This book is about two horny teenagers a girl named Juliette, who can kill people just by touching them. She's never really known love or affection frThis book is about two horny teenagers a girl named Juliette, who can kill people just by touching them. She's never really known love or affection from anyone, because she's always been a "freak" with murderous powers. On top of that, she's been imprisoned under terrible conditions for a few years, but everything's about the change as soon as she gets a cell mate, the mysterious Adam.
They hit it off quickly and basically want to get jiggy with it immediately and together they escape the evil, evil, evil Warner who's after Juliette for her gift but he also has the hots for her and tries to get it on a couple of times.
OK, the thing is - I expected to hate this, but I didn't. I also didn't particularly love it. There's something off about the writing style, but I blame it on the fact that it's a book from 2011 and it was probably cool back then to repeat a word or a sentence there times, all the time, all the time, all the time. Or to use really weird metaphors?! One I scribbled down on a piece of paper went something like "when I see him, my heart is parasailing in the spring". I don't get this thing where authors use weird expressions to say something really simple. It doesn't make their writing better in my opinion, only a bit weird. There were many, many, many worse ones I could have used as examples, I just didn't realise to write them down.
Had I read this back when it came out, I might have enjoyed it much more. But 2022 me is just meh. I might try reading some of the next books in the series at some point, we'll see....more
I've seen so many reviews that said this book is brilliant, charming, funny and witty that I dived in as soon as I got my hands on it. I ***2 stars***
I've seen so many reviews that said this book is brilliant, charming, funny and witty that I dived in as soon as I got my hands on it. I was very excited at first because the premise sounds like it's right down my alley, but I ended up bored af ...more
Torn between 3 and 4 stars. This book was good, but it didn't grip me as much as I hoped it would. For some reason, I barely connected with any of theTorn between 3 and 4 stars. This book was good, but it didn't grip me as much as I hoped it would. For some reason, I barely connected with any of the characters - but the story itself was good nonetheless.
A Thousand Ships is a beautiful retelling of the Trojan War. I am a huge fan of Greek mythology and this one did not disappoint!
It's telling the storiA Thousand Ships is a beautiful retelling of the Trojan War. I am a huge fan of Greek mythology and this one did not disappoint!
It's telling the stories of the women who were left behind to whatever Fate had planned for them, outside of the long war.
All the characters are rich and while the details flesh out a well known and worn out story, it also offers a fresh perspective. I can't believe this book has not received more attention.
DNFd this half way through because I lost interest and I don't want to go on and end up hating it. It's not bad by any means, it just couldn't hold myDNFd this half way through because I lost interest and I don't want to go on and end up hating it. It's not bad by any means, it just couldn't hold my interest any longer....more
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Writing a good sequel to a massive hit book is very difficult, as I'v***5 stars***
Did we need this book? [image] But was it amazing nonetheless? [image]
Writing a good sequel to a massive hit book is very difficult, as I've come to realize over the years. But wonderful things happen sometimes and Ready Player Two definitely captures the spirit and magic of its predecessor. Cline took the same concepts from the first book and amped them up further. Everything that made the first novel great -the pop culture references, the heartfelt human experiences, the world of the OASIS- all are present in the sequel. Ready Player Two takes you on a heck of a ride.
So don't let yourself be turned away by others who talked shit about this book just because some people have to find something negative in everything and be outraged about everything they read or see. I, for one, couldn’t put this book down! It was everything I didn't know I needed!...more
Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery is a collection of 12 old short stories, all (loosely) happening in winter. Some are more entertaining than others, but altogether none of them delivered anything special to the mystery genre.
Because I am an Agatha Christie newbie and I am only familiar with Poirot, I pretty much only enjoyed the four stories he appeared in. For her true fans though, reading about all these other detectives could be exciting as well....more
These three short stories from one of my favorite writing duo were all super cute! So if you're looking for something quick, light and fu***4 stars***
These three short stories from one of my favorite writing duo were all super cute! So if you're looking for something quick, light and fun to read this holiday season, then Scrooged is the right choice for you.
Sexy Scrooge: 5 stars The Merry Mistake: 4 stars Kissmas in New York: 4 stars...more
I really liked the idea - Kate is a single 34 year old gal, who lets a friend sign her u***3 stars***
Cute holiday story, but poor execution at times.
I really liked the idea - Kate is a single 34 year old gal, who lets a friend sign her up for a dating agency that promises to find her love before Christmas. And so the 12 dates of Christmas begin.
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All is nice and well so far. But as Kate goes on these dates, I found myself more and more annoyed, because all guys are incredibly attractive, smart and successful - which on one hand is highly unlikely to actually happen, because come on, really? To quote Brad Mondo: "In what galaxy on Earth??" ...more
This is a pretty cool and refreshing take on a Christmas story. It's my first holiday horror, although calling it "horror" is a bit of a ***3 stars***
This is a pretty cool and refreshing take on a Christmas story. It's my first holiday horror, although calling it "horror" is a bit of a stretch..
I've only ever read one other book from Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) and I am already noticing something about his writing that I do not like. His villains seem to be... idk, silly? And unbelievable as evil. The ghost in Heart Shaped Box was straight up ridiculous and laughable and in NOS4R2, Charlie Manx was as scary as a villain from Scooby Doo, to be honest. I couldn't take him seriously at all.
I was more creeped out by Bing and not only creeped out, I also had some other issues with him. This is something that never really bothers me in other stories, but here I was so annoyed with the weird way Joe chose to depict him - as this strange man with fucked up mommy issues who would talk so badly about women and his sexual fantasies with them. Just... yuck.
All that aside, though, I still enjoyed the story and I'm looking forward to seeing how amc ruined the TV show adaptation ...more
This book is such a weird combination of western, fantasy, magic and paranormal and it absolutely took me by surprise. I'm not the bigg***3,5 stars***
This book is such a weird combination of western, fantasy, magic and paranormal and it absolutely took me by surprise. I'm not the biggest fan of the Western trend at all - the whole horses, saloon and gunslinger scene is not usually my jam. But I did, however, love the shift toward the Middle East. It's refreshing to actually read a book that is not set in the US for once.
The thing I enjoyed the most, though, was the fact that despite being YA, it didn't feel too YA. So extra points for that!
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