DNF Time

 

Both me and Voodoo Bride were very grumpy and difficult readers the las few weeks and we both DNFed a book we thought we'd love when we picked it up.

For me it was Kingdom of Exiles.

I wanted to love this book, but it was in dual viewpoints of the heroine and hero, and I loathed the hero! What a massive Dick! On top of that it was a total sausage fest with the heroine going on a trip with all MANLY MEN, look how manly we are! So DNF it was.

Voodoo Bride picked up True Love.

She read many books by Jude Deveraux, and loved them, and got this signed copy from Jeffe for her Romance collection. Sadly she DNFed, because she couldn't stand the heroine and her best friend. First they wanted to completely redecorate and overhaul a house the heroine was allowed to live in for a year (live in! Not own!) and then they decided to break into the guest house to snoop through the things of the guy living there!

So we'll be keeping the book, because it's signed, but she won't be finishing it.

Luckily my next read was a winner.

Teaser Tuesdays - Mexican Gothic

 

She felt sorry for every person buried there, just as she felt sorry for everyone living at High Place . Noemi bent down to look at a headstone, then another, and frowned.

(page 41, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia)

buy from amazon

---------

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: - Grab your current read - Open to a random page - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) - Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Female of the Species - Book Review

 

The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis

What is it about:

Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it.

Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best—the language of violence. While her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can’t be trusted among other people. Not with Jack, the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the role he played the night Anna’s body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the preacher’s kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at an animal shelter. Not anyone.

As their senior year unfolds, Alex’s darker nature breaks out, setting these three teens on a collision course that will change their lives forever.

What did I think of it:

This is overall a really good story, but the ending did leave me unsatisfied, maybe even a bit angry.

it is told from three different viewpoints: Alex, Jack, and Peekay. I really liked both Peekay and Alex, as troubled as she might be. Jack was kind of uninteresting at best and a jerk at his worst. 

But I was totally engrossed in the story. Would Alex open up to Peekay, would Peekay get over getting dumped by her boyfriend, and would Alex find closure.

As I said: overall the story is really good and touches on some serious issues in a suspenseful way. I was eager to find out where things would lead to. And that's where I was disappointed. I can't tell why as it would be a big spoiler, but I just wanted things to turn out differently. Still I had a great time with this book and might read more by this author in the future.

Why should you read it:

It's a suspenseful YA read

buy from amazon

On McPig's Wishlist - Heroic Hearts

 

Heroic Hearts

An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . .

In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes—ordinary people who do the right thing—bravely step forward.

But running toward danger might cost them everything. . . .

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s “Little Things,” the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden . . . and in order to defeat it, he’ll have to team up with the dread cat Mister.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs’s “Dating Terrors,” the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more—if she can escape the dark magic binding her.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris’s “The Return of the Mage,” the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they’ve bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world.

And in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s “Comfort Zone,” the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college. But they can’t refuse a ghost pleading for help.

ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY Annie Bellet * Anne Bishop * Jennifer Brozek * Kevin Hearne * Nancy Holder * Kerrie L. Hughes * Chloe Neill * R.R. Virdi

Expected publication: May 3rd 2022

Eat the Rich #5 - Quick Comic Book Review

 

Eat the Rich #5

by Sarah Gailey

What is it about:

'TIL DEATH DO US PART! Astor finally proposes but the cost of marrying into the 1% is too terrible for Joey to even contemplate. Too bad saying no isn't an option if she wants to get out of Crestfall Bluffs in one piece! With the horrible truth fully revealed, can Joey escape a proposal much too rich for her blood, or will she get eaten alive by the secrets of the rich and powerful?

What did I think of it:

After the absurd turn in #4 things get back on track in this issue. 

It's the last, so the story reaches a cool and satisfying climax. I was surprised by the ending, but in a good way. I will most certainly reread the whole series in one go to get everything that's going on in one sitting, and might even get myself the bundled series in print.

Why should you read it:

It's a cool Horror Comic

buy from amazon

Teaser Tuesdays - Heat of the Moment

I stared at the charred remains.

This was evil.

(page 25, Heat of the Moment by Lori Handeland)

buy from amazon

---------

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: - Grab your current read - Open to a random page - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) - Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

How did I do in 2021

 

It's time to look back at my reading and my challenges of 2021.

These were my goals for 2021:

Finish the Charley Davidson series, and read at least 12 books that have been on my shelves for more than 3 months.

As for challenges I totally failed, unless I count rereads as Orphans, which I don't.

I read a total of 104 books. 9 of these were on my shelves for more than 3 months and never read before (oldest was there since October 2015).

 I did reread 17 books, so those were on my shelves for more than 3 months as well, but yeah... Not Orphaned books, but treasured Pearls who keep getting my attention. 

I didn't read any book in the Charley Davidson series, but I did read a book and a novella by Darynda Jones, both not connected to the Charley Davidson series though.

Once again I'll set myself the same two goals for the coming year:

Finish the Charley Davidson series, and read at least 12 books that have been on my shelves for more than 3 months.

Wishing you all a wonderful 2022 filled with good books!