I hated it.
It meandered, was boring, and had no point. It touches on Jane Austen's novels throughout the chapters, but I didn't see how those novels fit into this one, except as references.
The Jane Austen Book Club – dull and meandering
Mothers, Mansions, & Mayhem: Voices in the Snow
I've read other books by Darcy Coates and enjoyed them, but Voices in the Snow was disappointing. I expected more dystopian, more apocalypse, and less overdone wendigos and zombies.
Shatter Me – A major disappointment
I forced myself to go through the book, hoping it would improve. But the writing was too much. Too many metaphors that pulled me out the scene, things like "my jaw was hanging by a shoelace." Poor writing overall, which is surprising for Mafi. Her other books were superb.
In a pandemic? Read dystopian
I've been itching to read dystopian lately, and not just because of Covid-19. Though, the pandemic is making my itch grow stronger.
Here's a list of dystopian books I'm going to make my way through the next few weeks of my "social distancing."
Her Royal Spyness: Cozy murder mystery
Her Royal Spyness is the first book in the Royal Spyness series. Georgie is 34th in line to the English throne, and penniless. Her half brother and his wife have "economized" and stopped her allowance, so Georgie goes to London to find a job.
There, she meets with the queen, who gives her a job: spy.
6 Visceral Book Covers
There's something about a visceral book cover with human body parts. It doesn't have to be gore: it could be a beautiful rendition of what makes us human - underneath the skin.
Getting People to like You – FBI-style
If you want people to like you, make them feel good about themselves.
Oona Out of Order
What a thrilling and provoking read!
Want green card, will marry
I love how the couple grows--of course, it's all cliche, he being a reserved, brooding man, and she a friendly, bubbly woman. But there's something about the two of them together that had me reading the book all day long. And of course, there's drama. And the drama really spiced things up a bit.
6 Book Boss Ladies
To celebrate International Women's Day, I put together a list of literary women who made a mark through their work, imagination, creativity, and dedication to the written word.
