I don't understand why One Star Wonders exist. The author states the quotes and pictures are inspired by quotes seen online. So the quotes are not original, they often don't pertain to the image specifically. This is just a series of already worn out dad jokes.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC for an honest review.

I don’t know if these reviews were written by Americans, but they certainly resonate with the ugly American vibe. Not sure whether to laugh or cry at some of these boneheaded comments, but I bet everyone knows someone who could have made a comment like those found in this book. My in-laws, for instance, sigh.

This is a wonderful humour book - these are gems that one would usually find on REDDIT to laugh out loud about people's impressions of famous places.

(I loved one that I found online that was "why did I travel to New Orleans when Quebec City is the same? At least in NOLA they speak English and use American money!)

Funny and this would be enjoyed by people who love to travel or those who love to read stuff written by stupid people. I will recommend this to the many patrons I run into that I know would enjoy this book!

#shortbutsweetreviews

For some reason, I love reading one-star reviews, especially when it's book reviews. I love Mike Lowery's work, so when I saw that he compiled some of his favorite one-star reviews of landmarks, I knew that I had to read it. This collection of one-star reviews was hilarious. The illustrations paired well with the reviews. This was a quick read, and the only thing I wished was that the book was a little longer.

One Star Wonders by Mike Lowery is the perfect, quick read to make you chuckle on a cloudy day. The illustrations of well-known landmarks are delightful, and the one star reviews will definitely leave you shaking your head incredulously even as you laugh at the absurdity of what they state.
This would make the perfect coffee-table book for the traveler in your life.
I happily received an ARC of #OneStarWonders from #NetGalley.

I really enjoyed both the premise and the execution of this book. It's filled with charming illustrations of famous landmarks accompanied by a brilliantly chosen line from one of the landmarks' one-star reviews. This would be a cute gift for anyone who likes to travel, OR anyone who likes to complain! I'd love to buy prints of these; what a great souvenir.

Thank you to NetGalley for the free ARC.

This book was an absolute hoot to read. I laughed out loud multiple times at the 1-star reviews of some of the sites of the world that most people want to go see. Like the Northern Lights, Uluru, Venice, the Vatican, etc. Nicely illustrated, this is a great book for those that like to travel, or find the worst of humankind funny.

Thank you Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the very enjoyable ARC!

Fans of Mike Lowery will certainly love this new edition. The premise is very similar to Subpar Parks with its one star reviews but here it applies more broadly to landmarks and in some instances to entire cities. The illustrations are wonderful and the reviews provide interesting and entertaining look into the human psyche!

Pros: As someone who loves to travel and has visited the majority of the locations featured in this book, I had so much fun reading this book (and thought the illustrations were great!). I am not someone who leaves reviews, and I am flabbergasted by what some people leave in a review! I appreciate the author's use of these one-star reviews to feature fantastic tourist destinations. I think my favorite one-star review was from someone (a tourist!) who said a location had too many tourists!

Cons: None--this was lots of fun!

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

Thank yo for the EArc NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing. One Star Wonders is a fun, well illustrated book of unhappy visitors to various landmarks. It is a really quick and funny read and reminded me of a CliffNotes version of Subpar Parks. Really fun.

This was a great collection of one star reviews of beautiful places. A quick, funny read! Thanks NetGalley, Mike Lowery, and the publisher for an eARC of this book!

Loved it! Hilarious and real 1 star reviews of iconic places around the world. Beautiful illustrations! Also illustrated how people view different places. I usually avoid anything “too touristy” but sometimes can be worth it.

Hilarious but sad? I have been to quite a few of those places and I can still remember my amazement and pinch me moments when I was standing there. I couldn’t believe I was there. Angor Wat was one of those places. I laughed out loud at so many of those one star reviews. I say sad because it speaks to me as a real sense of entitlement that the person has. That or they were having a reallly bad day there. Such a great book!

Un libro divertidísimo que muestra algunas malas reseñas que la gente le ha dado a algunos de los lugares más icónicos de nuestro planeta. Está para partirse de la risa.

One Star Wonders was a cute book with great illustration. The concept is as simple as the format - when looking at reviews, the one stars are the funniest. The book includes a few dozen places with a good image, often including said disgruntled reviewer, and the review. The one thing I wish is that there would be a few more reviews for a spot, especially after Lowery gives an explanation of the types of negative reviews there are. Overall though it was fun and would make a nice gift for either your favorite grump or travel lover.

This is a hilarious and fun book. The reviews coupled with the illustrations made this a wonderful little book that had me laughing out loud and sharing the most ridiculous ones with those around me. A simple idea but it's beautiful execution takes it to another level.

This is a great coffee table book or gift and a great conversation starter.

As tempted as I am to give this book one star with the review "loved everything about it! one star!" I will not do that as not to tank its ratings. This would be a great coffee table book and is sure to give you a good chuckle while reading. I've followed Lowery on Instagram for a while and always enjoy his posts and art style. Fun read!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This quick book is HILARIOUS!!
Born from the author’s love for 1 star review it’s full of often weird reviews about famous places in the world. The drawings really go well with it and it will make a good gift for a traveller in your life!

LOVED IT. This would make a GREAT coffee table book or gift for someone who loves to travel. It’s hilarious.

Good news. This was either going to be amusing in a rueful, whimsical sort of way, or it was going to be a patronizing and precious putdown of confused and slightly dopey regular people. Guess what? It had just the right tone and attitude to be funny. The charming and remarkably insightful preface sets up the author's approach and provides a cheerful frame for what follows. These one-star reviews are like little haiku length short stories that actually get you thinking about who could have written them, and why. A nice find.