bailedUnfortunately on to my "DNF" list this one goes. I made it almost half through and just never got into the story. For me it had a good beginning and then just seemed all muddled up in a way by the middle. Like the story just lost it's direction and momentum that it started with.
#DNF
No pictures or map from my #audiowalk. It was in the gym and boring. I had forgotten how much I hate the Shop in Firestarter. Government agencies with bad intentions also hit a bit different now. New little baby that my daughter found and brought home when he barely had opened his eyes yet. His name is Moxy, and he‘s doing well now. We weren‘t sure at first if he‘d be okay. #LosersClub
It‘s been a long time since I read this; my copy has the original white cover with fire partially covering a little girl‘s face. As with most King books for #LosersClub, if I‘ve read it in print before, I‘m using the audio for this reread. So far I‘m liking the narrator. #audiowalk
Recent home library acquisition:
📖 Requiem of the Rose King vol. 1 by Aya Kanno
I've never read manga but I found this retelling of the Wars of the Roses in a little free library and had to grab it.
pickUnexpected! This quirky romance between a curse breaker and an archeologist was charming and different and I really enjoyed it! Danan always surprises me with the way she approaches a story and it is always a great time.
so-soThe comparison to Knives Out definitely drew me in. When Ruby and Wren are offered $2K to pretend to be an old woman's granddaughters for a dinner party, they agree - but when the host keeps over dead and they end up trapped on the property with all the other guests who are revealed to be witches, tasked with solving the murder, they admit they are over their heads. Some annoying insta-romance, but I found the world building intriguing.
I'm in an alliterative phase, apparently. 😅 😉
#haikuhive #haikuaday
panNot for me at all. Reasons:
Every character is vile
Not enough suspense
Written in third person 😭
pickA slow-build Gothic novel that took me in a direction I wasn‘t expecting it to go in.
Book 45/60, Page 15,094/18,000 #read2025 @DieAReader
pickHere‘s my review for this book. This book was also on my #bookspinbingo, #readyourkindle and #roll100 lists.
