The Guest List
By: Lucy Foley
I think I may have unfortunate expectations of weddings these days. I mean if its not murderous enough to have a color designation it has to have a big old brawl a la The Witcher.
So The Guest List was a bit anti-climatic.
So Margot Robbie is getting involved with the Pirates franchise which seemed like a good start to a July 4th edition of Looking Forward… (hm I made it editions now which usually calls for consistency so we’ll see how that goes!)
My Calamity Jane
By: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows
So this was one of my most anticipated books of the year. Actually I’ve been waiting for this one since I read My Lady Jane and unfortunately while I liked it I think it fell a little bit flat, just like the second book in the series My Plain Jane.
Maybe the Jane’s are tired?
Red Hood
By: Elana K. Arnold
Red Hood: You run naked into the woods…
Me: Oh, I would never do that!
I think Red Hood finally made me understand my problem with the 2nd person You narrator. It takes me out of the story completely. You do this and you do that and I’m just sitting there with the book shaking my head thinking obviously you don’t know me very well.
Home Before Dark
By: Riley Sager
Father on Deathbed: Don’t go back to that house. It’s not safe for you.
Mother: Promise me you won’t go to the house. I’ll buy it off you as is for full price just don’t go…
Maggie: (A chapter later.) Hey mom! Guess where I am???
First up in things to look forward to Horrorstor is getting a feature film adaption I really enjoyed the book. It was nicely creepy and a lot of fun. Might scare you off Ikea and big warehouse stores for a while but I’m hopeful for the movie!
Crossings
By: Alex Landragin
At times I was absolutely going to DNF this book on account of it feeling like it was never going to end, among other things. But then I got to thinking if I didn’t finish I would never know if it ended or not or just kept running on and on.
And I felt like I had to finish. It was a vicious circle.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
By: Suzanne Collins
So I wasn’t necessarily bummed this book was about Snow when the news dropped but I did have a moment of hm, 500 plus pages about Snow… this could be a chore.
But surprisingly it wasn’t! I flew through this and it’s one of my favorite reads of the year. I’ve heard some people admit they were disappointed it wasn’t about _______ (insert fav) but when it comes down to it I think this was the perfect choice.
The King of Crows
By: Libba Bray
With this book I’ve finished five series this year! Which considering how the rest of the year (crap) is going I’m taking that as reading win. I am a little torn on this one though because while I give high marks to the series overall and loved books 2 and 3 I hate to admit this one has some issues.
“He looked at her like she was a steak and he was someone who… ate steak. Raw and moaning.”
Yes Sarah J. Maas is back and she’s been unleashed (at least officially) on the “adult” book world.
