This book was written by Rhett and Link from Good Mythical Morning. If you have ever watched their youtube show, you can see where their personalities rub off in this book (tomatoes ring a bell?)
Bleak Creek is a town know for it's Whitewood school. A school that supposedly takes troubled kids and sets them on a straighter path. Of course, that's just a facade for something far more sinister. Kids are not brought to the school to become better, they are brought there as potential sacrifices. Three best friends and a group of others, try to save each other, with the help of a few others.
Was this the best written book I've ever read? No. I wasn't expecting it to be. I was hoping that it would have Rhett and Link's personalities, because that's what I know and love. It did. You can clearly see it throughout the book, as well as seeing that the characters were based off them. It was a fast read, but entertaining throughout, so I didn't have much of an issue with that. I would have liked if there was a bit more to certain parts of the story. More to the story about Whitewood himself, more to the story about the town following him, and more to the story about the springs in Bleak Creek. Just to help make sense of the story a little better. I'm hoping for a sequel or even a prequel to this particular novel, if so, maybe we can get the full story of Bleak Creek and what lies beyond the springs.
Definitely recommend this book. If you're a fan of Rhett and Link, if you're a fan of thriller/horror novels, or coming of age stories, this is a book for you.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Friday, November 15, 2019
The Deep by Alma Katsu
This book was given to me by the publisher via edelweiss for an honest review. This review also appears in Goodreads (feel free to follow me there, thathorrorchick, to read reviews I do not post on here). Review contains spoilers.
I was extremely excited to be able to read this. Historical fiction is one of my favorites. The amount of research that has to go into it is crazy. Alma definitely showed that she put in the work in regards to the research.
You follow Annie on both the Titanic and Britannic. If you know the history, you know what happened to both ships. It appears Annie is not so lucky. The book switches back and forth between the timelines on both ships. However, the timeline on the Titanic sets the story for this book. After a tragic death and seamce, something feels off on the ship. Like it's being haunted. Annie seems to sense something is wrong, especially with a couple and their baby. You find out the extent of it towards the end. Nonstick with it.
The book is a bit slow paced at.times. It does start to get a bit faster paced towards the end, and the Britannic parts seem to give that feeling of uneasiness I was looking for. I was also a bit comfused, but it does get explained thoroughly towards the end, and I appreciate that. The author knows how to paint a good picture of the story. Son you can envision the ships and characters in your head. Overall, I enjoyed this book and was happy I got the opportunity to read it.
I was extremely excited to be able to read this. Historical fiction is one of my favorites. The amount of research that has to go into it is crazy. Alma definitely showed that she put in the work in regards to the research.
You follow Annie on both the Titanic and Britannic. If you know the history, you know what happened to both ships. It appears Annie is not so lucky. The book switches back and forth between the timelines on both ships. However, the timeline on the Titanic sets the story for this book. After a tragic death and seamce, something feels off on the ship. Like it's being haunted. Annie seems to sense something is wrong, especially with a couple and their baby. You find out the extent of it towards the end. Nonstick with it.
The book is a bit slow paced at.times. It does start to get a bit faster paced towards the end, and the Britannic parts seem to give that feeling of uneasiness I was looking for. I was also a bit comfused, but it does get explained thoroughly towards the end, and I appreciate that. The author knows how to paint a good picture of the story. Son you can envision the ships and characters in your head. Overall, I enjoyed this book and was happy I got the opportunity to read it.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
Contains Spoilers.
I had originally seen this book as an add on for Book Of The Month subscription. I had it in my cart, but it sold out before my renewal date. So, with my case of FOMO, I snatched this up at the bookstore. So glad I did.
This is the story about Christopher, his mother, his friends, and the entire town. Christopher goes missing for 6 days and when he returns he's different. He's noticable smarter and has an imaginary friend. Now, I think we all know what is going to happen. You follow Christopher and the imaginary friend in their quest to defeat the hissing lady, who is supposedly evil. This whole ordeal turns the town into violent and sick human beings, while at the same time the imaginary world is so much worse.
This book was fantastic. While there was quite a few predictable parts (sort of hard not to be these days), it was still great. It was extremely hard for me to put down. I even wanted to risk going over my lunch break at work to read more. There were no boring parts. Even when it was a bit slower, it was filled with character development and relationships. It's been a long time since a book has made me cry like this one. It's been awhile since I found phrases that hit hard like this one. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
Happy Reading!
I had originally seen this book as an add on for Book Of The Month subscription. I had it in my cart, but it sold out before my renewal date. So, with my case of FOMO, I snatched this up at the bookstore. So glad I did.
This is the story about Christopher, his mother, his friends, and the entire town. Christopher goes missing for 6 days and when he returns he's different. He's noticable smarter and has an imaginary friend. Now, I think we all know what is going to happen. You follow Christopher and the imaginary friend in their quest to defeat the hissing lady, who is supposedly evil. This whole ordeal turns the town into violent and sick human beings, while at the same time the imaginary world is so much worse.
This book was fantastic. While there was quite a few predictable parts (sort of hard not to be these days), it was still great. It was extremely hard for me to put down. I even wanted to risk going over my lunch break at work to read more. There were no boring parts. Even when it was a bit slower, it was filled with character development and relationships. It's been a long time since a book has made me cry like this one. It's been awhile since I found phrases that hit hard like this one. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
Happy Reading!
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Don't You Know I Love You by Laura Brogan
I was given this book by edelweiss+ on behalf of the publisher.
Review contains spoilers.
The main character is Angelina, who is forced tomlive with her parents after a car accident. She is a struggling artist, and this highlighted throughout. It also focuses on her father, Jack, who has tasked himself with getting her a settlement from her accident.
You soon realize that Angelina does not get along with her parents. Though the reason is alluded to throughout the book, it's not evident until the very end. While her father seems overbearing in the beginning, you realize it's because he's abusive. He has been since she was a child and he coa child. So I definitely issue a warning to those who may find that kind of material sensitive.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. Do I think there could have been more? Definitely. It states that the story deals with her father obsessively trying to get the settlement, but it's only mentioned as an afterthought up until the end. Other than Angelina, I found the characters to be a bit lacking. However, I still felt it was a good read, and I suggest sticking it out until the end. That's when I really didn't want to put the book down. I think this author has talent and I can't wait to see what else she will come out with in the future.
Thank you for reading.
Review contains spoilers.
The main character is Angelina, who is forced tomlive with her parents after a car accident. She is a struggling artist, and this highlighted throughout. It also focuses on her father, Jack, who has tasked himself with getting her a settlement from her accident.
You soon realize that Angelina does not get along with her parents. Though the reason is alluded to throughout the book, it's not evident until the very end. While her father seems overbearing in the beginning, you realize it's because he's abusive. He has been since she was a child and he coa child. So I definitely issue a warning to those who may find that kind of material sensitive.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. Do I think there could have been more? Definitely. It states that the story deals with her father obsessively trying to get the settlement, but it's only mentioned as an afterthought up until the end. Other than Angelina, I found the characters to be a bit lacking. However, I still felt it was a good read, and I suggest sticking it out until the end. That's when I really didn't want to put the book down. I think this author has talent and I can't wait to see what else she will come out with in the future.
Thank you for reading.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
This post contains spoilers.
This book was given to me by Celadon Books, as Celadon Reads, in exchange for my review.
I was given this book to read and review by Celadon Books.
Let me just start off by saying this, the cover drew me in. By the look of it, I wanted to read it immediately. The books started out strong and the author knows how to paint a picture. It follows a family on vacation at some luxurious island. Everyone seems enamoured by the beautiful Alison, and she soon turns up missing and then dead. The resort workers get blames, but nothing comes of that.
The younger sister of Alison grows up and I'd living in the city. She finds one of the accused resort workers and then proceeds to stalk and befriend the guy so she can find out what happened to her sister, and who her sister really was. If it followed just these two, it would have been great. Instead the author has several chapters from different people, which adds nothing to the story. They could have been mentioned in other ways, as opposed to having short chapters dedicated to them. It switches from first person to third person, which throws you off a bit, and ruins the immersion.
The ending was lackluster. I wanted more. You find out about Alison moments before her death, but nothing about the actual death or how it happened. I was left unsatisfied with the entire book when I finished it. It has promise, but not something I thoroughly enjoyed.
This book was given to me by Celadon Books, as Celadon Reads, in exchange for my review.
I was given this book to read and review by Celadon Books.
Let me just start off by saying this, the cover drew me in. By the look of it, I wanted to read it immediately. The books started out strong and the author knows how to paint a picture. It follows a family on vacation at some luxurious island. Everyone seems enamoured by the beautiful Alison, and she soon turns up missing and then dead. The resort workers get blames, but nothing comes of that.
The younger sister of Alison grows up and I'd living in the city. She finds one of the accused resort workers and then proceeds to stalk and befriend the guy so she can find out what happened to her sister, and who her sister really was. If it followed just these two, it would have been great. Instead the author has several chapters from different people, which adds nothing to the story. They could have been mentioned in other ways, as opposed to having short chapters dedicated to them. It switches from first person to third person, which throws you off a bit, and ruins the immersion.
The ending was lackluster. I wanted more. You find out about Alison moments before her death, but nothing about the actual death or how it happened. I was left unsatisfied with the entire book when I finished it. It has promise, but not something I thoroughly enjoyed.
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