Monthly Archives: September 2015

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Daily Quote: September 26, 2015

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” ~Stephen Covey

Oh man has it really been almost 10 days since I posted something?  My bad.  I got blindsided by jury duty and I will continue to be busy with that until it is done.  I didn’t think I would be so tired, but I am and I apologize for my lack of posting anything.  Even something as simple as a quote.

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Armada!!!! The cake is a lie. Or is it? Apparently, for most, it is.

Armada is a great sci-fi novel that I enjoyed immensely.  I loved all the references to movies, songs, pop culture.  I didn’t think it was rammed down my throat, but then again, I really enjoyed Ready Player One which also had a lot of 80s references.  This book was almost your typical alien invasion book, movie, short story etc and I thought it was great.

Although I wasn’t able to connect with the characters, I was able to enjoy the story none the less.  I cried at certain parts and I was almost glad that I flipped ahead and saw a slight spoiler because it saved me from a few more tears.  There were some parts that were predictable and there were some parts that were not.  I think my only main complaint about it was there was no really focused “bad guy” first it was one guy then it was the aliens and then it was someone else and it just jumped around too much for me to enjoy it.

I wasn’t left with feelings of an unfinished story line, and although there were some things that weren’t wrapped up in the end, I thought it was a solid ending.  That being said, I saw so many disappointed reviews on GoodReads claiming that it was such a bad book and that it was a disappointment and I really didn’t agree.  To me, this book was either hit or miss.  You either loved it like I did or you hated it like so many other people.  I think Ernest Cline is just an author that is a specific taste.  You’ll either love his writing style with all the pop culture references, or you won’t.  I think it really just depends on the reader.

Check it out if you have time and let me know your thoughts whether you agree or disagree.

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I received this book from Blogging for Books for review.

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Dark Places. Dark Book.

I was told to read this by a friend.  She had just finished the book and she said it was really good and that I should read it.  Well for the most part our tastes in books hasn’t matched up all that well.  Some of the books that she loved, I ended up hating.  Some of the books that I loved, she ended up hating.  So I wasn’t sure how this book was going to turn out.  But I ended up loving it.

I will give everyone the same warning she gave me.  TRIGGER WARNING: if you are suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts, you may want to skip this book.  There is a lot of mention of suicide and death and overall there are some graphic scenes.  I really appreciated the warning before hand and I hope others take the warning seriously.

Now I loved the book.  I thought the detail that went into it was dark, but the book itself was dark so it worked.  I thought that most parts were believable and although I wasn’t able to relate in any way to any of the characters, I was able to sympathize with the main character.  It has a few flaws, like the main character is in her 30’s but she doesn’t act like it (though it’s debatable that she is only like that because of her past.) and she can be frustrating at times.  I was glad that she made a friend, and that I was wrong about who the killer was.  The most disappointing part of the book was the killer.  Although it was kind of leading up to a “who done it” kind of feel, the person who was the actual killer was something of a let down.  It was so obscure that it left me feeling like I was cheated out of a better answer.

BUT, mystery is a genre I love and this was a great read.  I read it in two days and I’ve been in somewhat of a book slump since.  So, if you read the trigger warning and you feel up to reading this book, I highly recommend it for mystery lovers.