More books.
January 2017 is officially over and I have decided to do a wrap up post which is pretty much me telling you what books I managed to read during the past month and my thoughts on said books. Without further ado, lets get into the books because I can't wait to start rambling about them.
The first book that I picked up was Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco. This book is set in 1888 so I was very sceptical when I started the first chapter (I don't really enjoy historical fiction btw) but I was pleasantly surprised. It was so easy to get into, with loveable characters, and most importantly, great storytelling.
I found the mystery of Jack the Ripper to be very interesting and intriguing. This retelling of the murders is very well-written and kept me hooked till the last page. Though I have to say that the 'criminal' is kinda predictable (maybe its because I watched too many CSIs idk).
I believe its gonna be a trilogy and I'm super pumped for the next one to come out! So yeah, I definitely recommend this book. See if you can guess who the murderer is. 😉
Description: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.
Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.
The next one was picked up on a whim. It was recommended on my goodreads so I just thought 'why not?'. It is called Bird Box by Josh Malerman.
This book is told from the perspective of Malorie, a mother of two infants. Malorie hadn't seen the outside world for years and as for the children, their whole life was spent inside the house. That sounds horrible, right? I felt bad for them especially for Malorie, raising those babies alone with limited food and water supply, constant fear of the outside world (or whatever's left of it) and haunting memories (both good and bad).
All in all, this book made me feel both sad and scared shitless. There are some twists which left me like 'did that just happen? holy crap!'.
I really love Malorie and her will to survive. She taught me to be thankful for everything in my life and move on when I have a bad day cause like, whenever I felt like my life sucks I just pictured myself in her shoes. I would instantly be like, 'yeah, I would definitely die so I guess this life is pretty cool'.
I really love Malorie and her will to survive. She taught me to be thankful for everything in my life and move on when I have a bad day cause like, whenever I felt like my life sucks I just pictured myself in her shoes. I would instantly be like, 'yeah, I would definitely die so I guess this life is pretty cool'.
It is kind of slow-paced in the first few chapters, but if you are patient and dedicated there'll be no problem getting into it. It's not that thick tho, about 260+ pages so I think anyone can go through it quickly.
Description: Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. Now that the boy and girl are four, it's time to go, but the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat--blindfolded--with nothing to rely on but her wits and the children’s trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. Something is following them all the while, but is it man, animal, or monster?Interweaving past and present, Bird Box is a snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.
The last one that I reached out for was The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín. This one is definitely my favourite read for this month. I don't really want to say anything about it because I dove into it not knowing anything and the experience is just... *hyperventilating*
The writing style is a little bit unfamiliar for me but I got used to it after 20-30 pages in and when 'this particular scene on the bus' happens *gasps* I was totally taken aback and I had to take a moment to breathe. - which was when I decided that this book was going to be a terribly wonderful ride.
Everything is so dark and creepy and unexpected and eerie and I freaking LOVED it! If I have to summarise it, I would say 'kids being summoned to hell for no apparent reason only to come back dead and mutilated'. Damn it was so good that I finished it in one sitting. I heard that there's another book coming out - a duo logy or trilogy I can't say for sure but I'm crossing my fingers for more books!
Description: Imagine a world where you might disappear any minute, only to find yourself alone in a grey sickly land, with more horrors in it than you would ever wish to know about. And then you hear a horn and you know that whoever lives in this hell has got your scent and the hunt has already begun.
Could you survive the Call?
So there it is folks! My reads for January 2017. Even though I didn't read that many books but I'm still satisfied with these because they're all amazing books which I will be recommending to everyone that I know. Thanks for reading.
Audrey
