Date Read: July 19 Author: Cormac McCarthy Genre: Fiction Rating: 2/5 A father and his son walk alone through burned America, making their way through post-apocalyptic environments and monsters. From all of the prizes this book has won I had high expectations, but I hated the writing style and had trouble getting invested at all.Continue reading “The Road”
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The Trap
Date Read: July 11 Author: Melanie Raabe Genre: Thriller Original Language: German Rating: 2/5 I was really excited by the premise of this book: an author who witnessed her sister’s murder writes a book to trap the murderer. Once I started reading, I discovered the actual book’s writing to be clunky, and the interjections ofContinue reading “The Trap”
The Alehouse at the End of the World
Date Read: June 16 Author: Stevan Allred Genre: Fantasy Rating: 2/5 The premise of the novel certainly had premise, and the title and cover are eye-catching, but in the end there was too much of a focus on sex. The book would have held up without the focus on sex, and probably would have beenContinue reading “The Alehouse at the End of the World”
Frostblood
Date Read: March 15 Author: Elly Blake Genre: Fantasy Rating: 2/5 If you’ve read any other young adult fantasy novels this year, then you’ve basically read Frostblood. Nothing about the plot felt surprising or even really interesting. Ruby, the main character, is boring. Overall, I doubt I will be continuing with the next book inContinue reading “Frostblood”
See What I Have Done
Date Read: March 5 Author: Sarah Schmidt Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 2/5 I had heard some good things about this book, but from almost the first page it felt boring, repetitive, and cliche. The characters were flat, and the book was at least 100 pages too long. How many years does it take to growContinue reading “See What I Have Done”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 