The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Sourcebooks Fire, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of The Sacrifice in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist You know what? I’m kind of tired writing these negative, or shall we say unfavourable reviews. There have been a lot of them lately. So, here I am, excited to start Rin Chupeco’s newest story. I loved her Bone Witch trilogy and Never Tilting World duology, but there was something missing in The Sacrifice. The Details I loved the premise, the setting, the contradiction between such a beautiful…
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Belladonna
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace My rating: 1 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Little, Brown for Young Readers, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Belladonna in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I don’t know what to say. I am so done having to deal with this book; I just want to forget about it. Less than a week ago I made the YouTube book review video for Belladonna, thinking at least that part is out of the way. I thought wrong. It appears my microphone decided to break halfway through the shoot and I had to make the…
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Book Haul 2016
I’m trying something new and giving this book haul trend a go not only on my YouTube channel, but also on my blog. I noticed that I have a lot of books that I read in the past few years that never made it on this blog or even Goodreads. So, in order to clean up this mess, I’m doing a sort of book haul by the year. Turns out I have to go back six years. That a long time ago and so much has changed since then. Each book gets a paragraph or two in which I talk a little bit about the impressions the story has made…
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Where Darkness Blooms
Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hanna My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Where Darkness Blooms in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Trigger Warning: mention and referral to sexual assault/rape. The Gist I started reading Where Darkness Blooms at the beginning of my vacation and then wasn’t able to read anymore until I was on the plane back home. So, there was a good week and a half during which the book stayed unopened. I don’t like taking big breaks while reading a book. It takes me out of the…
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The Librarian Spy
The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin My rating: 1 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Hanover Square Press, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of The Librarian Spy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist Truth be told, I have not heard about the activities described in the book during World War II, but it was highly interesting and I did learn something new here. How much is fiction and how much is based on true events? Did the characters really exist or are they just figures representing the many people who did this,…
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The Binding Room
The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson Thank you to the publisher, Hanover Square Press, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of The Binding Room in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I made a big mistake. I read a sequel before reading the first part in a series. This is partly due because I didn’t do my research properly. And partly because I thought it wouldn’t be such a big deal if I skipped the first book. How wrong I was. It appears that I tend to get rather agitated and annoyed when something doesn’t make sense. Skipping an entire book that…
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Out of her Depth
Out of Her Depth by Lizzy Barber My rating: 1 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, MIRA, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Out of Her Depth in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist Alright, my allergy pill is about to kick in, so I’m going to feel a whole lot better in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean this review will magically get any more positive. At first, this story and the mood reminded me a little of Scorpionfish by Natalie Bakopoulos. But the more I read, the more annoyed I got with Out of Her…
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Point Last Seen
Point Last Seen by Christina Dodd My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, HQN, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Point Last Seen in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I loved Dodd’s Wrong Alibi and was super excited to read Point Last Seen. I should note here that I have not read any of her other works, so I’m not as familiar with the scope of her writing and breadth of genres she covers. The Details Let’s start with the good. I loved the setting: small town on the Pacific coast; kind of isolated from everything…
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Good Husbands
Good Husbands: A Novel by Cate Ray My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Park Row, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Good Husbands in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I began reading Good Husbands not knowing anything about it and was hooked by the time I had finished reading the dedication. Seems a little quick and impulsive, I know, but the start was very promising. If it had only stayed that way. Let me explain. Just a little trigger warning. The story deals with sexual assault, specifically rape, overdosing, alcoholism and dementia. The Details Three…
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On A Quiet Street
On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Graydon House, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of On A Quiet Street in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist Oh, how I love Glass’ writing. I have to confess, though, that I had some difficulty getting through this book. It had nothing to do with the quality of the writing, but more so with the fact that there are a few triggers that kept sending me into bouts of panic and anxiety attacks. It is a shame, since I truly enjoyed the…
