My #BOTM October box! Always love seeing what everyone chooses. I seldom read spooky or romance, but it‘s good to be open to other genres. In fact none of these choices fits in my usual “box,” but that‘s one reason I joined BOTM a couple of years ago. I pass them on to my besties too, so it all works.
I was VERY pleasantly surprised to see this as a #BOTM selection today.
I didn‘t like Armstrong‘s last foray into horror, but this one sounds good so why not? Another credit burned.
I also picked up a book from one of my swap match‘s wish lists.
What did you all get?
My spooky season TBR is shaping up nicely. I just added this book to my wishlist yesterday and today it showed up as a BOTM selection. Perfect timing! What are you reading this fall? 🎃💀 #botm #halloween #spookyseason #horror
panWell, I didn‘t hate this, but I did find it lacking. I‘m still unsure what the point was. It felt self-indulgent. The POV switching was confusing and unnecessarily repetitive when scenes were retold after the narrator “tricks” us. All emotions were told to us in an almost clinical tone, never shown. The idea of a thinly veiled fictionalized revenge MFA thesis is good in theory, but this wasn‘t nearly as compelling as expected. Maybe 2⭐️s. #BOTM
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Holy smokes, this was fun! It‘s got the perfect academic setting, a compelling cast of characters, flawless vibes, delicious drama, a hint of mystery, and a kiss of romance... What‘s not to love?! Tiffin Academy‘s scandalous school year played out like a movie in my mind. I‘m ready for the second book yesterday. #BOTM
Feeling a bit iffy about this one already lol. There‘s definitely Vladimir vibes, which I enjoyed for the English academia until it went completely off the rails at the end, but this doesn‘t have that same interesting concept yet. There‘s nothing pulling me into the academia, and the characters talk, think, and act in ways that feel so unrealistic. Maybe I‘m just struggling with the narrative POV switching of the student to the professors. #BOTM
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A family saga bouncing back and forth through time about 3 Palestinian women living in America, trying to keep the customs of their culture but wanting more choices for themselves and their daughters.
Rated very highly on Goodreads and all my friends loved it but I found some of it predictable and repetitive. Maybe my expectations were too high? Still it‘s worth a read if you enjoy stories of women trying to overcome oppression.
#BOTM
