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Girls will be girls... Let's review. A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Category – Horror Fiction Length – 250 Pages Read Time – 8 Days GR Rating – 3 Stars I wanted to love this book more than I did, although the story itself was entertaining enough the writing didn't pull me in. Several times throughout this book I... Continue Reading →
This one needs to be adapted for tv! Immediately, give me a 10 part series, so I can have something to do for a weekend. Let's review. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Category – Suspense Mystery Thriller Length – 368 Pages Read Time – 1 Day GR Rating – 4 Stars The story begins... our protagonist, 25 year... Continue Reading →
How I wish I read Japanese & could have read this story in its' original language. This is one of those books where I feel something may have been lost in translation. Still, it was a profound read. Let's review. The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa Category – Dystopian Sci-Fi Realism Length – 274 Pages Read Time... Continue Reading →
This is not an easy book to read. It is in equal measure heartbreaking, shocking & infuriating. This is an ADULT book with heavy & explicit scenes. Trigger warning for child neglect & abuse, sexual abuse, incest, grooming, insinuation of suicide, self-harm, cannibalism. Let's review. Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Category – Contemporary Fiction - Japanese Length... Continue Reading →
I finally got around to reading this book after it was recommended by a fellow bibliophile at my day job. We periodically share our recent reads & ratings & this book was mentioned but when I went to add it to my tbr, there it was already. Tehe. Funny how that happens so often, not... Continue Reading →
I'm so glad this book is being tv adapted, it's just one of those stories that will translate so well to tv. However, the main actress choice is probably going to stop me personally from watching it quiet honestly. She's simply not my cup of tea. This is a book review though that's neither here... Continue Reading →
The film adaptation of this book was 100% what spurred me to finally get around to reading it now. At this point, having been on my TBR a little over 2 years I wasn't exactly "on the look out" for it. If there is a book, I want to read it before watching any movie... Continue Reading →
This book was on my tbr list for so long & admittedly I really only got around to reading it now because I want to watch the HBO adaptation, although I've finished the book some weeks ago & still haven't started the show haha. Anyway, because this book was on my tbr for so many... Continue Reading →
The reviews on this one were so mixed, honestly I get it, I can admit my rating was partially influenced by the Riley Sager high I was riding at the time of reading having just read The Only One Left & The House Across The Lake in quick succession. I'm not saying it was a... Continue Reading →
The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura This book made it to my very small "re-read shelf" before I had even finished it. The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura is a Japanese noir crime fiction, following along with a "career" pickpocket in Tokyo as he finds himself in a dangerous predicament brought on by his own lifestyle choices.... Continue Reading →
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