The Regional Office Is Under Attack!: A Novel | 
panBummer. Admittedly, I had a different idea of what this would be when I picked it up. But even having adjusted to the tone and focus, it just felt like too much and not enough at the same time. Kind of derivative of a number of things - not helped by the pop culture references in inner monologues - without really narrowing in on one of them enough to make for an engaging story. 1/?
My 3 week staycation is starting now.
Since I was rearranging some of my tbr selves, I thought I should shop my own selves. So this stack includes books that was brought within the last few months and as far back as 2008 (looking at you Sepulchre) and everything in between.
I‘m also waiting on two books in the mail that I want to read.
Off course this is too much for 3 weeks, but I hope to read as many as possible
pickI've had this book forever, but never got around to it. My rating would be more a 3.5. It was slow going as far as the real plot, which deals with a teen being kidnapped and turned into a cyborg for “revenge“ purposes.
so-soI felt like this was a novelization of a Graphic Novel. It had tons of action and fighting, and a possibly corrupt corporation. A force of highly trained fighting women.
It wasn‘t a bad book, it‘s perfect for those who like a lot of intrigue and action packed stories. Unfortunately this isn‘t my type of book.
Finally getting around to my #weeklyforcast (what a terrific and fun idea @Cinfhen !)
I hope to finish The Secret Commonwealth and maybe a good way through Plainsong. I‘ll be finishing up the tagged audiobook too, on my work commutes.
I‘m not sure how much reading I‘m going to actually have time for though, as this coming weekend is our move! We still have packing to do...
This was my first book haul photo, a little over 3 years ago. The tagged book is still sitting on my TBR shelf 🤦♀️. One day it‘ll get its turn! (I have read the other.)
I‘ve really enjoyed seeing everyone‘s first book-hauls! What a great idea!
#bookhaulchallenge @Lcsmcat
(This was also the first time I had unicorn hair 😊🦄)
Catching up from yesterday!
📚 The Regional Office is Under Attack!
👩🏽💻 Roxane Gay
🎞 Requiem For a Dream
📺 Reno 911
🥪 Reuben sandwich
#manicmonday #letterR @JoScho
🚀Redshirts and The Regional Office is Under Attack
🌈Rainbow Rowell
🐭Rescuers Down Under
🍫Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
#manicmonday #letterr @JoScho
The downtown Chapters store is closing in September so bargain books are half price. Naturally I had to buy these three books for 8 dollars. 📚
@iread2much I just opened the package. Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to trying the peanuts, and I'm very intrigued by the jacket summary of the tagged book. It sounds super fun and even seems like one I could have my boyfriend read when I'm done since we both like superhero stories. 😁 #FunInTheSunSummerBookSwap @BookaholicNatty
pickLoved this book. Great story wonderfully told, strong female characters
Long weekends are the best!
pickFun book, but not a whole lot more than that.
Book haul from the Texas Book Festival, Austin Tx
So this book just bumped up my list. I sat in on his panel with Owen Egerton and it was insightful and funny. #TexasBookFestival
pickI really enjoyed the story in this book, but there was something about the writing style that put me off a bit and made it a slower read than it felt like it should be. We had a good time discussing it in book club.
pickBeen waiting for this one for a while. Turns out, it's a bit of a shaggy dog story where the plot is less important than the telling. Stylish enough, although there were too many bits pilfered from other places, like Minority Report or La Femme Nikita, and, while the endless pop cultural references were aimed squarely at me, even I found them a little tired and tiring. Mostly fun with around 50 more pages at the end than seemed necessary.
pickFun, quick read no big takeaway or revelation. But I was pretty consistently annoyed that the female operatives were all run by a man and recruited by a man. Of course this was written by a man, so....
#LibraryHaul
Got a couple of goodies from the library today!
Another #TBR book and #blameitonlitsy purchase - gotta love the title!
#hispanicauthors #autumnreads
Did I mention that my husband is an armed body guard????? And Today is take your wife to work day( so he said this morning) while he plays with his guns I'll just read..... ok? OK!!!!
pickI absolutely loved this supernatural, spy movie meets Buffy mashup of a book! Such a fun read, and I'd highly recommend it. 4 stars/ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
full review on my blog: http://rachelbrittain.com/book-review-the-regional-office-is-under-attack/hickle...
The sweet @readsusieread tagged me to show her a shades of red stack. So I thought I'd get ALL my red books and try to fit them in one picture 😄
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How did I do on this #bookcolortag, Ms. Susie? 😊
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I hope we're not being given points for following instructions cause you said stack and I gave you stackS - lol!
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I'd love it if Holly - @Hooked_on_books - and Melanie - @mcipher - could share a stack of their favorite color! 😄😊❤📚
A few of my favorites from July 😊
#bookphotography #julywrapup #bookish #summerreads
Sneaking in a few chapters while I wait at the drive-in 😊🍟
Just started this one, and I'm enjoying it so far. Superpowered assassins and a secret underground agency. I think the build up to what's actually going on in the story is going to be slow, but I like Gonzales' writing style and the book is definitely keeping me guessing.
Loving this @bookriot podcast! It makes the work day so much better.
so-soI gave this a second chance and liked it well enough, it just didnt have that extra punch it needs to make it really good.
Couldn't get into this the first time I tried, but giving it a #secondchance. Halfway through and it just gets funnier and more absurd! 😆😆😆
so-soI...don't know what to think of this book. I felt like I should have loved it - it's an interesting world. But I didn't connect with the plot of the attack. I enjoyed the first half of the book but didn't really felt drawn into the second, and didn't connect with (or really like) the characters. However, it's a debut novel and I think this author's next book is likely to be interesting based on the concept behind this one.
Friday night fun!
so-soI finished this over then weekend. It's a fine read. I would love to revisit this world before the attack to see the Operatives on duty and in action. We need more stories about badass women kicking ass, and saving the world from evil.
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#theregionalofficeisunderattack #manuelgonzales #oracles #getlit #kvnreads17
#howyouread is any way I can! Overdrive, Kindle, actual book... I'll take any and all of those options. But mostly, I like to read in or by the water. #riotgrams
bailedGave it 70 pages. Just wasn't doing it for me and the fact that women were the warriors, but called girls and all called by their first names while the director is a man that has a title and his last name, rubbed my fur the wrong way. Next!
Starting this tonight!!!! Oh yeah, I'm full-out Friday night!! 😂😂
I love having a volunteer gig where I can read! #FridayReads
so-soPromise in the premise, but underwhelming in the undertaking. I would have liked to see a little less looping and excess in the writing and more character and plot development. I loved the idea, and even the structure of the narrative, but it didn't deliver everything I wanted. #ERMadlibs #Exclamation #PlayingCatchUp
It didn't help that the book made multiple references to what might be covered under regular operations of the regional office, which all sounded a lot more interesting than where the plot went. 8mo
I'm really not sure what the point of Rose's narrative was aside from making me uncomfortable in myriad ways.
I'm not sold on the plausibility of the 'report' angle given where the story ended. 8mo
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⚠️animal death, ableism, fatphobia, self harm, mental health concerns, suicide, body horror 8mo