Finished reading The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection

 

Hey Bookies,

Well it took me at least until the very end that this book was just a continuation of one story. It's just broken up into different parts and scenarios. Also it took me that long that the title said Tomie instead of Tome. I can read, I swear. Anyway, there isn't much to say about this that won't ruin the story. I'm also curious what kind of thing Tomie is to keep coming back to life. I wonder if any of the other books or stories will explain. I've pretty much ended this book with more questions than answers. As much as I liked this book, I can only give it three stars. Only because I can't say much about it. It is a quick read and only took me a few hours to finish. I know these stories are supposed to be scary as well, but they just confuse me because I'm too focused on what the heck Tomie is. I do plan on getting more works done by Junji Ito, but I don't know when I will get them. I guess we will just have to keep our eyes out for it.

So until next time....

-Lys

Started reading The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection

 

Hey there Bookies,

I picked up a quick read. Also I've heard a lot about Junji Ito and I just had to read their work. I'm already about halfway through and I'm having difficulty trying to see the meaning behind the story. The first one I read, Tomie, I kind of got. But the second one, Photograph,  not so much. I'm about to read the third one called Kiss and I'm curious what the meaning will be. These are fascinating stories so far and I'm breezing through them. Maybe I'll find a deep dive into them on Youtube once I finish this collection. Maybe I'll even watch some movies inspired by this work of art. I wish I could say more but I think that would ruin what you will get once you read the collection. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Almost done reading Lock Every Door

 

Hey there Bookies,

I've been devouring this book. I can't put it down. Also I'm getting to the part where everything is being revealed and I can't spoil that for you. Jules is our main character. She is jobless after getting laid off from her job and homeless after finding her boyfriend cheating on her. Jules been crashing at her friend's house until she can get back on her feet when she sees an ad to be an apartment sitter at the most famous apartment building in Manhattan, The Bartholomew. She thinks it is too good to be true but she takes the job anyways. She even makes friends with a sitter staying in the apartment below her. But things get weird when her new friend suddenly disappears without a trace. When Jules tries to find out what happened to her friend, she falls down a rabbit hole of secrets that weren't meant to be discovered. The book does alternate between two different timelines. The times she lives at the Bartholomew and the time she has at the hospital six days after her arrival. The whole time you are reading this book and you are trying to figure out how she ended up in the hospital to begin with. What was she running from? That alone makes you want to read the book. But as you read more about her time there, you want to read more because she discovers mysteries and secrets. Its so hard for me to even put the book down long enough to do anything else. Did we get our first five star of the year? We will just have to find out once I finish the book but I do highly recommend this book. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Started reading Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

 

Hey there Bookies,

I'm on to my second book of my 48 hour reading challenge. I have not officially started this book but I'm excited to start it. I don't know much about the book. I just know that it is a thriller mystery book, which is something I've been into lately. I don't recall reading any Riley Sager books in the past, but it is never too late to start. I just know that the book takes place in an apartment building and that is it. I did read the prologue which didn't give me much but a ton of questions. Now I just want to binge read this book and see what it is all about. What is about this apartment building that made one of its tenants get hit by a car and never want to go back to that place? 

So until next time...

-Lys

Read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

 

Hello Bookies,

I'm currently doing a 48 hour reading challenge and I will have to say I'm not doing well with it, because life is busy to the point that it won't let me have time to read. Also I tend to have trouble focusing on one thing for a long time and that may also be a factor. But this book was the first book I read for the challenge. It took me longer than a day to read because well I'm a tired human being. I fell asleep while reading it. Not because the book was boring or anything, I just can't read laying down. The book follows a young boy and I don't think it ever said his name in the whole book. A lot of bad events happen to him following his failed birthday party, but then he meets a young girl at a farmhouse who lives in the house at the end of the lane. This girl introduces him to a world outside of his own but something goes wrong. Bad events start to happen and a new nanny comes to stay at their house. The nanny isn't what she seems to be and the boy goes to the little girl's family to help protect him from this nanny. The nanny ends up being this creature they encountered in the woods earlier in the book and she keeps saying how the boy belongs to her because she made her way home inside this boy. But then these hungry birds come, more known as cleaners, and they destroy the nanny but also try to go after the boy. The girl protects the boy from the birds but she gets hurt really bad. There is more to this story but I don't want to ruin it for anyone who wants to read it. I discovered this book through a video essay on Youtube and thought I should give it a read. Now this book is probably going to get a low rating because it was hard for me to focus on the true story behind this book. Maybe if I had a quiet house and a not so busy lifestyle, I would have been able to sit in a quiet room and really read the book. Really analyze what it was trying to tell me, but I couldn't. But I did still enjoy it. It was a good short read and I can proudly say that I have read two Neil Gaiman books now.

So until next time....

-Lys

Reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

 

Hello fellow Bookies,

Well, I'm just casually reading along with an audiobook while I prepare for my first 48 hour reading challenge. While I wait for the challenge to start, I grabbed one of the few books off my shelf that had an audiobook available at the library. Gone Girl was the first one I found and I'm now reading it. I know this book was turned into a movie, but I probably won't watch it. Depends if I like the book or not. Lately I've been a pretty hard critic when it comes to books. Anyways, I started the book a few days ago and I'm honestly that far. I'm only about ten percent of the way through the book. But I do have to say that I see red flags immediately in this married couple's life. We have one spouse making decisions on things without hearing out what the other spouse has to say. And, if they do, they completely ignore it and do what they want in the first place. That is just one example. Anyway, I have to say that the book is a little slow right now. It's not pulling me into the mystery that is taking place. I've heard people talk about this book or mention it, so it made a big enough impression to get people talking. Or, maybe they are just talking about the movie. I guess I will never know unless I force myself to read more. So far this book is looking at about a one or two stars.

So until next time....

-Lys

Almost done reading Uprooted

 

Hey there Bookies,

It's been a while since I updated you on this book. But that is because it is so long. The reading for it has gotten faster the moment I got the audiobook to listen to while I follow along. Now I don't know what my thoughts are on this book but I'm going to try to sort them out as we go. I still don't remember how this ended up on my long list of books to read, but I found it on the list while I was reorganizing. So this is a book I wanted to read and I can't remember why. Now I would love to give you a summary of the book but there is a slight problem. I don't remember most of the book I read. I remember bits and pieces but not enough to give the book justice. As I was reading along with the audiobook, I was realizing that this book had a lot of information. Maybe too much information. Like if you got rid of some of the details, you wouldn't lose any of the plot and the book wouldn't be as long. But due to the fact that there was so much information to take it the book kind of became forgettable in my opinion. Its not a bad book. I don't hate it. But I think I'm just turned off with how some parts are very descriptive when they don't need to be. Also the book has a slow start with some action to keep the reader going. But the big action doesn't happen until you get about two thirds of the way through the book. So if you can survive the slow burn until then, this might be a book for you. But I'm an impatient person and if I didn't switch to the audiobook, I probably would have never finished this book. Now I had to sit and debate what to give this book. I was thinking about giving it three stars but I didn't like the book. But I also didn't hate it. And, two stars seemed unfair to the hard work the author put into this monstrous book. To me the book is just okay and maybe a little forgettable.

So until next time....

-Lys