Almost done reading An Anonymous Girl

 

Hello Bookies,

This book is a spiraling rabbit hole. Everything seems find and dandy in the beginning that involves a study on young women and morality. Seems harmless. But as you get closer to the end, it is so much more than that. I don't even know what to tell you about the book that wouldn't ruin the plot. All I can say that this book is good. I couldn't even put it down to update you on what is going on in the book. It did take me a little longer to read because of work, but I still enjoyed it. I love books like this. I'm also wondering how this book is going to end. All the secrets are being revealed and you are at the point where you don't know who to trust. The writers did a good job making you feel like you are the main character in the book going through this experience. I am curious if I will get reader's hangover with this book like I did with Verity. I will probably give this book five stars and I highly recommend if you like the whole decent into madness and danger. That is the only way I can describe this book. It's not as messed up as Bunny but it is still pretty good. I'm so glad that this got recommended to me.

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished reading Verity

 

Hey there Bookies,

I've been so invested with this book that now it is over, I have no idea what to do. I got the version with the bonus chapter and that still leaves more questions and answers. So much goes on in this book that I have no idea what to talk about that wouldn't ruin the book. But I can say that this book leaves you wondering what is true and what is manipulation. I think Lowen is the only one that is who they seem in this book. Everyone else I can't be sure of. But to have Colleen Hoover write this book shows the talent she actually has. I would hate this book to be advertised as a romance for a small sub plot in the story. This is a thriller and a good one. Even while reading this gave me my own desire to write come to life. I guess if I ever have a writer's block I just need to pick up on of Colleen Hoover's books. She is so talented and inspirational. I can see why she is one of my favorite authors.

So until next time...

-Lys

Started reading An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

 

Hello Bookies,

This is another book I grabbed off the shelves at work. I started it today and I read it when I'm too lazy to go to my room to grab the other book I'm reading. I don't know much about this book but I wanted something similar to Bunny and this book showed up. I'm only a few pages in and I don't have much to say yet. There are a few factors that the book has talked about already that make me curious on what the story is about. I'm looking very forward to what story the books holds.

So until next time...

-Lys

Reading Verity by Colleen Hoover

 

Hello there Bookies,

I got this book while at work because I now work at my local library. Dangerous job for a bookworm like me. Anyways, I'm a big fan of Colleen Hoover. I love the deeper meaning that all of her books have and I don't believe the way she is advertised as a romance writer is right. But we aren't going to focus on that rant. I'll probably do a deep analysis of her books as a video down the road. Right now I want to talk about this book. I'm about halfway now because I read it before bed, which is probably a mistake because it's keeping me up at night. The book follows an unknown writer named Lowen. Lowen is having a bit of a rough streak because her books are doing well in sales when an offer comes up. She is to finish a series for another author named Verity, who was in an accident and can't finish the series. Of course this book wouldn't keep me up at night wanting to know more if there wasn't some drama. Lowen goes to stay at Verity's home in order to research her series so she can complete it. But strange things are going on in the house the longer she stays. Also finding an autobiography that Verity started reveals that the author is more than what meets the eyes. Now I'm just reading to see if I am correct about Verity and that she is faking this whole catatonic state in order to get attention from her husband that she seems to be obsessed with. Like I said, I'm about halfway and I'm already hooked.

So until next time....

-Lys

Halfway through The House at the End of the World

 

Hello there Bookies,

This book is taking me a while to read. I've been reading on my own and listening to the audiobook but it still feels like it is taking forever. Sadly the book is only a fourteen day loan from the library, so I'll have to return it. We still have the mysteries of what is going on Ringrock but we have learned a few things about our main character. She was a happily married woman with two kids but thanks to a group of young men that are used to getting away with the law decided to shoot down an ice cream shop where her parents and children were getting ice cream. Killing them. Then in the process of getting evidence and trying to find justice, Katie lost her husband to the same people in a hit and run because he was going to expose the crooked ways of the law. So in a matter of a few weeks, if not a few months, she lost everything. Now what is going on Ringrock is still a mystery. We now have a name to the project they were working on but we still don't know what it is. We kind of know what it is but not a hundred percent. Luckily the book introduces another main character who is the daughter of a couple that worked at Ringrock. I'm sure she is going to meet up with our other main character at one point and she will probably explain everything. But I will have to listen to the audiobook to find out since I still have that to finish the book. I am at the point that the book doesn't excite me but I still want to know how they will get out of this mess. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished reading Persepolis 2

 

Hello Bookies,

I actually finished this book yesterday but I was tired from work and didn't get a chance to post an update. This book is a really good book to learn about someone in a different country and the struggles they went through. The author even tried to marry her boyfriend of two years to find out that it wasn't going to work for her. Of course it was all because she needed to survive in her home country. A lot of freedom was taken from the woman in her country and she didn't find it fair. At the end she decides that she needed a place where she could be herself and not fear being arrested for it. So in a way the story ended on a happy note depending on how you look at it. I guess it could be a sad ending because she had to leave her family behind once again. I liked the story and learning about the author's culture and history. Sadly, there isn't much to say about the story due to the fact that it is a graphic novel. 

So until next time.....

-Lys

Started reading The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz

 Hey Bookies,

I pulled out this book right away because I can only have it for 14 days. The best I can do is also look up an audiobook for it so I can play games while I listen to it. I've only read a few chapters and not much is happening. You just have the mystery of the main character who bought this island because she is running from something or escaping something. You don't really know much about her past but I'm sure more will be revealed the more I read the book. She also keeps mentioning keeping a promise and we don't know what this promise is. But the biggest mystery in this book so far is this other island that everyone calls Ringrock. No one knows what is going on on the island. Some say it is military while others say it is a prison of some sort. But weird stuff starts going on. People on boats throwing some type of bombs into the water and scanning the sea bed. Also drones are sent out to scan the area and it just makes the main character a little uneasy. It would make me get uneasy too if an island that had no activity for all the time I lived by it suddenly have activity. Even though the book is a little slow, I still listen to see what the answers are to all of those mysteries taking place.

So until next time....

-Lys

Reading Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi

 Hey there Bookies,

You ask and you shall receive. I got the second book from library and this is all about her returning to her country. I still find it interesting to see the world through a different perspective. Especially history. In this graphic novel, you see the author's life in a different country. Her struggles of trying to fit in and trying to find herself. She even had a few relationships that took a toll on her self-esteem. But after four years overseas, she decides that she wants to go home. She misses her family and friends. When she returns it is a little unsettling for her because everything is different than when she was a child. Her father also tells her all that had happened while she was away and she learns that her struggles were small compared to her parents. The author even goes to see a good childhood friend of hers that fought in the war but now he is disabled because of it. I'm not quite done with the graphic novel yet. I've been reading a little bit of it before bed. But I still find it all interesting. 

So until next time...

-Lys