Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Book Review: A Corner of White
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
DNF (Did Not Finish) at 53%
Okay, this book is beautiful. The language is lovely and the world is interesting ... but there are a million characters, who don't seem to be connected. Plus, here we have an issue of ZERO PLOT.
I just can't keep reading. There is nothing driving me forward. I even got to the point of the little papers, but I still don't care.
If you are looking for a winter read that is beautiful, beautiful descriptions and writing, then this is your book. But if you are concerned about plot and knowing what is going on then this one to skip.
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Saturday, January 6, 2018
All the Books in 2018
Aces of Shades / Amanda Foody
Proper young lady has to partner with a street lord to find her mother in the "city of sin"
Ash Princess / Laura Sebastian
The protagonist has been compared to Sansa Stark ... yes please!
Between the Blade and the Heart / Amanda Hocking
Malin is a Valkyrie ... her mom does something crazy, a guy needs help ... it's bound to be angsty and wonderful.
The Boneless Mercies / April Genevieve Tucholke
A reimagining of Beowulf? Yep, I'm there.
Book Review: Birthmarked
Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was FANTASTIC. I don't want to oversell it, but seriously it was good!
I actually skipped a Target trip to read this ... yep, I couldn't put it down.
Okay, so it is a semi-typical Dystopian world where there are two major class differences, those inside of the wall, and those outside of the wall. However, in a horrifying turn of events, the people outside of the wall have to "advance" the first three babies born each month into the city. Seriously.
2018 Reading Goals
Why do I do this every year? Probably because GoodReads prompts for it, but I do like tracking things. Last year I was TERRIBLY short of my goal, but that was mostly because of life getting in the way.
This year I plan to attack my goal and conquer it totally. Well, we shall see.
My goal this year is 100 books. What's yours?
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Book Review: As Old As Time
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was SO much better than I expected it to be! I expected it to be just a silly retelling, but it was more than that. I expected it to be somewhat terrible like the Aladdin retelling, but it WASN'T.
Okay, about the story.
So the backstory part is BRILLIANT. Maybe that happens in the old French tale, I don't remember it, but that doesn't mean it isn't there. The detail and setting to build up to the story we all know and love is exactly the kind of "fleshing out" fairy tales need for adults to enjoy them. I was blow away by how Maurice and Belle's mother (sheesh, her name escapes me right now) met.
About Belle. She is a lot like the movie version, curious and brave. She is very princess-y in that she cares for everyone and everything. She is not the most interesting character here, but I think that is because we KNOW her so well.
First Book of the New Year: Midnight at the Electric
Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What an unlikely story. When I originally added this to my TBR I was adding anything that looked like a Circus themed story (there is a lesson here about judging a book by it's cover).
Although nothing alike, this reminds me of when I read Wink, Poppy, Midnight last year, because it totally took me off guard and even further commits me to reading more books outside of my preferred genre this year.
Anyway, Midnight at the Electric takes place in three different women's lives in the past, present (I think), and future (she's getting ready to go to Mars, this one I'm fairly confident on). The storyline was unexpected but quite delightful.
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