Waiting on Wednesday #494

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

ANY SIGN OF LIFE BY RAE CARSON

Goodreads Description:

#1 New York Times–bestselling author Rae Carson delivers a harrowing and pulse-pounding survival story set in the near-future Midwest—with a cosmic twist. When a teenage girl thinks she may be the only person left alive in her town—maybe in the whole world—she must rely on hope, trust, and her own resilience. A must-have for readers of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave and Neal Shusterman’s Dry.

Paige Miller is determined to take her basketball team to the state championship, maybe even beyond. But as March Madness heats up, Paige falls deathly ill. Days later, she wakes up attached to an IV and learns that the whole world has perished. Everyone she loves, and all of her dreams for the future—they’re gone.

But Paige is a warrior, so she pushes through her fear and her grief. And as she gets through each day—scrounging for food, for shelter, for safety—Paige encounters a few more young survivors. Together, they might stand a chance. But as they struggle to endure their new reality, they learn that the apocalypse did not happen by accident. And that there are worse things than being alone.

New York Times–bestselling author Rae Carson tells a contemporary and all-too-realistic story about surviving against the odds. The award-winning author brings the vivid world-building, memorable characters, and extraordinary writing she is known for to this near-future thriller. With page-turning suspense, a light sci-fi twist, and an emotional focus on the resolute qualities of the human spirit, Any Sign of Life will electrify fans of Rory Power’s Wilder Girls and Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven.

Hardcover, 384 pages
Expected publication: October 12th 2021 by Greenwillow Books
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I am all kinds of excited for this book, eee :D I adore Rae. <3 And I love this cover. Sounds like such an exciting story. I may have downloaded it from Edelweiss, to read earlier, oops. Simply can't wait for this :D
What are you waiting for on this surviving Wednesday?

In My Mailbox #490

Ah. This week have gone by pretty fast. I haven't read anything since last Saturday. But I do not mind. Needed a little reading break :) Have watched a bunch of true crime on Netflix instead, haha. Hoping to read a new book this coming week, though. It's almost Easter. And I love all my different ornaments for it. So many yellow chickens, ha. And so just one new blog post. This week I'm waiting on Rise Up From the Embers :) I got some lovely mail too. <3 Still feeling exhausted and always in pain. Hmph. Keep getting new issues, which sucks. But I'm doing my best and just trying not to focus on it too much :) Stay safe. <3

Chain of Iron. Oh. Oops. Another copy, haha. The UK paperback. <3 Wait.. I haven't ordered the intl one.
Namesake. I am very excited about starting this series very soon. I'm excited to read them. So gorgeous.
Call Down the Hawk. I know, I know. I have yet to read this one. Oops. But needed new paperback still :)
Lord of the Rings. I couldn't resist buying this pretty tin of cards. <3 They are just so pretty. Sigh. Love :)
The Ones We're Meant to Find. EEE! Most precious pre-order swag from Joan. <3 Thank you so much.

More Instagram photos here. <3

Waiting on Wednesday #493

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

RISE UP FROM THE EMBERS (Set Fire to the Gods #2)
BY SARA RAASCH & KRISTEN SIMMONS

Goodreads Description:

Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator in this epic duology conclusion about two elemental gladiators swept up in an ancient war between immortals and humans—from Sara Raasch, the New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series, and Kristen Simmons, acclaimed author of Pacifica and The Deceivers. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes, And I Darken, and The Winner’s Curse.

Two gods are dead. The Mother Goddess has returned. War is rising.

Fleeing the ruins of Deimos, Ash and Madoc sail across the ocean toward their only possible allies: the water and plant gods. But when Anathrasa attacks on the way, Ash leaps to the defense—by using a power she didn’t know she had.

When Madoc made the fire and earth gods mortal, he inadvertently transferred their magic to Ash. Now, if Ash can get energeias from the other four gods, she will be powerful enough to end Anathrasa once and for all.

But not all the gods want the Mother Goddess defeated. To stop her, Madoc will have to become the obedient son his mother always wanted, and Ash will have to take a merciless place among the gods.

To defeat an immortal, Ash and Madoc must fight like gods—even if it means sacrificing their humanity.

Hardcover, 352 pages

Expected publication: August 10th 2021 by Balzer + Bray
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I am pretty excited about this second and final book :) I didn't completely love Set Fire to the Gods, but I enjoyed it a lot. And I think this second book sounds all kinds of exciting. I'm hoping to love it. Fingers crossed. <3 I am unsure about the cover. I think it's gorgeous, yet also a bit weird coloring. Still. I like it :)
What are you waiting for on this ruinous Wednesday?

In My Mailbox #489

How has it been another week already? Ahh. Time is moving so fast lately. And I am actually quite happy about it :) Already almost April, eee, when I will finally get my spa bath up again. Sigh. Probably not until late April, though. Hmph. So very excited. This week I have actually managed to read two books. What even! I am so proud of myself, haha. But now need a little reading break. I have many others things that I need to get done. Oops. Hoping I can manage to get more done this coming week. Fingers crossed. My health still sucks. Sigh. But got more medicine this week. And hoping I might finally get better because of it. Hmph. Fingers crossed. A few new blog posts this week. I shared my review of The Project :) And this week I'm waiting on Steelstriker :D And I just shared my review of Red Wolf. <3 I hope you are all staying safe and doing good :) Fully depressing and heartbreaking to watch the news these days. Stay safe. <3

Moomin. A huge book in Norwegian about Moomin, Mummi. I just couldn't help but buy this one, eee :)
Chain of Iron. I know, another copy. Oops. Getting one more, though, haha :) UK hardcover. <3 Love it.
City of Spells. I know, I know. I haven't read book one. Oops. But it's just two books, so starting soonish.

More Instagram photos here. <3

Review: Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent

This was such an interesting book for me. I loved the story and the setting. Had some small issues with connecting to the main character. But mostly I just really enjoyed this book. Beginning was a little slow, but then it picked up. And it was so awesome. The ending was dark yet hopeful. I'm so happy that I liked it a lot.

I'm going with four stars for this one. It was better than a three, as I really loved the story. But not a five star, as I had some small problems with the writing. But oh, it was such a great book even so. And I am so glad I read this stunning book. Can't wait to own a finished copy of it too when it comes out for real this summer.

This is a book that takes place in a village surrounded by a dark and dangerous forest. It felt like this was set far back in the past, when they were still burning witches. I liked the setting. It was so creepy and good. I had some trouble with the writing, but it was good too. I just never fully loved the main girl. I did like her a lot, but she was also blind to many things. But I couldn't fully blame her for that either. The summary says that Adele and her family are guardians. That the women in her family can change into wolves. That they are protecting their village from harm. But it does not mention that Adele does not know about this. At all. Until she gets attacked by a wolf inside the dark forest, and she turns into one herself. And I enjoyed reading about it all a whole lot.

First there was the dark forest. Normal people can not see into it at all. Their village was fully surrounded, except for a small river. Whenever people had to travel through this forest, they needed to bring lanterns with them. As fire was the only thing that could keep the werewolves away from them. But this forest was full of other monsters too. And I loved getting to know more about them all, haha. This book was dark at times and I liked it very much. This forest was the very worst and I so loved when Adele would enter it.

We get to read about her learning about being a guardian, about being a different type of werewolf than what lives in the forest. Her kind do not kill people. They are able to stay themselves when they turn into wolves. And so her mother and grandmother have protected their small village as best as they could for years. And now Adele is meant to do the same. But all she can truly think about is how she was meant to marry her sweetheart, Grainger. I did not really like him. Oops. But she seemed to love him, and him her.

But this was impossible, after she turned into a wolf. As he was on the village watch. And would burn her and all her family if he found out what she was. And then, of course, there was another boy. Max. Whom Adele had been engaged to since she was a baby. Without knowing it, until the day before he showed up in her village. She promises her mother to give him a chance to try to earn her heart. But that wasn't easy either. Sigh. Sort of a triangle. But I never liked the village boy. And I loved Max, so yeah. I did not mind.

And it wasn't a big deal either. As Adele was more focused on the werewolf part. And I sadly did not fully love Adele either, as I found her to be a little naive about some things, and blind about others. But I liked her a lot. And I liked getting to know her family history and all that they could do. Her grandmother and mother were both amazing. And I adored her little sister too. And I loved her growing friendship with Max. And how she started to grow apart from Grainger, as he started changing more too, in a bad way. Hmph.

There was a lot going on in this book, and yet it felt pretty short too. Adele ended up saving a lost child in the forest. No one knew who he was and he did not speak. I liked how the plot was somewhat about him and what happened because of him. I liked the monsters in this book, though they weren't there much. I loved reading about Adele as a wolf. I loved how Max could fight too, though only women were guardians and could turn into wolves. I did not like most of the villagers. They never knew who was protecting them.

Red Wolf was just as incredible as I thought it would be. Fully creepy and exciting. I loved the werewolves and the story behind them. I loved the setting. I loved the family part of this, how they loved each other. I even loved the ending, though it was dark and depressing as well. While this book was not fully perfect to me, I enjoyed it so very much. And I think you should all read this one too. That cover is gorgeous. Huge thank you to the publisher for letting me be auto-approved on Edelweiss, so I could read this book early.

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Waiting on Wednesday #492

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

STEELSTRIKER (Skyhunter #2) BY MARIE LU

Goodreads Description:

Explosive action and swoon-worthy suspense collide in this riveting conclusion to the Skyhunter duet from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Marie Lu

As a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life. Loyalty to the Shield who watches your back, to the Strikers who risk their lives on the battlefield, and most of all, to Mara, which was once the last nation free from the Karensa Federation’s tyranny.

But Mara has fallen. And its destruction has unleashed Talin’s worst nightmare.

With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted homeland. She has no choice but to become the Federation’s most deadly war machine as their newest Skyhunter.

Red is no stranger to the cruelty of the Federation or the torture within its Skyhunter labs, but he knows this isn’t the end for Mara – or Talin. The link between them may be weak, but it could be Talin and Red's only hope to salvage their past and safeguard their future.

While the fate of a broken world hangs in the balance, Talin and Red must reunite the Strikers and find their way back to each other in this smoldering sequel to Marie Lu’s Skyhunter.

Hardcover, 384 pages

Expected publication: September 28th 2021 by Roaring Brook Press
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Okay, confession. I do not like these covers at all. Ahhh. They are just not good. Oops. But I love the colors. That I do :) And I did like Skyhunter. Did not love it, sadly, but still very excited for this second book. I did love Red. And hoping this final book will end up being more amazing. Crossing my fingers.
What are you waiting for on this striking Wednesday?

Review: The Project by Courtney Summers

I do not know how to feel about this book. I had been waiting so long for it. Felt so sure that I would love it the most, as I so adore Courtney and have enjoyed all of her books so far. Then I started this one. And did not love it right away. And I got scared. And so now I am a little heartbroken to say that I am rating this two stars.

I wanted to love it, so badly. I thought I would find it to be exciting and thrilling and broken like every book by Courtney. But it was not. Instead I found it to be boring, with little happening for ages. There were parts I loved. But there were parts that I hated too. I will be sharing all of my thoughts about this book in this review.

I will begin by saying that the writing was wonderful. I didn't have any issues with that at all. It was sadly this story that made me dislike the book. Sigh. I tried very hard to love it. I wanted to so much. But it was not to be. It is mostly told from the point of view of nineteen year old Lo. She was in a horrific car crash with her parents when she was thirteen, she was the only survivor. She had an older sister, who should have been there for her after the accident. But she left her. She left her for the unity project. For him. Lev Warren. The face of the project, their leader. And so Lo had to grow up mostly on her own, with her aunt that she had never met before. This broke parts of her. Me too. Lo deserved the best, all the love. I was truly angry with her sister, Bea.

Because after she left her, she never once tried to contact her again, during all of those years. Now Lo works at a small magazine place, trying to work her way up to become a writer. For years she has tried to see her sister at the unity project. For years she has been turned away, without once seeing her. Now she finally has a real chance of being able to find out what is wrong with this place. This cult, which they deny being. Something is wrong there. She wants to prove it. To get her sister back from them. Home to her.

But things do not go as she wants. And there is just much going on in this book. And yet not much at all. It moved slowly. With little actually happening. The whole book is about getting to know Lo. Whom I did adore, until a choice she made near the end of the book. Ugh. And then we got a few small chapters from Bea, during the years before. I liked getting to know her a whole bunch. Except for how very brainwashed she seemed to be. It bothered me. I'm not a God person. I'm not a cult person. Very much not so. Oops.

And yet I wanted to love this book. Thought it would be more mystery, more murder, more excitement. But there wasn't. And I was left disappointed. It was too much about life at this place. With Lo searching it, getting to read about Bea being there. It was simply too much not for me, to be honest. It was too much about the boring parts, too little about the murder parts. I loved the emotional scenes. I did love getting to know Lo. But I did not love Lev and his place in all of this. I found him disgusting, at every part. Shudders.

This part will be spoilery. But I cannot not mention it. It is the one thing I hated about this book and I sadly will not be forgiving it for that. The main girl is nineteen years old. And the leader of this cult is twice her age. He was thirty-eight years old. And she starts a relationship with him near the end of the book, sexual and emotional. And it bothers me. So very much. He was way too old. It was not right. And I just cannot see past this. It would have been better, had he been five years older. But he was not. I just hated it so.

I suppose this was included to make us see how wrong that he was as a person, how he got everyone believing in him and his project. But to me it was simply wrong. Because he was so old. And she was so young. And he was using her from the very beginning. I understand why she was so vulnerable. And my heart was aching for her. But my gosh. This should not have happened in the book. At all. And is why I'm giving it two stars, and not three. It might just be a me thing. But yeah. It was not at all for me. That's that.

Still. Even though The Project was not everything that I had hoped it would be, I am still glad that I read it. And I am still glad that I am about to own three copies of it to collect. Oops. Regular hardcover, special edition, and the advance reader's copy edition too. Sigh. I just adore Courtney too much. And I love this cover. And I cannot wait to read what she writes next. But sadly, this book was not for me. But I do think that others would love it, and I must know what you all think of it. I wish that I could have loved this more.

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In My Mailbox #488

This week have not been easy for me. Sigh. Health just keeps getting worse. I'm doing good, as I always am, but getting goddamn tired of always being in pain, of there always being something new. Hmph. I did manage to read another book this week, which I'm happy about, despite not loving it. Ack. Hoping to start another book tomorrow :) Fingers crossed. Got some gorgeous books this week too, all lovely. And then I saw season two of Love Alarm yesterday.. and so goddamn disappointed. Ugh. My boy was completely ruined and left with nothing. I am not pleased. So anyway. I'm doing the best I can :) Exhausted, in pain, but happy too. This week I'm waiting on Lost Island. <3 Shared my review of The World Between Blinks :) Hope you are all doing well and staying safe, as always. <3 We're all trying our best, in this difficult world.

Chain of Iron. Oops. A few different editions, more to come :D A bit behind on reading these books, ahh, but getting to it very soon, I hope. <3 Two US hardcovers. And Waterstones special edition. So so pretty.
Bridge of Souls. Hoping to love this third book :) My feelings for the first two have been a little mixed, ack.
The World Between Blinks. Gosh, this Australian edition looks so goddamn precious :D Ahh. Love it so.

More Instagram photos here. <3

Review: The World Between Blinks by Amie Kaufman & Ryan Graudin

I had to read this gorgeous looking story. As I adore both these lovely authors and their books. I felt certain that this book would be for me. As it sounded so special and fun. And it was for me, I just sadly did not love it as much as I had hoped I would. And so I have to give this three stars. Not perfect, but still so very good.

I will try not to write such a long review of this book, just going to share a few of my thoughts about it. I will begin with the writing. Which was pretty much perfect, though I knew it would be. I had no trouble with reading this one and no trouble getting a little lost in the world. Just wish I had loved the story more. But still great.

This book tells the story of twelve year old Marisol and Jake, her cousin. They just arrived at their Nana's beach house for the last time. As she died a little while ago, and now their families have to sell her house, and so they are packing everything down. The two cousins are not happy about it. After they find a hidden map their Nana had left behind a photo, they set out on an adventure. Stealing or borrowing a small boat to take to a lighthouse nearby. Which is not at all allowed. Things go badly, and they climb up to try to signal their family. While doing so, they suddenly enter a different world. Which was called The World Between Blinks. Which they learn is a place where all lost things end up. Lost famous humans, places, treasures. Everything you can think of.

I did like reading about all of this. I liked this different world. I just had trouble connecting with everything. It annoyed me a little how an exclamation mark was used almost all the time. I did love the writing, but I hated that smaller part. Marisol and Jake arrive in this new strange place. And they learn so many new things. Like how they could get lost there forever, slowly losing all their memories. How the mega shark might eat them. How they can visit underwater cities and visit deserts as well. They both loved this place.

Yet decided to try everything to get back home. Right after they arrived, they were tricked by the villain of this book. And have to spend the entire book trying to hunt him down. I did find some parts of this a little silly, even more so when the villain was revealed. Yet kind of interesting too, and I did like reading about these cousins and their adventures. I simply wish I had been able to love this book more. Maybe I wanted it to be more fantasy. I don't fully know. It was a stunning book, yet sadly not that perfect to me personally.

Marisol is not at all ready to leave behind her Nana's house. She does not want them to sell her beach house at all. As she loves being there every summer, even with Nana now being gone. Jake is a boy that wants to forget things. All the friends and places he had to leave behind, all the bad memories. Marisol keeps holding on to things, Jake just wants to let go. All of this I did find to be pretty interesting. But I felt that the way it was dealt with, at the end of the book, was not done very well at all, sadly. Was too rushed.

I think one of the reasons for why I had a few issues with this book was that the boy and girl was cousins. Which is totally a me thing. As I can't help but ship every characters that I read about, especially in middle grade too. And with this book, that was not possible, with them being related. Still. I did adore them both a whole lot. I also felt like it was a little too much, a little too many famous people and places in this World Between Blinks. I know, that was the point of it, but I still grew tired of it, to be honest. Still. Not that bad.

Even though The World Between Blinks was not fully perfect to me, it was still such a great read. And I am glad that I read it. As it was pretty much adorable. And I will for sure be reading the sequel when it comes out. And reading more books by both these authors. I am hoping I will have more luck with book two, that I will love it a little more. Still. This book look stunning. The Australian paperback even more so. You should all read this story. The cousin relationship was written really well. I think you will all adore this.

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Waiting on Wednesday #491

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

LOST ISLAND (Hollow Dolls #2)
BY MARCYKATE CONNOLLY

Goodreads Description:

The thrilling conclusion to the Hollow Dolls duology continues Simone's story as she sets out with her friends to stop the body walker once and for all.

Simone is still reeling from learning the truth about her mother, Maeve. But she knows she has to stop her before she finds what she's looking for and ends up hurting her friends in the process.

When Simone stumbles across an old legend about a handful of folks with rare and powerful talents who fled to a secret island haven, she wonders if the soul summoner Maeve seeks could be there. So she and Sebastian set off to find it, hoping to get to there before Maeve does.

But as Simone and her traveling party draw closer to the island, it becomes clearer that Maeve will stop at nothing to get what she wants. And if her evil isn't stopped, it could mean terrible consequences for everyone Simone loves.

With the gripping feel of a new classic, the Hollow Dolls duology will enthrall middle school readers who love fantasy, magic, and danger. Perfect for 5th grade and above.

Praise for Hollow Dolls:
"Connolly... introduces new characters and a gripping plot with a twist-all sure to captivate readers."--Booklist
"[An] entertaining start to a new series...Simone's attempt to unravel the secrets of her past is relatable."--Publishers Weekly
"This fantasy covers a lot of ground-suspense, friendship, bravery, family, and magic. Plot twists will surprise even readers paying close attention...A recommended purchase."--School Library Journal

Hardcover, 208 pages

Expected publication: October 5th 2021 by Sourcebooks Young Readers
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Eee. I am excited about this gorgeous middle grade sequel. <3 Such a huge fan of MarcyKate. And I cannot wait to see how Simone's story ends :) And just, gosh. Look at that stunning cover. So excited.
What are you waiting for on this lost Wednesday?

In My Mailbox #487

Another Saturday, another week gone by. Plus side of the time moving fast for me: it is soon April, when I will hopefully get to take up my spa bath early again, eee. I am so very excited. <3 I have actually had a pretty good week. I read a whole book last Saturday, and spent this week reading another one. It took me longer, but finished it, so I'm pleased about that :) And I know what I'm reading next too. Have re-watched The Hobbit trilogy with my nephew, his first time. Watched some true crime things on Netflix. Just tried to take it easy. Still playing Animal Crossing New Horizons every day, and Pokemon GO every day too. A little of Wizards Unite too, though I am still mad at that game. Hmph. So my days are busy. Sadly health just feels worse this week. Uuugh. Toe is still infected. My back has gotten some intense pain that I do not know what is. Have an ultrasound appointment next week, hoping they will find something, so I will know what it is. And season two of Love Alarm arrives next week too. Ahh. I am fully nervous. It will break me. Yet I cannot wait. Sigh. Got a little bit of precious mail too. <3 A few new blog posts :) I shared my review of The Ones We're Meant to Find. <3 This week I'm waiting on Bluebird :D And shared my review of Such a Quiet Place :) I hope that you are all still doing good and staying as safe as is possible these days. <3

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. Thank you so much to prettygalsread for trading this lovely with me. <3
Foxheart. Eee. Finally a US paperback edition. <3 Of course I had to have two, as always with Claire :)

More Instagram photos here. <3

Review: Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

Of course I would be read this newest book by Megan Miranda. Have read and loved all her books, just one unread. So when I got approved to read it from the publisher via Edelweiss, I was beyond happy. As I have loved all books I have read by her so far. Felt sure I would adore this too. That was sadly not the case.

What even. I'm still struggling to understand it, to be honest. I'm going with a two star rating for this book. I wanted badly to love it. But I did not. Had trouble reading it from beginning to end. I have always loved Megan's writing, but with this book I did not. Which disappointed me a little. Will share most of my thoughts.

I do have a bunch of thoughts about this book. And yet I fear I will run out of words, not knowing what to say. Will try my best to not share spoilers. And not write too much, but knowing me I still will. Oops. I was expecting this book to be a full thriller. That it would be exciting, that there would be murders. But oh, it really wasn't. Nothing happened for at least over half the book. And it was fully boring to me. And I had such trouble reading through that first half of the book. Because I did not at all care about the main character, thirty year old Harper. I did not really like her at all, to be honest. She was boring. She was sort of a pushover too, and not in a good way. I felt like she didn't really change much either. I tried my hardest to like her. But I just did not.

This book is about Harper, where she lives, and her roommate that comes back from jail. She lives in a small neighborhood. With the houses close together, everyone knowing each other. They have their own online chatting place, just for those who own houses. They all spend their summers at the pool close by. They are all close. And so when two people end up dead next door they all come together, trying to figure out who killed them. Which ends up with Ruby, Harper's roommate, in jail. Claiming that she is innocent.

Harper got rid of all her things, after Ruby's dad told her to. She never once visited her either. She was supposed to be in jail for twenty years. But then, fourteen months after she was put away, she shows up at Harper's door. Free. As there was no real evidence that she had killed them. And now she's putting herself into Harper's life again. And Harper is too scared to say otherwise. She is unsure if Ruby is guilty or not. If not, there is a murdered among them, still free. I just. Sigh. I did not like Ruby. Not at all, sadly.

And now I do not know how much else to say about this book. I thought it would be full of suspense. It was not. I thought it would be a murder mystery. It wasn't really. It was more about getting to know the neighbors a little, getting to know Harper more. And I did not care one bit, to be honest. They were not good people. None of them. And Ruby might have actually been the best of them all, I think. I just felt like there was too little happening in this book. Too little murder, too little mystery. Wanted more of everything.

One thing I had an issue with in this book was the romance. Well, there wasn't any. It is mentioned that Harper moved to Hollow's Edge with her boyfriend, who turned into her fiancé. After he finished school, he just left her and moved away. And so she got a new roommate, Ruby. Then she ended up in jail. And a little after Harper slept with her boyfriend. And they had a small on and off relationship. And I did not like it at all. He was older, and he seemed kind of toxic, to be honest. Thankfully, she ended it with him.

I somewhat liked the twisty ending. One twist long before the ending, and that one I did not like at all. It had not needed to happen, and I did not approve of it. Sigh. And then the ending. I didn't see it coming, but that did not mean that I liked it either, sadly. I wish I could have loved this book. But I didn't. I tried so hard. But I simply did not care. About the characters, the murder, the setting. It was too boring to me. Sort of interesting at times, but not enough. I liked the twist, but it was too little murder, way too little suspense.

Despite not loving Such a Quiet Place like I had excepted to, I am still glad that I read it, of course. And I will still be buying the hardcover to add to my Megan collection. It looks gorgeous. I will still, of course, read whatever she writes next. I just had some bad luck with this latest book of hers. It's the only one of her books I have not liked. Still the biggest fan of her, just not of this book. But you all need to read it too. Curious to know what you all think. Big thank you to the publisher at Edelweiss for letting me read it early.

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Waiting on Wednesday #490

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

BLUEBIRD BY SHARON CAMERON

Goodreads Description:

Sharon Cameron delivers another immersive, heartbreaking, uplifting historical novel, set in postwar New York City.

In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird -- a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world power. Both the Americans and the Soviets want Bluebird, and it is something that neither should ever be allowed to possess.

But Eva hasn't come to America for secrets or power. She hasn't even come for a new life. She has come to America for one thing: justice. And the Nazi that has escaped its net.

Critically acclaimed author of The Light in Hidden Places, Sharon Cameron, weaves a taut and affecting thriller ripe with intrigue and romance in this alternately chilling and poignant portrait of the personal betrayals, terrifying injustices, and deadly secrets that seethe beneath the surface in the aftermath of World War II.

Hardcover, 464 pages

Expected publication: October 5th 2021 by Scholastic Press
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I am so very excited for this book. Eee. A huge fan of Sharon and her books. And this new one sounds all kinds of exciting and evil and good. I cannot wait to read it. Gosh. I think I will love it more than The Light in Hidden Places. It sounds like it has more action, maybe. Just, I can't wait. I know I will love this book :)
What are you waiting for on this terrifying Wednesday?