I really wanted to like this saga but I guess it wasn't meant for me. I found the story too slow. There were too many unnecessary descriptions, conversations, and situations. Unfortunately, the characters didn't appeal to me either. I found them shallow and very immature (even for teenagers). To make matters worse the idea of (view spoiler)[people turning into dragons. (hide spoiler)] was too much for me. At first, the headings of the chapters made me laugh a little bit but as I was finishing the book they started to seem absurd to me.
If you are curious, read a few chapters, you may like it more than I did.

The Perfect Neighbourhood by Liz Alterman

There is no such thing as a perfect neighbourhood because people are not perfect. People may like some of their neighbours and even befriend them but jealousy and envy are more often than not part of human nature.
Gossiping is what people in Oak Hill like doing more than anything. Gossiping about perfect couples, broken marriages, and bad babysitters who happen to lose two children. The residents of Oak Hill are not ready for this tragedy nor are the families of those missing ones.
Liz Alterman turns an apparently idyllic life in suburbia into a nightmare that will keep the reader turning pages non-stop.
If you are a fan of suburbian mysteries this one is definitely for you. Tale into account, though, that you may not look at your neighbours the same way after reading this. Nobody really knows what happens behind closed doors.

Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn

I was on a very prolonged reading slump before finding this book. I hadn't read a whole novel in more than two months, so I felt incredibly happy when I started reading and didn't DNF it, I felt incredibly happy. That's why my review may be a bit biased.
The dystopian society described in the book seemed possible in my opinion. We don't get memories of what might happen in the future like the characters in the novel, but in our society, there are people who are considered more valid than others depending on what they achieve.
I liked the love relationship very much. From the very beginning, I thought that they were going to have a long-lasting relationship.

The way it ended, however, was a shock for me. I didn't see it coming at all!. But (view spoiler)[where there is love, there is life (hide spoiler)]

I strongly recommend this saga to fans of dystopian novels and romance.

I love summer!

 

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

This book was on my to-read shelf for a long time before I finally decided to start it. You see, I'm a bit reluctant to read what I thought was a medical drama because they seldom end well. In this case, the husband was already gone so there was nothing that could be done to improve that situation.
To put it in a nutshell I had nothing else to read so I began reading it and my interest was piqued in no time.

The plot was very intriguing and although I didn't like the characters very much, I was willing to know the truth. Halfway through the book, when I was losing interest there was a twist that changed it all and I love it when books surprise me.

All in all, I found the book entertaining but very sad and disheartening. Not the right book to read during a pandemic. It may appeal, though, to strong readers who don't mind darker novels.