10 Word Review: Analysis of how vulnerability and shame affect our daily lives.
Spoiler Free Review: I’ve had a bunch of people recommend this book to me, and I am so glad that I’ve finally read it! It made me think about vulnerability and shame in a completely different way. It really is remarkable how those two things truly do affect my everyday life. It also made me come to several realizations about myself and how I want to live my life. I’m sure this book means something different to everyone who reads it, so I’ll just say that you should definitely give it a chance!
10 Word Review: Insightful glimpse into the sex lives of three different women.
Spoiler Free Review: I read this book as part of a book club that I’m in, and it’s one I probably never would have picked up on my own, but I’m glad I did! It really led to some fascinating and deep conversations with some wonderful women.
While the book’s central focus is around the sex lives of three women, it’s really about what it means and looks like to be a woman in today’s society. The challenges that are faced and how these women are overcoming them or not overcoming them in some cases. It does feel a little intrusive to get such an intimate and raw portrait of their lives, but that’s what makes the book so interesting and I think important. These women who participated in this book were able to be so open and vulnerable with their story, and I found that to be extremely brave! I’d definitely recommend reading this one in a group and you won’t be disappointed!
10 Word Review: Serial killer copying murders committed in 1800s New York City.
Spoiler Free Review: This is one of my favorite movies, but I had never read the book before! I absolutely loved it! It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time, even though I had a general idea of what was going to happen. The relationship between Lincoln and Amelia definitely has me wanting to continue on in this series, but I also loved how they didn’t hold back on the forensic details. I also always love a historical connection, and historical NYC is one of my favorites! If you’re looking to read an intelligent, fast paced thriller that will immediately grab your attention, look no further!
10 Word Review: Serial killer is murdering families, Will Graham investigates, Hannibal helps.
Spoiler Free Review: I really loved this first book in the Hannibal Lecter series, even though he’s not in it all that much. It’s still a great thriller with excellent pacing and a firm grasp of forensics in the 1980s. I have seen both movie adaptations of this book, so I knew the general plot and how it was all going to end, but the book still drew me in completely! Harris does a great job of making you both feel bad for the killer, but still want him to get his comeuppance! Of course, you’re also introduced to Hannibal Lecter, one of the best literary criminals of all time! Needless to say, I cannot recommend this book enough if you’re a fan of mysteries and thrillers!
Can’t Wait Wednesday features my Current Read, Cassandra Speaks, which I’m reading for my online book circle! It posits the question what would history be if women had written it?
I needed a pick me up after the last couple books I’ve read and this was perfect! It gave me all the feels!! It was nice to learn more about Professor McGonagall and Lupin. J.K. Rowling gives us a more in-depth look, a mini-history if you will, of a few of the beloved characters from the Harry Potter stories. This Is Such a short book that I am not sure if it can be added to the number of the books read in the year, or to a challenge.
The Hazel Wood and its sequel, The Night Country, are stories I almost wish I could experience again for the first time. An exploration of the fairytale underworld, the tales follow Alice, a beleaguered, haunted teenager, as she lives a piece-meal life, constantly moving cross-country with her mom. The duo flees makeshift homes regularly, with bad luck always nipping at their heels.
Though Alice and her mom live modestly, Alice’s grandmother is world-renowned, the author of a sublimely notorious and equally hard-to-find compendium of fairy tales. After receiving word that the estranged grandmother has died, mother and daughter finally settle in NYC, sighing with relief that their bad luck is behind them. Finally, Alice has a chance at a normal life.
But then, Alice’s mom goes missing and all clues point to the grandmother’s mansion, and beyond - to the morbid world of her concocted fairytales, tales that are starting to materialize on the streets of NY.
The Hazel Wood is a gritty Brothers’ Grimm bumming a cigarette, a jaded teenager stuck on the dark side of a NYC daydream, a haunted subway ride. It’s the stuff of nightmares but more gruesome and modern than Grimm. Imbued with young adult emo, it is also surprisingly poetic - much like our teenage years.
The Night Country follows in its footsteps, imagining a world that would make Mary Shelly shiver. Albert’s world is a fanatical escape for these dark times if you want to get away and indulge simultaneously. And for those hungry for more of Albert’s macabre marvels, the actual book of grandmother’s fairytales is slated to be released this winter. A book within a book. How apropos for a tale like this… Just take care you can separate story from reality. Fairytales are, after all, only make believe… aren’t they?
If you’ve been following my blog or my social media accounts, you probably know by now that I’m also into books in the thriller, suspense, and crime genres. I was blessed enough to have a friend (he was initially invited to join but thought that I’d be a better fit since I’m a book blogger) who urged me to join the Good Dog book launch organized by Anv…
Heya! It’s my first time doing a bookish post that aren’t reviews and it’s going to be a book tag. I was tagged by Hamad of The Book Prescription and will tag my new mutuals as well!
I’ve been in the blogosphere for years, but have only decided to be SERIOUSLY active and interact with fellow book nerds like me for the past few weeks. To my new mutuals, hi there! Get to know me with the help…
Quickie Plot: A book about how some men are trash and women have to deal with them
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First of all, thank you, Netgalley, for providing me an ARC for Commute.
“The yes or no of consent is not what separates mutual desire from predation. The game is rigged; all the power is concentrated on the other side. We are groomed for compliance.”
