Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Well, I didn't expect to be DNFing this book, so I'm really disappointed. 😧 Piranesi  sounded intriguing and the cover is lovely. Hell, I even bought the hardback. And tonight, I finally decided it was time to get stuck into it. The story started off s…

The Passage by Justin Cronin My rating: 2 of 5 stars Okay, I'm calling it quits @ 35%. Firstly, I want to say that the first 33% (288 pages) of this book deserves 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 because it was utterly brilliant. It hooked me in, kept me glued to the page, and I was excited about what…

Hello again! Well, this week, it was back to editing for me. This time it was the final edit of my upcoming YA horror novel, Wall of Dolls . Because I'm such a double checker (or is that glutton for punishment? 😂) of course I read the whole thing again. This time felt more like a pro…

Hey! What did you do this week? I celebrated finishing an edit by getting stuck into a Book Purge. As I've mentioned many times here and on Twitter, during pre-pandemic times hubby and I used to go for many thrift store adventures. During those adventures I picked up a LOT of books. …

Meridian by Amber Kizer My rating: 1 of 5 stars I've had this book on my shelf for years, but for one reason or another, it kept getting lost in the piles. So, I pulled it out this year and decided I was FINALLY going to read it. On her sixteenth birthday, Meridian's life ine…

This unique YA anthology presents classic and original fairy tales from the villain's point of view. The book's unconventional structure--thirteen of the most influential booktubers on YouTube join forces (writing-prompt style) with thirteen acclaimed and bestselling authors--g…

That's right! Can you believe winter is finally over? That's a good thing because I'm done wearing layers of clothes. Ugh. Besides, I hate how my hands are always cold and sore enough for the skin to tear. Ouch! I'm so ready for spring. Although, I'm not sure abo…

The Serpent Papers by Jessica Cornwell Okay, I'm officially calling this my second DNF of 2015. Because I only reached page 156, and won't be skimming ahead, I'm not going to rate it. I received this book for review. It sounded intriguing. It was intriguing at first. T…

The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 2 of 5 stars Okay. It's time to let this book go. I've been stalling for weeks, determined to put it aside for a while before returning to finish. But I just can't do it... I don't know what happened to me while I w…

Miriam Black knows when you will die. She’s foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, and suicides. But when Miriam hitches a ride with Louis Darling and shakes his hand, she sees that in thirty days Louis will be murdered while he calls her name. Louis will die becaus…