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Zero Days Review

by amyleighreads2 Comments on Zero Days Review

*SOME SPOILERS AHEAD*

Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect—her. Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she circles closer to the real killer in this unputdownable and heart-pounding mystery.

I liked the fact that we start off the book in the middle of a break in. I went into this book completely blind so I wasn’t aware of the fact that they were actually hired by the company and I was kind of on the edge of my seat. This was a great way to establish how the relationship between Jack and Gabe worked and how she suffers without him in her ear for the rest of the plot.

I was a tad annoyed that she injures herself so early on the book and that completely hinders her stamina and strength. I would of liked her to be at her best and not be as debilitated by not being able to think more critically due to pain. Because of this most of the answers to the whole mystery behind Gabe’s death is pretty much told to her by those around her and she doesn’t completely come up with the answers by herself like I thought she would.

Again because of this injury she isn’t in motion all that much and we’re pretty much just sitting with her while she stews upon what her next move is and how much she is bleeding at the moment and should she just give up or keep going. It got just a little bit repetitive I think when I was wanting more action and adventure. She was basically just trying to run from the cops rather than on the hunt for the actual people who killed Gabe which is kind of what I wanted to see.

I was engaged and highly invested in figuring out what happened and her genuine sadness over the death of her husband felt very realistic and authentic to me, didn’t shed any tears but that melancholy feeling overcame me for sure! I was very content with the ending and even though there are still a few answers I wish we would of gotten I was overall entertained.

⭐️3/5 stars Not my favourite Ruth Ware but still pretty good!

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Such Sharp Teeth Review

by amyleighreads1 Comment on Such Sharp Teeth Review

Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby’s father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she’d put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she’s attacked. Rory survives, miraculously, but life begins to look and feel different. She’s unnaturally strong, with an aversion to silver–and suddenly the moon has her in its thrall. She’s changing into someone else–something else, maybe even a monster. But does that mean she’s putting those close to her in danger? Or is embracing the wildness inside of her the key to acceptance?

Rory was an interesting character for sure. I feel like even though this is from her perspective we don’t delve as deep into her character than what I wanted. She reacts pretty realistically throughout her attack and the subsequent changes that start to occur. She is a very defensive and overtly arrogant character as well which I appreciated, she’s not the most likeable person.

I understand Scarlett had a lot going on being pregnant and everything but she wasn’t very observant of her sister. I know they don’t really express their emotions to each other in this family but Rory would continuously wear the same outfit for weeks and apparently smelled pretty bad and she wouldn’t say anything to her. Also the fact that she invited her mother over and didn’t really consider Rory’s feelings at all despite knowing how touchy the subject was.

The romance was very cute albeit far fetched. The fact that this man still continued to allow Rory back into his life when she did some pretty awful things to him just wouldn’t happen I don’t think. But because the book overall is pretty over the top and a tad ridiculous I could let that go and just enjoy the cuteness. The mystery behind who was the original werewolf wasn’t that much of a surprise but I did enjoy the build up to the full moon and how Rory was trying to find a way to stay aware after the change.

⭐️4/5 stars I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to!

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Goodreads Reading Goal

by amyleighreads1 Comment on Goodreads Reading Goal

I hit my Goodreads goal for the year last week! I did not expect to have finished this amount so quickly in the year and I am super stoked and surprised to have already read 80 books. My recent obsession with audiobooks is 100% the reason I have been able to finish so many books already and I excited to continue on with this momentum!