This is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. In this post we highlight a book that’s highly anticipated.
The book that I’m waiting on this Wednesday is Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher. The release date is June 18, 2019.
Goodreads Synopsis:
AGAINST ALL ODDS, SHE SURVIVED. THE FIRST GIRL BORN IN FIFTY YEARS. THEY CALLED HER EVE.
THE WORLD HAD WAITED FOR HER ARRIVAL WITH BATED BREATH.
She is the last girl on earth, and all her life Eve has been kept away from the opposite sex. Kept from the truth of her past.
SHE’S THE ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS. THEIR FINAL HOPE.
But at sixteen it’s time for Eve to face her destiny. Three potential males have been selected for her. The future of the world is in her hands. She’s always accepted her fate.
EVE IS THE SAVIOUR OF HUMANITY.
Until she meets Bram.
Eve wants control over her life. She wants freedom.
I AM EVE.
How do you choose between love and the future of the human race?
Title: The Missing Season Author: Gillian French Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Thriller Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Indigo Summer Preview Format: Paperback Release Date: May 21, 2019 Rating: ★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
Whenever another kid goes missing in October, the Pender kids know what is really behind it: a horrific monster out in the marshes they have named the Mumbler.
That’s what Clara’s new crew tells her when she moves to town: Bree and Sage, who take her under their wing; spirited Trace, who has taken the lead on this year’s Halloween prank war; and magnetic Kincaid, whose devil-may-care attitude and air of mystery are impossible for Clara to resist.
Clara doesn’t actually believe in the Mumbler. But as Halloween gets closer and tensions build in the town, it’s hard to shake the feeling that there really is something dark and dangerous in Pender, lurking in the shadows, waiting to bring the stories to life.
Review:
There was some beautiful imagery in this book. The woods were described vividly. It felt like I was right there. One recurring image that stood out to me was the moths. They’re really harmless to people, yet they can be destructive to clothing if they invade. They can also seem scary when they are in large swarms. This was a great image in the story.
I thought that the missing kids would play a larger part in the story. Someone goes missing about halfway through. The first half of the story was about Clara getting to know the people in town and forming relationships with them. I was a little disappointed that the real mystery of the story started so late.
I was surprised at the ending, which was the conclusion to the mystery of the Mumbler. There was no way I could have guessed it. I wish there had been clues as to what was really happening throughout the story, so I had an opportunity to solve the mystery.
This was a good story, but not as suspenseful as I thought it would be.
Thank you Indigo for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
What to read next:
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
Have you read The Missing Season? What did you think of it?
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and it is now hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is Favourite Books Released in the Last Ten Years. Here’s my list:
1. Restore Me (Shatter Me #4) by Tahereh Mafi
2. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
3. Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo
4. Fairest of All (Whatever After #1) by Sarah Mlynowski
5. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
6. Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy #2) by Laura Sebastian
7. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) by Michelle Hodkin
8. A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
9. Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
10. My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Title: Deposing Nathan Author: Zack Smedley Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ Publisher: Page Street Publishing Source: Publisher via NetGalley Format: Ebook Release Date: May 7, 2019 Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
For sixteen years, Nate was the perfect son—the product of a no-nonsense upbringing and deep spiritual faith. Then he met Cam, who pushed him to break rules, dream, and accept himself. Conflicted, Nate began to push back. With each push, the boys became more entangled in each others’ worlds…but they also spiraled closer to their breaking points. And now all of it has fallen apart after a fistfight-turned-near-fatal-incident—one that’s left Nate with a stab wound and Cam in jail.
Now Nate is being ordered to give a statement, under oath, that will send his best friend to prison. The problem is, the real story of what happened between them isn’t as simple as anyone thinks. With all eyes on him, Nate must make his confessions about what led up to that night with Cam…and in doing so, risk tearing both of their lives apart.
Review:
This book begins at the end. Nate and Cam get into a fight right at the beginning. Cam is charged with stabbing Nate, yet it’s hard to see why when they become friends. Nate recounts their relationship as part of his deposition following the fight. Cam insists that Nate tell the whole story of what happened in their fight during his deposition, which seemed strange since he is the one who was charged.
The ending was a complete shock to me. I had no idea what would happen at the end of the deposition. However, when I look back on the story, there were hints at what would happen throughout it. My jaw dropped open when I read it. It was an amazing twist!
I found this story so compelling and hard to put down. I loved it!
Thank you Page Street Publishing for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
What to read next:
We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra
Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford
Have you read Deposing Nathan? What did you think of it?
This blog meme is hosted by Book Date. It is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organize yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment, and er… add to that ever growing TBR pile!
What I just finished:
This weekend I finished Deposing Nathanby Zack Smedley.
What I’m currently reading:
I’m currently reading The Rosie Result (Don Tillman #3) by Graeme Simsion.
What I’m reading next:
Next I will be reading Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong.
What are you guys reading this week? Have you read any of these books?
The meme that dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning? Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today! This meme is hosted by Midnight Book Girl.
This Sunday I’m reading The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion.
Goodreads Synopsis:
I was standing on one leg shucking oysters when the problems began…
Don and Rosie are back in Melbourne after a decade in New York, and they’re about to face their most important project.
Their son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn’t fitting in with the other kids. Meanwhile, Rosie is battling Judas at work, and Don is in hot water after the Genetics Lecture Outrage. The life-contentment graph, recently at its highest point, is curving downwards.
For Don Tillman, geneticist and World’s Best Problem-Solver, learning to be a good parent as well as a good partner will require the help of friends old and new.
It will mean letting Hudson make his way in the world, and grappling with awkward truths about his own identity.
And opening a cocktail bar.
Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters and an ending that will have readers cheering for joy, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final instalment of the internationally bestselling series that began with The Rosie Project.
Title: Somewhere Only We Know Author: Maurene Goo Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Source: Purchased Format: Hardcover Release Date: May 7, 2019 Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song “Heartbeat” in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger.
11 00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She’s very cute. He’s maybe curious.
12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same.
Review:
This was a fun story about a K-pop star getting to live a day without her fame.
It was a very fast-paced story. Most of the story takes place in 24 hours. This could be challenging, because it could make the story repetitive or boring if the same two characters are spending the whole book together. However, Lucky and Jack do so many different things in Hong Kong, so it wasn’t repetitive.
Lucky is an outgoing girl. She was making me nervous at times, because of the risks she would take. She snuck out of her hotel without her money or a phone, when she could be recognized and mobbed at any moment. She left her family to become a pop star in Korea when she was a preteen. This made her admirable, because she was brave enough to take these risks.
I loved this book! I highly recommend it for a fun, summer read!
What to read next:
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
Have you read Somewhere Only We Know? What did you think of it?
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