Half the novel is essentially told from her point of view as she adjusts to having her daughter back. Partially because of Anna, Julie’s mother. You’re left wondering what happened to her? How did she escape? Who was the man that took her?īut as the story continued I found myself less and less intrigued. Many years later they’ve all but given up the search, only to have her show up on their doorstep alive. Her younger sister, hiding in the closet, is the only witness. It started out strong in the beginning a young girl, Julie, is kidnapped from her home in the middle of the night.
Unfortunately, it would not meet my high expectations. So when I first started hearing good things about Good as Gone I was pretty excited to pick it up. More often then not I find them filled with lacklustre female characters and predictable plots. I love a good thriller, but I find myself reading so many mediocre ones it can get frustrating. It was compared to all the recent best selling thrillers– Girl on the Train, All the Missing Girls, and of course, Gone Girl. It’s a blast if you don’t mind some bloodshed and backstabbing.Įarlier this summer, I started to see multiple rave reviews for this book. I’m not sure how many books there will be in the series, but I’m hoping for a duology. Oh, and it’s a world where women are in power, so that was awesome. It’s been awhile since I’ve read something without feeling like I had to have something grand to say about it. It’s a pretty dark book, but it’s my kind of dark and it was a fun read. The catch is that there is only one Queen, and to be Queen, one of the triplets has to kill her sisters the year they turn sixteen. They’re always women who possess “coveted magic” (Elemental, Naturalist, Poisoner, and the rare War Gift). It’s a world where a set of royal triples are born and all are equal heirs to the throne. I noted the title because the premise was really interesting. I went to a HarperCollins Canada event that gave us a preview of their new titles out this fall including Three Dark Crowns. –Christie Williamson Three Dark Crowns Kendare Blake And she needs to hurry up with the rest of the series. Maas, once again having written a book which is truly from a female perspective, not just featuring a female character, wins my love. Because yeah, it would be problematic to get your period while running for your life with little, but the clothes on your back. It’s quite naturally incorporated into the story, but it stopped me dead.
So, of course, she has to get supplies as she isn’t packing anything with her. There’s a deadline, there are enemies after them, they are traveling with minimal supplies and maximum speed, and she gets her period. One thing that I really, really love about this book, which is unique to me so far in all the books I’ve read, is that one of the heroines (and there is more than one heroine in this series) is on a journey by boat. Though “velvet wrapped steel” seems to be a favorite phrase of Maas’. The sex is fairly healthy and egalitarian, and if you’re going to read about sex this isn’t a bad ideal to hope for. The sex scenes aren’t particularly graphic, but it isn’t just “dot dot dot” and then it continues on with the story either.
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The series touches on rape, and slavery, and occasionally graphic violence. And this is not the last book in the series–I really need to learn to wait until the whole series comes out before I start reading.ĭespite this being YA, I want to point out that this is definitely older YA. Great story, fast pace, strong (but not perfect) female characters. It is no secret that I love the Throne of Glass series. –Ardo Empire of Storms Throne of Glass #5 It could be your favourite book of the year. It was a reading experience that made me anxious, because I’m very existential right now, but I wouldn’t trade those words for the world. It features people who are messy and searching for love (sometimes even fearful of it).
It’s an exploration of the term “mother,” how we use it, engage with it, and what we expect of it. It’s about the summer just before she goes off to college and how the decisions she makes then affect her life afterwards. The Mothers takes place in a black community in southern California and focuses on seventeen-year-old Nadia Turner who just lost her mother to suicide. I asked my book friends about it and they convinced me that it was a book I had to read. Lupita Nyong’o was on the cover looking gorgeous as usual, and I came across the magazine’s “People Are Talking About” section that featured Bennett and her book. I found out about this book while reading the October 2016 issue of Vogue. OctoDisclaimer: An Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the book was provided by the publisher for an honest review.