If you are unaware what the Buzzword Readathon/Challenge is see my prior post HERE. Last month the buzzword prompt was to pick a book with direction related words in the title and I ended up completing Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough which I really enjoyed! For June the buzzword is the word all and for that my options are options:
All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman
All Systems Read by Martha Wells
This month there are 4 books I am really going to try and prioritise which are some newer releases and then I can just mood read for the rest of the month whenever I get in the mood!
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas
For May I didn’t read as much as what I wanted to but overall it was a pretty well rounded month!
I ended up completing:
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo – ⭐️4/5 stars
Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan – ⭐️2/5 stars
Well Matched by Jen DeLuca – ⭐️3/5 stars
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston – ⭐️2/5 stars
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough – ⭐️4/5 stars
*BEWARE OF SPOILERS*
Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise.
Louise I enjoyed as a character. Her perspective being the other woman in a marriage was interesting to read from especially since she’s quite relatable. Some of the decisions she makes like continuing her friendship with Adele were not the greatest but I can see why she would want to.
Adele I honestly thought was inconsequential at first. I figured this was just mainly focus on David’s infidelity’s and finding out that he was actually behind the fire that killed her parents. I definitely didn’t think she would progress into the sociopathic character she was portrayed to be in the end. I was very much intrigued and entertained by the way she played Louise and orchestrated everything, to say I was shocked would be an understatement.
David is a tricky one. I can understand the predicament he has found himself in being stuck in this marriage with Adele but if he would of just come clean from the start like he wanted to none of this would of happened. I think he is just as culpable as Adele and I feel like there should of been some ramifications for being an accessory. He is still a cheater at the end of the day and there was nothing really about the man that appealed to me. I don’t understand why Adele and Louise are both so enamored by him, we only ever see him drunk and crazed most of the time.
The overall pacing was very well done. Though not a lot happens for about 3/4 of this book I still felt compelled to continue reading and figure out what Adele was going to do next and what was this secret she was holding over David’s head. I liked the supernatural element, it gave the book a little excitement, especially after Louise figured it out.
⭐️4/5 stars That last twist at the end was mind blowing!!
I did this tag around this time last year and thought why not revisit and do some predictions for 2022!
All of these prompts are your predictions for your…
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas
Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin – This series has steadily gone downhill for me
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie – I have a feeling I might love some of these characters
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman
Amy Leigh Reads 