follower of Jesus, wife, and mom. I previously taught Language Arts but stepped away from that after having my daughter. I have been reading books since I learned to read in the first grade. It is my favorite pastime. My husband and I are both a little nerdy, so when he goes to play some video games--I read. We are a match made in heaven. Recently, I created a bookstagram account, reviewing books I have really enjoyed throughout my life. I didn't want to add spoilers to my reviews on my page, so anyone could get a short, quick synopsis of my thoughts on various reads. Then came the bright idea to create a new blog page where I write out my full reviews, including spoilers, to discuss with my fellow book lovers. Que the Get Stranded Book Club blog! Thanks for being here, and I hope we can have open, fun discussions about books we have all indu...
Star Rating: Zero ★'s "My eyes open and fill with tears. Nick is not my husband. He's not anything. How can he possibly not exist when I remember him in such detail? When I feel so much for him?" -Parallel My first DNF and one star review of 2024, and man did it come too soon. I was really excited for this book as I had heard many good things about it. However, I made it half-way before I decided to throw in the towel. Let me start off by saying it was extremely boring. I didn't care about Quinn, Nick, Jeff, or Meg... which all seemed to be important characters. Quinn was insufferable and extremely unlikable. Nick was fine, and I just felt bad for Jeff and Meg. The entire story-line is basically about Quinn, who is emotionally cheating on her fiance, Jeff, because she hasn't met her soulmate, Nick, yet. From a young age, Quinn has dreams about Nick, and she dreams about the day she dies multiple times. Why this doesn't raise alarms in her head when sh...