What is it lately with these horrible endings! This book had so much potential! I can't believe I picked this up, I hate horror. This book is a bit scary because there's a lot of witch craft and dark magic talk. Here's the summary from Goodreads:
On a damp October night, beautiful young Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley’s life and death, McGrath comes face-to-face with the legacy of her father: the legendary, reclusive cult-horror-film director Stanislas Cordova—a man who hasn’t been seen in public for more than thirty years.
For McGrath, another death connected to this seemingly cursed family dynasty seems more than just a coincidence. Though much has been written about Cordova’s dark and unsettling films, very little is known about the man himself.
Driven by revenge, curiosity, and a need for the truth, McGrath, with the aid of two strangers, is drawn deeper and deeper into Cordova’s eerie, hypnotic world.
The last time he got close to exposing the director, McGrath lost his marriage and his career. This time he might lose even more.
Doesn't that sound so interesting?! It was.. until the end! I was really caught up in this book and it was kind of freaking me out at the same time. I have to say, I had to wait until my husband was home to read it. It was just so gripping and I couldn't wait to figure out what they were going to uncover next. I had to know what was happening with Ashley and her crazy father. Turns out the reality of what's happened is something I didn't see coming. Actually, it was kind of a bit boring. Then the last like 100 pages, I was completely bored. I kind of felt like I was being thrown all over the place. It felt like the author didn't quite know where she wanted the story to go or how to end it. I was left really unsatisfied for sure. I couldn't believe how well the whole book was until the last 100 pages or so for the ending. Was totally thinking a 5 star book but fell short with only 3 Stars.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Life After Life- Kate Atkinson
This book was recommended to me by a few patrons at the library and it was just getting raves all over the place. I was definitely intrigued. At first, I was totally immersed in the story and really couldn't stop reading. Then things started to get really repetitive. It was almost like the movie the Butterfly Effect. I will say that how one decision or act could totally change the outcome of life, was amazing to see. This girl just kept dying and coming back to life and having to fix all these decisions that had horrible consequences. The weird part is that she didn't really know she was coming back it all just felt like deja vu and she had "feelings." I think it would have been more interesting if she actually knew what was going on. Anyways, it was interesting to see all the different lives she had and all the decisions she made and had to change in the next life. Somehow though, I feel like there's just so much she could do and things wouldn't really end up happily ever after. There's always one thing that would be averted to have another disaster take place. I think that when you change the way the things are going it can change into a bigger mess. I feel like this book would be something of my worst nightmares. To be stuck living a life over and over again. It just would feel tiring and really annoying. Overall, the concept was interesting but the book wasn't actually that enjoyable to me.
The Heist- Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book and I almost decided not to read it altogether. I have enough on my plate as it is! I really enjoy Janet's Plum series and decided I probably should give this one a shot. From my understanding, I think they are making this into a series.
This book was a really fast read. It's almost like another Stephanie Plum series. It's about an FBI Agent named O'hare and how she is trying to after one of the most wanted thieves, Fox. It's basically a cat and mouse chase throughout the book and how she will cross any line to catch him. What ends up happening is when she's about to catch him, he pulls his greatest con yet. He convinces the FBI that they need to work together and catch another most wanted person. So O'Hare and Fox end up becoming a team and they have to work together.
It's a fun book, kind of like her other series. I will probably read the next one and judge from there. I'm pretty sure I know what's going to happen between the two though, the sexual tension was pretty obvious in this book. I wonder how that will complicate things in the future. Haha
This book was a really fast read. It's almost like another Stephanie Plum series. It's about an FBI Agent named O'hare and how she is trying to after one of the most wanted thieves, Fox. It's basically a cat and mouse chase throughout the book and how she will cross any line to catch him. What ends up happening is when she's about to catch him, he pulls his greatest con yet. He convinces the FBI that they need to work together and catch another most wanted person. So O'Hare and Fox end up becoming a team and they have to work together.
It's a fun book, kind of like her other series. I will probably read the next one and judge from there. I'm pretty sure I know what's going to happen between the two though, the sexual tension was pretty obvious in this book. I wonder how that will complicate things in the future. Haha
The Last Letter From Your Lover- JoJo Moyes
I *think* I'll add this author to my TBR list from now on. It's probably too early to jump the gun since I've only read two of her books. I just really liked both of them. She was a way to just make you feel what these characters are feeling.
This book is about a husband and wife and their failing marriage. They have this perfect life and home to everyone. They throw parties and to everyone else they have "THE life." Like they say, never judge a book by it's cover! On the inside they have a horrible marriage and they pretty much don't get along. He ends up going away for a business trip and she ends up hanging out with a journalist. Of course, you can probably figure out what happens next. Well they plan to leave together but an event happens that prevents it and the rest of the book is about figuring out what really happened. It's a sweet story and also kind of sad in a way. It's a kind of story that makes you want to never give up and always hang on to hope. Whether or not she meant it that way, that's what I took from it.
This book is about a husband and wife and their failing marriage. They have this perfect life and home to everyone. They throw parties and to everyone else they have "THE life." Like they say, never judge a book by it's cover! On the inside they have a horrible marriage and they pretty much don't get along. He ends up going away for a business trip and she ends up hanging out with a journalist. Of course, you can probably figure out what happens next. Well they plan to leave together but an event happens that prevents it and the rest of the book is about figuring out what really happened. It's a sweet story and also kind of sad in a way. It's a kind of story that makes you want to never give up and always hang on to hope. Whether or not she meant it that way, that's what I took from it.
What Really Happened in Peru (novella)- Cassandra Clare
AHHH!!! You have to be kidding me! I LOVE her work. The Mortal Instruments is my favorite series and I am just completely disappointed by this novella! I'm so glad I didn't pay the 3 dollars for it, which is a ridiculous price for a novella!
Magnus Bane is my favorite character from these books. He's the unsung hero and pretty much the snarkiest person you'd ever meet. He's hilarious and so caring but hides it all under this tough, bad-ass persona. So naturally, when I found out she was doing some short stories about him, to learn more about him, I was stoked. Then I read the first one... and I am in no hurry to read anymore. I'm so sad. I feel like at the moment she's fishing! She has an amazing series and pre-quell. She's planning on a post-series, which I'm really afraid of. There's only so much you can write about in this world before it starts to become boring and forced. Her first novella of Bane is exactly what I mean. I just felt like it was really a rushed thing and kind of boring. It was a weird side of Bane that I didn't care too much for. I felt like she was trying to hard. Ughh... To say I'm disappointed is pretty much an understatement. I will probably by it when it all comes out in one book, instead of paying 3 dollars for each little piece. Then hopefully she will have come back with the other stories. I HOPE!
Magnus Bane is my favorite character from these books. He's the unsung hero and pretty much the snarkiest person you'd ever meet. He's hilarious and so caring but hides it all under this tough, bad-ass persona. So naturally, when I found out she was doing some short stories about him, to learn more about him, I was stoked. Then I read the first one... and I am in no hurry to read anymore. I'm so sad. I feel like at the moment she's fishing! She has an amazing series and pre-quell. She's planning on a post-series, which I'm really afraid of. There's only so much you can write about in this world before it starts to become boring and forced. Her first novella of Bane is exactly what I mean. I just felt like it was really a rushed thing and kind of boring. It was a weird side of Bane that I didn't care too much for. I felt like she was trying to hard. Ughh... To say I'm disappointed is pretty much an understatement. I will probably by it when it all comes out in one book, instead of paying 3 dollars for each little piece. Then hopefully she will have come back with the other stories. I HOPE!
Across the Universe, A million Suns, Shades of Earth, As They Slip Away- Beth Revis
I usually write about each book but for this series, I'm going to just chunk it all together. Here's a snippet from Goodreads about the first book: Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming
They describe the book really well. I wasn't quite hooked after reading the first book. I was so anxious to learn about who was really the good guy/bad guy and how long they have actually been on this ship. I just wanted to solve the mystery! I think that's basically the reason I really was reading this series and not giving up. I just can't let things be unsolved! Throughout the first and second book it's just about finding the answers and figuring out who is actually telling the truth. In the second book you are really more on a scavenger hunt that was left by one of the characters from the first book. The third book is where it kind of lost me. I think the answers to all your questions are a bit far-fetched. It was like the author just decided to really get crazy with where this story was going. I didn't really care for the ending at all. It seemed too much of a "happily ever after" that really didn't make too much sense to me. It kind of seemed like it was rushed and needed to be finished quickly so it was all just too easily fixed or something. I'm not sure how to describe it. Overall, I'm glad I read it because that book has been sitting on my shelf forever (The first book). I am also glad that I did not purchase the rest of the series. It's a series I will likely forget soon by something better that comes along. There was so much rave about this series and I'm kind of confused on why.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming
They describe the book really well. I wasn't quite hooked after reading the first book. I was so anxious to learn about who was really the good guy/bad guy and how long they have actually been on this ship. I just wanted to solve the mystery! I think that's basically the reason I really was reading this series and not giving up. I just can't let things be unsolved! Throughout the first and second book it's just about finding the answers and figuring out who is actually telling the truth. In the second book you are really more on a scavenger hunt that was left by one of the characters from the first book. The third book is where it kind of lost me. I think the answers to all your questions are a bit far-fetched. It was like the author just decided to really get crazy with where this story was going. I didn't really care for the ending at all. It seemed too much of a "happily ever after" that really didn't make too much sense to me. It kind of seemed like it was rushed and needed to be finished quickly so it was all just too easily fixed or something. I'm not sure how to describe it. Overall, I'm glad I read it because that book has been sitting on my shelf forever (The first book). I am also glad that I did not purchase the rest of the series. It's a series I will likely forget soon by something better that comes along. There was so much rave about this series and I'm kind of confused on why.
Silver Star- Jeanette Walls
I was really excited about this book since I really enjoyed The Glass Castle. I have to say, I was disappointed.
It's about a girl, her sister and pretty much non-existent mother. She's always away leaving them alone for extended periods of time trying to make it big and be the next "Star." She's older and really it's a pipe dream that she just can't let go. So the girls end up alone and once people start to get suspicious they take off to their moms hometown, which she hates. They show up on their Uncle's doorstep and then this is where the story kind of stalls a bit. Up to this point the book moves pretty fast. Then events kind of happen and the rest of the book is about the younger sister being fixated on revenge and getting the bad guy caught. It gets a little weird though.
It started off so well and then it just kind of dropped off into boring and weird. It didn't just stop there because then it just turned into confusing. I feel like the beginning of this book and the ending of this book were to two different stories. During the middle of this story it pretty much drags and gets boring. Even thought the middle is a bit boring, it's still a quick read. It's a smaller book so it shouldn't take long to get through. I read it in one sitting. I will probably give her next book a try and it will decide whether or not I'm going to continue reading her books.
It's about a girl, her sister and pretty much non-existent mother. She's always away leaving them alone for extended periods of time trying to make it big and be the next "Star." She's older and really it's a pipe dream that she just can't let go. So the girls end up alone and once people start to get suspicious they take off to their moms hometown, which she hates. They show up on their Uncle's doorstep and then this is where the story kind of stalls a bit. Up to this point the book moves pretty fast. Then events kind of happen and the rest of the book is about the younger sister being fixated on revenge and getting the bad guy caught. It gets a little weird though.
It started off so well and then it just kind of dropped off into boring and weird. It didn't just stop there because then it just turned into confusing. I feel like the beginning of this book and the ending of this book were to two different stories. During the middle of this story it pretty much drags and gets boring. Even thought the middle is a bit boring, it's still a quick read. It's a smaller book so it shouldn't take long to get through. I read it in one sitting. I will probably give her next book a try and it will decide whether or not I'm going to continue reading her books.
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