so-so#2017Book179
This thriller is pretty fast-paced, but also fairly predictable. There were also a few side plots that took up way too much space but didn't advance the story at all other than to distract the reader from the mystery.
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The Cutaway: A Novel | 
so-so#2017Book179
This thriller is pretty fast-paced, but also fairly predictable. There were also a few side plots that took up way too much space but didn't advance the story at all other than to distract the reader from the mystery.
Just getting started on this, but into it so far. It seems like a solid mystery/thriller. I love Litsy, but I think the so-so rating results in an unfair shake to titles sometimes. I get being lukewarm on a book, but 33% is a failing grade!! This poor book probably studied so hard and just had a bad day! It didn't sleep the night before! It respectfully requests extra credit.
so-soChristina Kovac's debut thriller is a solid affair that utilises her own experience in news media to provide a compelling account of newsroom politics, economics and competing egos but neither the romance element nor Virginia's troubled history interested me enough and the mystery element itself didn't feature the victim enough to care about the outcome and is hampered by a limited list of suspects, which makes the result predictable.
pickA great debut. My review at this link: https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-cutaway-by-christina-kovac.html?m=...
Started this last week and couldn't really get into it, but maybe I can finish it in my last 5 hours of #24in48...
pickI needed a palate cleanser after having my heart ripped out by The Hate U Give and this certainly fit the bill. It's marketed for fans of The Good Wife and The Newsroom but I think it's more for fans of Scandal and that Piper Perabo/Daniel Sunjata show that just got cancelled. Completely ridiculous at times but ultimately soapy fun.
•Being good at what you do is the closest thing to freedom a woman can find.•
"I don't question why some women are competitive with others" she said shrugging. "It's too stupid to contemplate." ??♀️
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not the best 'thriller' that I've read. I enjoyed the book throughout, but definitely did not care for the ending. Makes you feel cut off.. likes where's the rest?! Where are the answers?? Eh.
Another one arrived today to add to the stack 🙊🙀🤷🏻♀️
so-soThis was ok but not as good or surprising as I'd hoped.
On to the next book for #litsypartyofone
The #litsypartyofone continues, with a cider and more HGTV (the Blue Jays game is depressing me so I had to change the channel).
Hope you all are having a fun Friday!
panThis book has a promising premise, but it was super slow (I certainly wouldn't call it a thriller) and required far too much suspension of disbelief for me. Compelling enough (in a few key moments of action and intrigue) that I finished listening, but I had a tough time staying focused on it. I did appreciate the subtle recurring theme of women's experiences of fear (felt accurate to my own experiences), but on the whole this was a disappointment.
pickI really enjoyed this! Really gripping! (Plus I loved the behind-the-scenes look at the D.C. journalism scene!)
pan☠ Not my cup of tea. It took waaay too much effort to finish this book and it seemed more of a chore than anything else.
Oddly enough, after I returned feedback on this #NetGalley, Atria, its publisher, declined my other request. Oh well.
Full review: http://www.theghastlygrimoire.com/2017/03/05/book-review-the-cutaway-by-christin...
ha! this is a great line. I mean, I love a Blue Moon with an orange slice, but this guy has it right.
Managed to finish it somehow. Seriously, I shouldn't have to get 3/4 of the way through a book before It's of any interest.
Reading at work again. Is it okay to drop a NetGalley? This book is horrible and not at all what it is marketed as. Rather than a thriller, it's basically a corny, self-centered romance with whiny men. I have been force feeding myself this book for too long.
It's dark, work is quiet, and we have storms coming in. Aw yeeeah.
