Have you ever been in or part of a fandom that you love SO much and then something new gets released? And you *gasp* don’t love it? How do you exist in that fandom still? It’s such a hard place to be and that is exactly where I find myself after finishing the behemoth that is Pierce Brown’s Dark Age. Let’s get started by saying I feel like some people will want to come for me and my Howler cloak. […]
Why Did I Read? I remember loving Megan Miranda’s All the Missing Girls and I always am interested in a mystery/thriller that can really keep me guessing! My Thoughts: I was surprised that this story didn’t go in the direction that I initially thought it would! After the first bit though, I had a good idea of where things would go but I was always on the edge of my seat, eager to find out the details. I liked the […]
What really drew me to Permanent Record is the fact that it’s about someone who just has no idea what to do with their life as a twenty year old. It’s that stage after high school when everyone now views you as an “adult” and they ask you about your major and your career aspirations when really, a mere year or less earlier, you were just a kid sitting in class and getting through high school. It’s like an unspoken […]
Why Did I Read? I really enjoyed Brigid Kemmerer’s Letters to the Lost and was excited to see what her latest contemporary was like! My Thoughts: Well, I know one thing. I can always trust Brigid to really hit me in the feels with her contemporaries. She manages to craft such heartbreaking stories with realistic family relationships. The push and pull of family and societal expectations and what would you do for those that you love? Where is the line […]
Why Did I Read? I love Jay Kristoff! Love his writing and his stories despite his tendency to always want to break reader’s hearts! My Thoughts: This is just my sort of thing! AI, nonstop space adventure, secret history, flashbacks, twists and surprising reveals: I was enraptured from the get go! The lifelikes are so complex! What/who exactly are they and all the gray morality questions that come up around them. Are they people? Do they have feelings? How should […]