ShegoraTH by Dima Tsyptsiura A Short Story Anthology, Independently Published in 2022, 120 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The formatting is stilted and clumsy. It gives the narrative an odd pace. I can understand some strange line breaks for poetry but the flash fiction would’ve been better served in paragraph form. There’s nothing to grab... Continue Reading →
Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by HQN, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Confusing at first … but I do think that was the point. You catch on pretty quickly to the idea even if you still feel like you have about a million questions. A LOT of character names are... Continue Reading →
Z Resurrected from Half Light Publishing A Horror Anthology, 2015, 315 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Not enough information from some stories. I’m specifically thinking of Riley V Resurrection which left me feeling completely lost. Is this really the fifth book in a series? That’s a weird choice for an anthology. Not all equal. As... Continue Reading →
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by Mulholland Books, 650 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Too similar in pattern to the previous books in the series. Robin can’t sort out her confusing feelings, the case is dangerous, and they get involved anyway, and it all sort of wraps up the same way. I’m... Continue Reading →
Lord of the Wind by Mae McKinnon YA Fantasy, 2022 by Dragonquill Publishing, 488 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Slow. There are parts of this one that drag and slow down to show the passage of time. It makes for awkward pacing. Lots of characters. I found it hard to keep up with all of... Continue Reading →
Members of the Cast by George Beckman YA Historical Fiction, Independently Published in 2021, 265 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some scenes are sort of skipped over and explained to us later (like the winter formal) making it feel a little lopsided in pacing. I would’ve liked to explore a few of those scenes in... Continue Reading →
Blackout by Mira Grant A Science Fiction, 2012 by Orbit, 512 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Did I expect that specific twist? Sort of (hard to miss the clue of the Becks incident in book 2). Did it still creep me out a little? Also yes. Still not sure where I stand on it. I’m... Continue Reading →
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw YA Fantasy, 2022 by Disney Press, 315 Pages What I Didn’t Like: There’s no real world building, there’s world borrowing. Characters are used in the exact ways as the movie with no additional depth or creativity. I kept finding myself getting annoyed when the mayor or Oogie’s... Continue Reading →
I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sanchez YA Contemporary, 2017 by Knopf, 344 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This MC is obnoxious. Since it’s 1st person you have to be in her head and that is NOT fun. She’s so flippant about her sister's cause of death that it almost feels... Continue Reading →
Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian YA Fantasy, 2019 by Delacorte Press, 512 Pages What I Didn’t Like: It’s slow. That is the EXACT OPPOSITE of book 1 in this series which I liked particularly because it moved fast. This one suffered from a lack of major plot points and a lot of cycling around the... Continue Reading →
