The Passage by Justin Cronin ~ Book Review

The Passage by Justin Cronin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had such high hopes for the novel. Don't get me wrong it was good, just mad long. I also should have read the book prior to watching the TV series. There are quite a few differences in the characters in regards to their roles (book vs. the tv series). I am still very much intrigued as to where the characters will end up, especially the young ones. So with that being said I will continue on to book #2 "The Twelve"

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The Outsider by Stephen King ~ Book Review

The Outsider by Stephen King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am so surprised that I made it through this novel. This genre is so outside (no pun intended) my wheelhouse of genres. I'm glad I stuck it through, "The Outsider" was a great read. Clearly I did not read the entire synopsis of this book. Because if I had, I would have known it was part science fiction. It literally took me reading half of the book to realize it was science fiction/horror.

My favorite characters were Holly and Yunis. Holly's reactions to the foolishness and mayhem makes me think of I would possibly react in these situations. In addition, her social awkwardness is refreshing throughout the novel. Yunis just seems like a really cool cop that has a problem with censoring what comes out of his mouth, yet another one of my traits.

This novel starts off with a gruesome murder, but the who done it was kept me reading it's lengthy pages. Looking forward to my next Stephen King novel.

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Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" ~ Book Review

Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I had really high hopes for this novel. I listed to the audiobook and narrator did give me life in the reading of the novel, but I found myself not paying total attention to bits and pieces of the novel. The life this young woman lead was quite interesting. Sex, adulting, self love, health concerns, navigating dysfunction in school and family; this book hits on many different topics. No judging, she had a hard life but its the journey that's described in the novel that makes it interesting to complete this novel.

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