Complicit | 
pickThat was...interesting. Though you pretty much figure out the twist early on in the story, the journey to the conclusion is still a tightly plotted, thrilling, riddlesome ride. Despite everything, the characters are very compelling, and the writing is really gorgeous. While I wasn‘t a huge fan of the twist itself, it made for an interesting story, with a fantastically dark, twisty ending. ★★★½.
2nd for #24in48
Day 7 of the #riotgrams Challenge: black writers! “A selection of *excellent* black authors, both classic and contemporary.” - Rioter @Kelly
I'm 60 pages into Complicit. It's short so I plan to finish it before I go to bed. This is my #24in48 readathon cheer squad. Although, I think they're tapping out for a couple hours. Based on last night's reading activities, they'll be up and running around before I tap out for the night. Cinna is the orange cat sprawled out on the couch cushion. His momma, Katniss, is the white cat stretched out on the back of the couch. Total party poopers! 😸
I intentionally got pizza & cheesy bread from my favorite pizza place as well as some beer to wash it down. I like to celebrate events and I consider the #24in48 readathon an event! See those carrots, snap peas, & hummus peaking out from the left? I'm hoping to dig into those too so it's not a weekend of just pizza, pop tarts, coffee, & beer. We'll have to see. The id part of my brain is screaming - forget healthy life choices this weekend!
pick"This second novel by Stephanie Kuehn had me flipping pages, or in my case pushing page turn buttons, faster than you can imagine. It‘s an intense, on-the-edge of your seat novel that I finished in one day." Reviewed by Thalia https://goo.gl/U9tfAA
pickSuper suspenseful and deeply unsettling, and OMG that last page! My first read by Kuehn, but definitely not my last.
the rain‘s trailed to a soft drizzle that makes it feel like God‘s spitting on me, or on everyone really, since natures‘s not something I like to take personally.
How much you liked a person didn‘t always correlate with how much you might want them.
there‘s no outsmarting fate, and there are no miracles to question. The past is what matters, and it‘s the one thing that can never be changed.
There are some dreams you can‘t wake up from. Ever. These are called nightmares.
It‘s my own personal paradox, I guess - either my brain doesn‘t know how to be happy or my heart doesn‘t know how to let me.
I can‘t stand to hurt other people‘s feelings. Not saying what I mean is sometimes the best way I know to be kind.
there are some truths that nobody can handle, and which everyone is more than willing to forget.
