An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Couldn’t put it down, for a while I thought I would like this more than The Wife Between Us but once I finished I changed my mind.  When I went to the book signing for this book, they mentioned that it may be a TV series, I am looking forward to seeing how it is done.

Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes

This was just so-so, none of the characters were that memorable or likeable to me.  It wasn’t bad, but when I think back about it I can hardly remember anything about it.

Varina by Charles Frazier

I thought this was a good book but I found it really hard to connect with.  I didn’t like that there were no quotation marks, which I think was what made it hard for me to really get into.  By the end of the book I really didn’t think that Varina was very likeable.

Watchmen by Alan Moore Illustration by Dave Gibbons

This was an interesting take on superheroes and how they affect the people they help.  I like the alternate history aspect of the story.  I think that I am glad that I watched the movie before, so that I was a bit more familiar with all the characters and the world.

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua

This was a lot of fun to read and was very entertaining, I like the created alternate history and the play on Holmes and Watson.  I think that this would make a really cute animated movie

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

While I enjoyed this book, it was a bit hard to get into, and I think that if I wasn’t familiar with the story from Dark Shadows, and the movie versions I’ve seen before  that I wouldn’t have liked it as much as I did.  

Bright Burns the Night by Sara B. Larson

I was kind of disappointed with this sequel, it felt like it could have just been added to the first book with a bit cut out and it would have been fine.  I hated the constant use of the wording “the male,” it was gross.  I think it had a lot of potential but it just fell a little flat for me.

Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday

This was interesting, but it was so long winded.  It felt like he was padding the book with analogies just to get the page count.

Dracula by Bram Stoker adpated Roy Thomas and illustrated by Dick Giordano

This was a great adaptation of Dracula, it had a lot of the bits most versions cut out.  The illustrations were really good.  I like that they switched it up having Lucy be dark haired and Mina blonde.

Sense & Sensiblity by Jane Austen and adapted and Illustraged by Nancy Butler and Sonny Liew

This is my favorite Jane Austen book and movie, I really enjoyed the illustration and the adaptation of the story, now I really want to watch the movie.

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

I heard about this book from the musical, from watching some of the clips on YouTube it seemed interesting, so I’m really glad that I picked this up.  It was funny and I really enjoyed how simple the drawings were, but I how recognizable it was, like the little drawing of Nixon.

Check, Please! Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

I liked the illustrations and thought the story was cute.  Love the bit with the figure skating.

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

I thought the story was very cute, and the drawings reminded me of the Professor Layton games.  I really love the ending and think that this would make a great animated movie.

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

I thought this book was very good, I learned about what happened when the India was no longer controlled by the British and how it was separated.  It was a quick read since it was written as a diary.  I would recommend this book and would definitely read more from this author in the future.

Severance by Ling Ma

So far this year I’ve read a lot of books that each chapter is going back and forth from the past to the present, I enjoyed it in this book as well.  I enjoyed that the book ended in Chicago and mentioned places that I am familiar with.  I didn’t like that there were no quotation marks.  This was a weird book, but I think that it would make an interesting movie.

Mary Poppins P.L Travers

It was so much fun rereading this after so many years.  I remember listening to the book on tape with Maggie Smith as Mary Poppins, after rereading this and seeing the new movie, I think I prefer the books to the movies, as good at the original movie was, I like book Mary Poppins more.

The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper

I didn’t really enjoy this at all, there wasn’t anything really wrong with it, but it was full of clichés, and there were things in the book that didn’t see true to the time period, I feel that it would have been better if it was set later like the 1980’s then in the 1950’s.  

The Kill Switch by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood

I thought that this was a great start to a new series, I really liked that the story was also told from the dogs perspective.  It was action packed and while I was reading it kind of felt like I was watching episodes of a TV series. 

The Au Pair by Emms Rous

I enjoyed this book, though I was a bit disappointed due to blurb I read about the book, which mentioned V.C. Andrews.  Looking back now I can see why but I guess I was thinking it would be a bit more salacious.  I enjoyed that each chapter alternated perspectives, and were from the past and the present. 

Verses for the Dead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Another great Pendergast book.  I always enjoy them but I felt that this was closer to the ones that made the series really good.  I enjoyed the Pendergast’s partner Agent Coldmoon, this book felt like the pilot episode of The X-Files, Pendergast as Mulder and Coldmoon as Scully.  I also liked meeting Smithback’s twin brother, he will be a great addition to this world.  It was a relief that Constance was hardly in the book at all, it’s amazing how much I have come to hate her character and wish that Pendergast left her in Tibet.  As always I can’t wait until next year for the next book.

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King

I started watching the series before I picked up this book, so I was familiar with the basic plot.  I really enjoyed the book and look forward to watching the rest of the TV series and continuing the book series.  

Final Girls by Riley Sager

“There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read—unless it be reading while you eat.” – E. Nesbit






Last year I read The Last Time I Lied, but  I thought this was better, I liked the plot of the story and how it kept me guessing what was going on and who the killer was.  I had a guess early on but I was wrong.  I think that this would make an interesting movie.  It had a bit of a Scream vibe to me