Untamed by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
(House of Night, book 4)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ – did not like it
Review: No, but I have been liveblogging the series!
Format: Print
Reading Dates: October 28 – November 1
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Um. Um. Um. Um. I can’t think of anything. I guess I really liked that it ended.
Least Favorite Thing: I’ve read stories by first graders with more substance than this entire book.
I swear each book in this series is worse than the last. They started off bad, but tolerable, and have devolved into straight up painful. How will I survive this liveblog?
Holes by Louis Sachar
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 2
Read Count: 2
Favorite Thing: All the pieces just came together so beautifully…
Least Favorite Thing: X-Ray saying “right?” all the time lol
I reread this on a whim and was so relieved at how much I enjoyed it. I actually got a lot more out of it now than I did when I was just a dumb kid. Also can we talk about how well done the movie version was because I rewatched that after reading the book lol
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
(Stalking Jack the Ripper, book 1)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ – it was ok
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 5 – 8
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: I liked the clues dropped and solving the mystery.
Least Favorite Thing: Thomas was boring and annoying.
I have so many little notes and tabs to remove before I return this book to the library lol It wasn’t bad, but the writing was occasionally kind of sloppy. I probably won’t continue the series because I looked up the next books and Thomas is going to be a major character throughout and I just can’t stand to read him for even one more page.
My Posts About Stalking Jack the Ripper
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 9 – 16
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Reading a book that wasn’t just nothing but white people was such a fucking relief.
Least Favorite Thing: I just didn’t connect to it very well unfortunately…
I think all that’s happened here is I’ve developed an urge to reread the actual Pride and Prejudice once again… I’ve even gotten my mom into reading P&P so it’s really the perfect time. OK I’VE DECIDED I’M GOING TO DO IT, BUT I’M GOING TO MAKE MYSELF WAIT UNTIL JANUARY AT LEAST.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Rating: ★★★★☆ – really liked it
Review: No
Format: Audiobook
Reading Dates: November 23 – 24
Read Count: 3
Favorite Thing: “Whose hand was I holding?” Ooooh! Gives me chills every time!
Least Favorite Thing: The professor’s wife saying “planchette”…
So I made this mistake of listening to this all alone in my room in the night in the dark when no one could hear me scream… (Just kidding my mom would have heard me scream.)
The narrator on this one was great. I loved his voice and I felt it really lent itself well to the story.
My Posts About The Haunting of Hill House
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
(The Lunar Chronicles, book 1)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it
Review: No
Format: Audiobook
Reading Dates: November 23 – 24
Read Count: 2
Favorite Thing: Nothing really stood out to be honest…
Least Favorite Thing: Poor Peony…
I didn’t enjoy the reader so much on this one, but it wasn’t like intolerable or anything. This is just one I enjoyed reading more than listening to.
I had forgotten just how raggedy she must have looked arriving at the ball!
Hunted by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
(House of Night, book 5)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ – did not like it
Review: No, but I have been liveblogging the series!
Format: Print
Reading Dates: November 25 – 30
Read Count: 1
Favorite Thing: Um…god….this is so hard to answer with these books because I don’t like anything about them… I guess I’m glad her grandma is alright because she’s the only character that doesn’t annoy me.
Least Favorite Thing: Rapey McRaperson never gets his comeuppance, we are just supposed to accept him as a good guy again because Zoey has a crush.
Honestly this series just gets worse with each book. It took forever to get through this one because I kept literally dropping the book and groaning in pain and then having to rant to the nearest person about whatever stupid shit just happened.
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