Reprieve by James Han Mattson A Horror, 2021 by William Morrow, 406 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Come for the horror and you’ll find the pacing too slow. Is this horrific and thrilling? Yes! But it’s also taking you on a journey. It takes time. None of the characters are explored in depth. That is... Continue Reading →
The Red Book by James Patterson A Mystery/Thriller, 2021 by Little Brown, 400 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some of the chapters were cut in weird spots. Once it literally cut mid conversation. This is a habit of Patterson’s lately so I’m on the lookout for it when I pick up one of his books.... Continue Reading →
Some of it was Real by Nan Fischer A Contemporary, 2021 by Berkley, 304 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I never like opening stories with the “getting ready” scene. But I will say it’s one short chapter and chapter 2 more than makes up for it. There are some grammatical errors here. Not enough to... Continue Reading →
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs A NonFiction, 2002 by Picador, 304 Pages What I Didn’t Like: I’m sure it’s the point of the book but the doctor completely repulsed me, it made this book very hard to read. How did we get more than 20% of the way into the book before we learned... Continue Reading →
Loser by Jerry Spinelli MG Contemporary, 2002 by Harper Collins, 212 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Oh, that second grade teacher made my parent/teacher heart HURT. It was almost too much to get through. I wanted MORE. Another chapter, another year of school, just MORE. That being said, that’s the mark of a good contemporary... Continue Reading →
Falling by TJ Newman A Mystery/Thriller, 2021 by Simon and Schuster, 384 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The dream sequences were weird. I get why they were there but I could’ve lived without them. I waffled between thinking the “bad guys” were making good points and being curious if they were too stereotypical. I ended... Continue Reading →
Alibi Man by Tami Hoag A Mystery/Thriller, 2006 by Bantam Books, 351 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Toxic masculinity. Shots of vodka until you puke just to look cool, pulling a gun on someone just to be tough, and insisting you have to defend a woman’s honor at every turn. It’s outdated and exhausting, honestly,... Continue Reading →
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena A Mystery/Thriller, 2021 by Pamela Dorman Books, 344 Page What I Didn’t Like: There’s definitely a lot of out of touch rich people in this one. I’m not overly sensitive to that and I even noticed. Spoiled and entitled would describe this entire family. The 3rd person omniscient... Continue Reading →
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn A Mystery/Thriller, 2018 by William Morrow, 455 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Content warning: Some of the language surrounding mental health is insensitive. Most of it is the character talking down about herself, but still worth watching out for. Short choppy sentences. It’s relevant to the plot... Continue Reading →
How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore YA Contemporary, 2017 by Imprint, 342 Pages What I Didn’t Like: As is common in YA books (and romance books) so much of the problems in this story could be solved if the characters would just TALK to each other. Many of the characters are NOT good... Continue Reading →
