A Reading Journal
TL;DR: A charming and fast paced memoir about an iconic actor.Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Scope: This focuses primarily on Tim’s career, with an intro to his life as a young child then some of his most iconic roles. Readability: This was so easy to read and lovely as well. I enjoyed... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A lot of promise but I felt a bit lost in the character and didn’t feel the scares. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Henry was an amateur ghost hunter till a ghost caught up with him. Now his life is changed and he needs to deal. Characters: This was both... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Absolutely not, no thank you. Yikes. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: An ordinary girl gets picked by plot devices to sing backup for a Hozier fan creation. Characters: I couldn’t stand our female MC and Halloran was just Hozier. Setting: Very little setting was here except the bus, which I... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one is entirely just for fun. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Paisley’s dormant magic pokes it’s head up so she goes to Weatherstone College and monsters begin to appear, hunting her down. Characters: They were okay. Setting: This was nice, it’s a magical school so it has some very... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: The ending on this came out of nowhere, and I’m so confused. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Swiss Cheese. There are so many holes and dangling loose bits by the end. Characters: I liked the characters and the dynamic here. Setting: Zooming around the galaxy to save a little bot,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Tons of sources, lots of infuriating facts. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Readability: Incredibly readable, I flew through this one. Scope: This focuses in on the drug use, abuse, and absolute negligence of these folks. Sources: A full 35% of the back end of this was notes, sources, appendixes, etc. Summary:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A fascinating chronicle of an FBI agent and a psychic working together. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: This was pretty well paced, though I think they reached a bit fill in the end. Characters: Interesting! They felt fairly well represented with what we got. Readability: This one is an... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one messed with my brain in the best way.Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Carmen partakes of a play that acts as a drug, and her world is impacted and unraveled along the way. Characters: A delightful mess of love and paranoia. I’m still deciding what happened here! Setting: The... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Very fun with some unique deaths. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Hannah is trying to recover after the death of her fiancé and agrees to go on a ‘wellness retreat’. All is not well. Characters: A cast of somewhat tropey characters but not the worst. I enjoyed hating some of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This is rough to read, but well worth the time. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Readability: A bit dense, it reads slowly and it’s heartbreaking at times. Scope: While showing us the relationship between Grete and Milena we also have a lot of background and political information along with the heart... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 