I do not know why I finished this book. It might have been the author's skill in writing a story, but the story's content did not hold me the way I hoped it would.It is a tome of a book, or at least felt that way. It is the primary reason for my not enjoying… Continue reading To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
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The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard
This was an odd book. I picked it up at the library in a hurry because I felt like I had seen it make the rounds on the blogosphere and was curious about its content.The book features an odd protagonist for a male writer, a female middle-aged Japanese woman. Umiko Wada has a job as… Continue reading The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard
Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings (Laura Lake #1) Wendy Holden
This is another book I picked up at the library when I was in a hurry. I liked the look of the book and brought it home. It was not a book that I enjoyed particularly.The book has its moments, and the writing was quite good, which is why I expected more from it. I… Continue reading Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings (Laura Lake #1) Wendy Holden
Seven Down by David Whitton
I was excited by the blurb of this book. I love a random plotline, and this promised that to me. The story is told in multiple voices, over different times, and it swings a little around in time before it finds its footing.I did not like the book as a whole, but there are parts… Continue reading Seven Down by David Whitton
The Things We Don’t See by Savannah Brown
I reviewed another book by the author previously here I picked this book up because I found the previous work by the author interesting. This had me expecting something from the book that I did not arrive.I may be starting my year with books I did not enjoy, but I gave them a fair shot,… Continue reading The Things We Don’t See by Savannah Brown
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
It may not seem too auspicious to start my year in reviews with this review, because I did not get along with the book but I have set a few targets for myself this year. This is just to change things up (very, very little) and to tackle books that I have otherwise been ignoring.… Continue reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Anna, A Child of the Poor House by Pat Mestern
Although this is a reprint, it still qualifies as historical fiction because of the timing of the narrative. I picked it up because it sounded a little like a serious version of Anne of Green Gables, and I am fond of reprints of late.There were parts of this book that worked but overall, I was… Continue reading Anna, A Child of the Poor House by Pat Mestern
Freckles by Cecelia Ahern
There were many reasons this book did not work for me. I have read the author many times in the past few years and usually enjoy her books. There was one surprise, though, I decided to stick with it all the way through to give it justice, and I think it had a very good… Continue reading Freckles by Cecelia Ahern