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December 14, 2020November 9, 2020

The Dark Room by Minette Walters

I hope you are ready, Curious One, because today I ventured into the world of The Dark Room, created by English writer, Minette Walters. What can I say? It’s a classic, semi-convoluted crime novel that makes your brain work overtime! It was wonderful, if a bit too much on occasion.

There’s a multitude of mixed messages hidden in these pages, but I did my best to keep them straight. There were so many people involved in this book, detectives from a handful of different locations, a few families, some neighbors and a handful of coworkers that were all recurring characters throughout the 300+ pages. Honestly? It was a mess of names and backgrounds and motives and I was overwhelmed for the first third of the book. Hahahah!

December 9, 2020November 9, 2020

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – Great for All Ages!

Hey there, Curious One!!! So, today we are going to explore learning lessons from others. Whether they are your peers, elders, your parents or your siblings, lessons can be taught in so many ways by so many different people. Sometimes, all it takes is a single word or statement. Other times, you have to learn them by yourself and solve them by yourself.

Making mistakes is the only way you can learn, and learning is the only way you can grow. So, let’s grow and explore the beautifully curious world of Neil Gaiman in his 2008 fantasy book titled, The Graveyard Book.

December 4, 2020November 9, 2020

Isle of Echoes- We Witches Three Book Three by Humphrey Quinn

Alright. Curious One? I caved. I absolutely read the third book in the We Witches Three series by Humphrey Quinn. Isle of Echoes was about the same as the others. It answered one question and left me with a thousand more. The most frustrating part is that I want to know what happens to this family, even though I can hardly stand the style of writing. It’s bugging me so badly!

Isle of Echoes was pretty well rounded in regard to each of the characters, however I am still bewildered that Eva keeps getting to them so easily. What’s the point of acknowledging your instincts if you ignore them and walk into traps every day?

And did I call Riley and Melinda?! Ugh. Totally Romeo and Juliet vibes which is obviously predictable and absolutely annoying.

December 2, 2020November 9, 2020

Isle of Wolves – We Witches Three Book Two by Humphrey Quinn

Oooookay Curious One. So, I decided to read the next installment in the We Witches Three series by Humphrey Quinn. Isle of Wolves was a little unexpected. I still have the same problem as with the first one, too short and the style of writing not quite fitting the age of the characters, but this one held a bit of annoyance for me. Hahah!

I promise, I am NOT a picky reader! But man, I just wanted this series to be so good and it’s just not happening…

November 30, 2020November 9, 2020

Isle of Bones – We Witches Three Book One by Humphrey Quinn

So. Curious One. I am gravely disappointed! I have been searching for years for an amazing series of books centering around witches and I had so much hope that I had found it! I had so much hope that after only reading the little blurb and basis of the series, I downloaded the first three books and began to read immediately! However, what a crime I committed!

First off, they are only like 100 – ish – pages each and that’s SO short! Second, I made the assumption that since they were all over 21, it would be centered more towards older young adults, like 20-30-year old’s; I was wrong. Third, it felt like the author was struggling to give depth to her characters. There is such potential here, but man, I was completely let down!

Of course, I’m talking about the first book in the We Witches Three series, Isle of Bones – written by Humphrey Quinn.

After realizing how terribly short these books are, all three amounting to under 350 pages total, I debated reading them all and making one discussion about the series in general, but I just have so much to say, I didn’t want your curiosity to be annoyed by a discussion that was zipping all over the first three books. This way, if after you read this, you can decide whether you want to continue to read the other two “books” with me, or just read my highlights.

So, with that said, let’s begin, shall we?

November 25, 2020November 9, 2020

Once Gone by Blake Pierce

Okay Curious One, here we go! Today I walked into the world of Blake Pierce. I found his first Riley Paige Mystery Series book and it hooked me. Once Gone is a dark, psychological thriller where you hunt down this serial killer who is kidnapping women, torturing them, then dressing them up and posing them as dolls.

November 22, 2020November 9, 2020

Vampire In Denial by Dale Mayer

Alright, Curious One. Today I took a chance on a topic that I typically stray from. Vampires. To me, vampires should be kept as dark, immortal, terrifying beings who hunt at night and take what they want. They should always epitomize the genuine traits of what most people consider monsters. No diamond skin, no surviving off blood bags or animal blood and definitely no love affairs with fragile humans.

However, because I loved Dale Mayer’s Psychic Visions series first book, Tuesday’s Child, I decided to go ahead and check out her first book in the Family Blood Ties series, Vampire in Denial.