One by One by Freida McFadden
So I really got into Freida McFadden’s thrillers for a while there. I liked the first one I read and reviewed a lot, so I went on a bit of a binge. After a few, I realized that they were suspenseful potato chips more than anything else, with the writing being so-so. I didn’t care, I love a cheap … [Read more]
Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao
“How do you take the fight out of half the population and render them willing slaves? You tell them they're meant to do nothing but serve from the minute they're born. You tell them they're weak. You tell them they're prey. You tell them over and over, until it's the only truth they're capable of … [Read more]
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
CBR 14 Bingo: Monster The author's mother is rather a monstrous one, which is only compounded by the codependent relationship between the two of them. Jennette McCurdy was a household name as a child actress, but it was because her mother wanted it, not here. In the aftermath of her mother's … [Read more]
Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz
So in a bit of a re-read moment currently. It’s winter, it’s cold and work is stressful. I quite enjoy Jayne Ann Krentz’s books, across all of her names, so they are often a comfortable re-read. There are some definite tics though, which are more apparent when one binges. Things that often … [Read more]
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Starting at age six, Kya Clark's family members left her behind one by one until she was living in the Carolina marshes all alone. Why did they do this? Well, because Delia Owens needed them to, I suppose. Another good question is how in the heck a child is supposed to get by on her own, to which … [Read more]
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
CBR Bingo: Shadow All things had opposites close by, every decision a reason against it, every animal an animal that destroys it, the male the female, the positive the negative. The splitting of the atom was the only true destruction, the breaking of the universal law of oneness. Nothing could be … [Read more]
