A Broken Clock Never Boils by CJ Weiss A Mystery/Thriller, Independently Published in 2022, 275 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I sometimes have a problem keeping characters straight when their names are too close. That being said, Rick and Ryan were too similar for me. I had to backtrack and figure out who was who.... Continue Reading →
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 →
Awakening by Brigitte Morse-Starkenburg YA Fantasy, Independently Published in 2020, 423 Pages What I Didn’t Like: A common enough premise. An teen finds out there’s a whole word they weren’t educated on that they may be connected to. They have to learn the world - quickly. Alpha male behavior. I think the idea is to... 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 →
Graceling by Kristin Cashore YA Fantasy, 2008 by Harcourt, 471 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Starting mid action, in this case, is off putting because you feel immediately confused like you’re missing something. Not reflected in my rating but the noises between scenes on the audiobook get old FAST. This is YA (which I would... 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 →
Internment by Samira Ahmed YA Science Fiction, 2019 by Atom, 386 Pages What I Didn’t Like: What genre even is this? It’s so hard to categorize because it’s contemporary (as in it could be happening right now) but it’s an alternate reality. Technically, it’s a CLOSE alternate reality but it reads like a historical fiction... Continue Reading →
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan MG Fantasy, 2016 by Disney-Hyperion Books, 459 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Unsolved, sort of. Riordan is famous for leaving us with cliffhangers. This is no different, I need book 3 now. I’m not as familiar with Norse mythology so I can’t speak to how accurate it is... Continue Reading →
Imperfect Girl 1 by NisiOisiN YA Manga, 2017 by Vertical Comics, 200 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Our narrator is a wet noodle. So many mistakes were made here it’s shocking. This guy does everything wrong. No ending. Get the second one because this is really an intro to what could be a good story.... 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 →
