Okay, not really since I listen while walking, but boy oh boy did I really not have the same experience as nearly everyone else did.
In my defense, I didn’t know much about this before diving in aside from (a) I have had it on my TBR for eons thinking I would read it every time “Nonfiction November” rolled around (b) I thought it was a true crime book about a murder committed by fundamentalists and (c) I’m sort of obsessed with all things polygamy (excluding Sister Wives because Kody and Robin *barf* . . . but Escaping Polygamy???? Um I’ll take that with cheese thankyouverymuch).
While the (double) murder was the jumping off point of the book, when it comes to true crime stories and how desensitized I probably am with my obsession to all things cult and murdery, it wasn’t a real shock and awe sort of grabber. Buuuuuuuuut, as I said above, I’m always down for a trip to Colorado City so at first I was hooked. However, then came the entire history of the Mormon faith from Joseph Smith to Brigham Young to very little on Warren Jeffs and the downfall of his FLDS sect since this was released 20 years ago.
Nearly everyone else found this fascinating, though, so take my “meh” with several grains of salt. Or read Into the Wild or Into Thin Air by this author because I found both of those fascinating. ...more
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Mona Awad’s latest release is a warning to all about the quest to find the fountain of youth. It is part . . .
It’s batshit crazy which I think just has to be expected from this author and it is a case where I truly wish there were half stars on Goodreads. I’m giving this one 3.5 and rounding down because, while I’m in for a ride on the crazy train, at some point I was also ready to get off and this one probably went about 100 pages too long for me.
If you previously were a fan of Chuck Palahniuk who has been disappointed in his past few offerings, maybe give Mona Award’s stuff a spin. She’s nucking futs. ...more
Whether your vibe leans toward Heathers or Mean Girls or the Pink Ladies, know that The Honeys also rule the school . . . errr, I mean the Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy.
I was FEEEEEEEELING this one. I’m all down to clown when it comes to some culty ish and errrrybody knows you better not be killing off the honeybees! If you’re looking for some YA summertime fun that might give you the creeps, this one shouldn’t be left unread.
At this point I think it’s safe to say I’ll read anything that even hints to having some sort of “cultish” mindset attached to it. The twists and revelations here weren’t anything I couldn’t’ see coming, but it was a satisfactory read and, unfortunately, the big law firm stuff regarding being top dog one day only to quite possibly sink right back to the bottom of the barrel should your productivity fall off was pretty much spot on....more
If you like Catriona Ward and you are looking for a cult book, good news is she wrote one. Bad news is it’s Sundial - NOT Little Eve. While I wasn’t bIf you like Catriona Ward and you are looking for a cult book, good news is she wrote one. Bad news is it’s Sundial - NOT Little Eve. While I wasn’t blown away like everyone else when it came to The Last House on Needless Street (I still stand behind the fact that a bunch of readers who typically don’t pick up dark material listened to their pals and went in to that one blind as the reasoning behind the crazy high ratings), I really dug Sundial and snatched this from NetGalley lickity split. Now that I’m finished all I have to say is if I were a DNF’er I would definitely have DNF’d this one.
I’m not a fan of these previously released books getting a second printing without disclosing the fact that they are old material. Generally there’s a reason why they weren’t big hits the first time around and Little Eve is certainly no exception to the rule.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, NetGalley! ...more
An Honest Lie was definitely one of my most anticipated reads this Spring and when my NetGalley request sat as “pending” for eternity (than
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An Honest Lie was definitely one of my most anticipated reads this Spring and when my NetGalley request sat as “pending” for eternity (thank you, NetGalley, for finally allowing users to delete unresponsive requests!) I made sure I was first on the library waiting list for pub day. The story here takes place in the past and the present. In the present our leading lady Rainy is a pretty well-known sculpture artist who lives with her boyfriend Grant on Tiger Mountain and begrudgingly associates with all of his pals at various happy hours, dinners, etc. In the past “Summer” and her mother live outside of Las Vegas . . . . in a cult . . . .
Obviously the past narrative is where it’s at. The present was lackluster from the jumpstart with undeveloped characters and a “girls trip” to Las Vegas which was obviously only a ploy to get Rainy/Summer back to her roots. Rainy is once again Tarryn Fisher herself – her physical appearance is pretty much identical and she lives in the same place Fisher has recently moved to. That being said, the story flowed alright for the first 200 pages although it wasn’t nearly as dark as I would expect from a cult book – especially one with ACTUAL SPOILER(view spoiler)[a potential child pornography ring (hide spoiler)] subplot. The last 100 pages, though? What a slog. There just wasn’t really anything there. The bad guy was obviously the bad guy. Rainy did the typical bimbo move of running straight to danger with not much of a plan on how she was going to get out of things alive. The stuff with the “friend” was paper thin. I’ve really enjoyed Tarryn Fisher in the past and I will definitely read what she comes up with next, but this one was a swing and a miss.
Oh, and a nickel’s worth of free advice: Having your best friend write your cover blurb is kind of like telling everyone you know how smart and pretty you are because your mom says so. It’s tacky – like 5 Starring your own book. Lovers of Verity should definitely seek out Fisher’s stuff. Lovers of the New Adult instalove stylings CoHo is most well-known for will probably not be fans. ...more
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