panI gave The Haunting of Paynes Hollow three stars, mostly out of kindness. I read it quickly, but more out of boredom than suspense. The story felt very unrealistic, and for me, a good horror novel needs at least a touch of realism to make the scares truly land. Maybe this genre just isn‘t for me. The author‘s writing itself wasn‘t bad, but the story didn‘t resonate, and I don‘t think I‘ll seek out similar books in the future.
#HaikuADay #HaikuHive
Still catching up daily haikus. This one was inspired by my 4th Silent Book Club experience. We read at outside tables & Thursday night was blustery (although not cold because well, … Hawaii. We scooched in at tables under the eaves & some people went into the mall, but the reading & bookish talk went on.
Rainy Evening Reads
Wind and rain outside
Silent Book Club carries on
Readers gotta read!
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, Bookwomble, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, The_Book_Ninja, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
It was late December in the south of England, and though it was only three in the afternoon, the sky outside Charlotte Holmes‘s bedroom window was as black and full as it would‘ve been in the Arctic Circle.
#TheLastOfAugust #BrittanyCavallaro #CharlotteHolmes #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookcase #bookcases #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #Mystery #YoungAdult #Contemporary #Fiction #Audiobook #MysteryThriller #Romance #Retellings
pickThis was really good! Part murder mystery, part haunting and all family drama. It was really well written and kept me guessing until the end on what was really happening!
The first time I met her was at the tail end of one of those endless weekday nights you could only have at a school like Sherringford.
#AStudyInCharlotte #BrittanyCavallaro #book #books #bookcase #bookcases #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverdesigner #bookclub #bookclubs #bookvibe #bookvibes #bookvsfilm #bookvsmovie #bookbag #bookbags #Mystery #YoungAdult #Contemporary #Fiction #Retellings #MysteryThriller #Audiobook #Romance 💟💟💟
#LittleWolf1
I read this one book and was completely turned off by her style of writing. I won't read another Hoover ever again. 🤷♀️
pick3.8 ⭐️ I may be a little biased as I work as a therapist in a prison, which led me to wanting to smack the crap out of the FMC 90% of the time. Otherwise, it was a good thriller. Had to second guess myself a lot of times, but I wasn‘t overly surprised by the end. OK, that‘s not completely true. There was one scene that when I found out about and I was like “well damn”. Overall, a fun read, and I will try this author again in the future.
Finished!✔️ Review to come probably tomorrow or next day unless this migraine🤯 I‘m trying to get gets worse. Then it could be later.
#LitsyReads #FinishedReading #botm
