February, 2023
February 2nd, 2023, 5:34 p.m. - They call it a thriller but I didn't read anything thrilling
5. The Villa (Rachel Hawkins)
Up next: City Under One Roof (Iris Yamashita)
February 10th, 2023, 8:03 p.m. - February isn't off to a great start for me, reading-wise
6. City Under One Roof (Iris Yamashita)
Up next: The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
February 16th, 2023, 4:59 p.m. - Leo, I will pay you to shut up
7. The Woman in the Library (Sulari Gentill)
Up next: Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
February 26th, 2023, 2:27 p.m. - Not-so-final final girls
8. Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
Up next: Just Like Home (Sarah Gailey)
I love Hawkins but this just...wasn't good. The main mystery wasn't compelling. The decisions that the protagonist made that were supposed to be empowering, I guess, were stupid. There was nothing thrilling about this. Swing and a miss.
Half the book was just...nothing. Nothing happens. There's nothing interesting or compelling about the characters. One of them is more or less completely unnecessary. The climax barely qualifies as one. A waste of my time.
This was a lot different from what I expected, but not in a bad way. Great twists and pretty satisfying pacing. Finally, something I liked this month!
I don't know if I'm bold enough to say that this was a sequel that surpassed the original, but it's pretty freaking close. I can't wait for the third in the trilogy.