I always have a very hard time writing reviews for sequels, because I like for all of my reviews to be uniform in their non-spoilery goodness. Have 99% of you already read this entire series? Probably. Do I want to keep it spoiler-free for the 1% who haven’t? Yes. Especially with the advent of Stiefvater’s new, Ronan-centric series coming out, I want to be sure my Raven Cycle reviews are fun and fresh without being life ruiners. Rating: How I’d…
I am, as my grandmother would likely have said, pleased as punch to be part of the blog tour for Between Before & After thanks to the fine people over at The Fantastic Flying Book Club! Today is day 4 of the blog tour, and there are still plenty of stops to go after mine – please go check out the tour schedule over here on the blog tour page! Rating: How I’d Describe This Book to A Friend BB&A is…
Who waited until February 5th to post a wrap-up of January? Who else, might be the better question! Who’s that girl? It’s Patricia! I dragged myself out of my slump – kicking and screaming, but out of it nonetheless – and managed to read five books in January! I am pretty impressed, not even going to lie to you. Pages Read: 1,717 – an average of 343 a book Average Rating: 3.8 stars I really enjoyed January’s eclectic mix of books – they…
The book that, it could be argued, kicked off the seismic shift in the reading population’s interest toward domestic thrillers and away from terrible BDSM fanfiction disguised as literature – Gone Girl, heavyweight champion of the world – came out in 2014. Ever since then, I’ve been – along with half the world to be quite honest – obsessed with these pieces of bubblegum fiction that you can chew up and spit out, usually within a day. They all have the…
I have never been the biggest fan of science fiction books, which anyone who scans my Goodreads shelves can tell you. It’s not that I inherently don’t like science fiction, it’s more that it has this tendency to be so dry and boring and slog on and on and onnnnn. When I picked up Illuminae last year, though, I realized that there was this whole other genre of science fiction that was actually interesting and I could follow it, it wouldn’t put…
I didn’t have my blog yet when I read Scythe by Shusterman last year, but suffice it to say that I spent the entire time I had that book in my hands with my jaw agape in some form or fashion. It evoked a feeling of helplessness, of anxiety because this society Shusterman is describing could come together tomorrow. This world where “the cloud” has taken over and controls everything but the ultimate equalizer – death itself – is so like…
Well hello there! If you’re reading this, you probably are either A) extremely bored, or B) matched with me in some sort of exchange that requires mild, affectionate stalking. (Aww!) I write this blog post not because I’m super haughty or anything, but rather because I am the actual worst at talking about myself and the things I might want. When I’m faced with an exchange and the questions start coming, it’s like I get temporary gift amnesia and just…
Here is what I wanted S.T.A.G.S. to be: some sort of universe where Hunger Games meets Battle Royale and maybe The Strangers, a book where students get hunted like prey and killed in a remote location, mowed down like beasts or vermin by their emotionless, bloodthirsty peers. Unfortunately, that’s not exactly what happened. Maybe I expected too much, but I’m not so sure that I did. Rating: How I’d Describe This Book to a Friend Greer, our main character and only POV for this…
I can’t believe 2018 is over – it feels like it just started, but at the same time it feels like the year has dragged on for a millennium. We had Olympics in 2018. Black Panther came out in 2018. What even were you, 2018? Anyway, my final parting shot to the year that lasted forever is my December wrap-up. I redeemed myself after my stunning display of literary apathy known as November 2018 (wherein I read one book and shamed…
I love a good thriller. The problem is that they tend to be a dime a dozen these days, and 90% of them seem to revolve around a married couple with ~secrets and lies~ that must be uncovered. It’s a fine trope, but sometimes I like to get away from it. I jumped on one of December’s Book of the Month offerings this month, which seemed right up that “unusual thriller” niche – No Exit, by Taylor Adams. I was blown…