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Graphic novels are really not my thing so I don’t feel like I should rate this.
I'm a big fan of WWII historical fiction, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz was a great story. It tells the true story of Lale, a Solovakian Jew, who is put in concentration camps at Auschwitz-Bikenau. When it is revealed that he speaks multiple languages, he is put to work as the Tatowierer or tattooist, who has to put the tattoos on the new prisoners as they arrive. Lale risks his own life throughout the story to help other prisoners and when he falls in love with another prisoner, Gita, he'll do anything he can to keep her safe.
This is a remarkable story of strength and courage, of bravery and love.
This is a remarkable story of strength and courage, of bravery and love.
This was such a great story. I highly recommend it for fans of The Princess Bride. Definitely listen to it on audio.
What is a final girl? The lone survivor in a horror movie, the one who comes out at the end covered in blood staggering away from the massacre. Quincy Carpenter is a Final Girl. She watched as her friends were brutally murdered while they were away on a weekend camping trip at Pine Cottage in the Poconos. There are two other Final Girls, Sam and Lisa, who also survived horrible ordeals. Despite what all of these girls have been through, they have never met. That is until one day, one of the other Final Girls has taken her own life and the other shows up on Quincy's doorstep. Quincy is forced to relive her nightmare as she tries to figure out the truth of what happened that night at Pine Cottage.
This book was highly recommended, but the first two thirds of the book were so slow. I just wanted something to happen, but it took forever. I did like how the book flashed back from the present to Quincy’s time at Pine Cottage, but even when we were at Pine Cottage, nothing happened there. Once we got to the last third of the book, that’s when it started to pick up the pace and we learned the truth.
There were a lot of red herrings thrown into this book so there were things that I thought would happen that didn’t. I didn’t expect the twist the author threw in at the end, but it just didn’t work for me. It felt like the author was trying to shock us rather than keep with the story he already told. I’ve heard such good things about his other books that I plan to read them and hope they’ll be better than Final Girls.
This book was highly recommended, but the first two thirds of the book were so slow. I just wanted something to happen, but it took forever. I did like how the book flashed back from the present to Quincy’s time at Pine Cottage, but even when we were at Pine Cottage, nothing happened there. Once we got to the last third of the book, that’s when it started to pick up the pace and we learned the truth.
There were a lot of red herrings thrown into this book so there were things that I thought would happen that didn’t. I didn’t expect the twist the author threw in at the end, but it just didn’t work for me. It felt like the author was trying to shock us rather than keep with the story he already told. I’ve heard such good things about his other books that I plan to read them and hope they’ll be better than Final Girls.
I held off on reading this book because it was listed as horror, but I didn’t think it was scary at all. The concept of a child wanting to kill her mother is creepy, but I thought some of the things she did were far fetched. I did like the writing though and thought the book moved quickly
This was a nice look into what makes Justin Timberlake who he is. It had a lot of photos and was kind of like a coffee table book, but I'm a big JT fan so I enjoyed it. I do wish there was more about NSYNC, but that's just because I love them!
Clara wakes up in her apartment to find out that her boyfriend, Luke didn’t come home the night before. His phone is in the apartment so he didn’t call her, but she got an email saying he was leaving work and heading home. Luke comes from the perfect family and seems to be the perfect boyfriend until Clara starts investigating to find out what happened to him. Flashback to Beth, who is telling the story of her daughter, Hannah, a sociopath who has done awful things to her parents and younger brother. Luke’s sister Emily left home when she was 18 never to be heard from again. When Emily contacts Clara about the investigation into Luke’s disappearance all of their lives will become entwined in ways none of them imagined, but is she really Emily?
The Lies We Told is a great thriller. There were twists throughout, and I didn’t see the big twists coming. I loved the chapters told from Beth’s perspective. Hannah was such a creepy, messed up character. I couldn’t believe the things she did. Mac, Luke’s best friend, was another character I really enjoyed however, I did see the twist at the end of the book involving him coming which is why I rated the book 4 out of 5 stars. I still highly recommend it though, and I’m really hoping for a sequel.
The Lies We Told is a great thriller. There were twists throughout, and I didn’t see the big twists coming. I loved the chapters told from Beth’s perspective. Hannah was such a creepy, messed up character. I couldn’t believe the things she did. Mac, Luke’s best friend, was another character I really enjoyed however, I did see the twist at the end of the book involving him coming which is why I rated the book 4 out of 5 stars. I still highly recommend it though, and I’m really hoping for a sequel.
3.5 stars rounded up.
Thirteen year old Kylie is sitting at her bus stop when a man in a ski mask abducts her. She is told that she won’t be hurt and will be released in a few days if her mother just follows the rules. Meanwhile, Rachel, her mother, had just received a phone call letting her know her daughter has been kidnapped. If she follows the rules, pays the ransom, and kidnaps another child, her daughter will be returned to her. Is there any way she can get break The Chain though?
What a crazy concept! The kidnappers have to tell the parent of the child they took to kidnap another child to get their child back. If I was one of these parents I don’t know what I’d do. Could I kidnap another child to save my own? I know they’re scared into thinking if they go to the cops they’ll be killed as well as their child, but why didn’t one parent just try to stop the chain? Since I’m not a parent, it’s hard for me to say what I’d do though.
I haven’t read a book like this before, and it has a lot of potential because it is such an original premise. I thought part 1 moved so quickly. The chapters were short which I prefer. Once Kylie is returned and we get to part 2, I felt the book dragged a bit. In my opinion, it was a little longer than it needed to be. I was able to figure somethings out, but overall I did enjoy the read.
One note, one of the parents, Erik mentioned that books never end at chapter 77 so I thought it was clever that the author ended the book at chapter 77.
Thirteen year old Kylie is sitting at her bus stop when a man in a ski mask abducts her. She is told that she won’t be hurt and will be released in a few days if her mother just follows the rules. Meanwhile, Rachel, her mother, had just received a phone call letting her know her daughter has been kidnapped. If she follows the rules, pays the ransom, and kidnaps another child, her daughter will be returned to her. Is there any way she can get break The Chain though?
What a crazy concept! The kidnappers have to tell the parent of the child they took to kidnap another child to get their child back. If I was one of these parents I don’t know what I’d do. Could I kidnap another child to save my own? I know they’re scared into thinking if they go to the cops they’ll be killed as well as their child, but why didn’t one parent just try to stop the chain? Since I’m not a parent, it’s hard for me to say what I’d do though.
I haven’t read a book like this before, and it has a lot of potential because it is such an original premise. I thought part 1 moved so quickly. The chapters were short which I prefer. Once Kylie is returned and we get to part 2, I felt the book dragged a bit. In my opinion, it was a little longer than it needed to be. I was able to figure somethings out, but overall I did enjoy the read.
One note, one of the parents, Erik mentioned that books never end at chapter 77 so I thought it was clever that the author ended the book at chapter 77.
3.5 stars rounded up.
I don't normally read memoirs, but I liked how this read like a fiction novel to me. What Adrienne went through being involved in her mother's affair is not something a normal child should go through. I honestly thought Malabar was an awful mother. She was so selfish and should have never involved her daughter in her affair. She didn't care how it affected Adrienne's life in any way and that really bothered me. I know a lot of people said how broken or complicated Malabar was, but to me she was just a really self-centered person.
I don't normally read memoirs, but I liked how this read like a fiction novel to me. What Adrienne went through being involved in her mother's affair is not something a normal child should go through. I honestly thought Malabar was an awful mother. She was so selfish and should have never involved her daughter in her affair. She didn't care how it affected Adrienne's life in any way and that really bothered me. I know a lot of people said how broken or complicated Malabar was, but to me she was just a really self-centered person.
When I ordered this book through Book of the Month, I honestly thought it was a mystery or thriller, but I was mistaken! I guess I should have read the description better!
Saving Zoe tells the story of Echo, who a year after her sister Zoe's murder, is given her diary. By reading the diary, Echo has a chance to really get to know her sister and hopefully be able to move on with her own life. It's written in two formats, Echo's story and Zoe's diary entries. I felt that with the diary entries, it made the book feel juvenile. It was an easy read though which I always like.
Saving Zoe tells the story of Echo, who a year after her sister Zoe's murder, is given her diary. By reading the diary, Echo has a chance to really get to know her sister and hopefully be able to move on with her own life. It's written in two formats, Echo's story and Zoe's diary entries. I felt that with the diary entries, it made the book feel juvenile. It was an easy read though which I always like.