Scan barcode
aimeedarsreads's reviews
1333 reviews
Sister by Rosamund Lupton
4.0
I am reeling after finishing this book. I kept reading when I should have been sleeping or working because I was so caught up in the story. When I first started the book, I didn't really like the structure, but by the end, I'd softened to it and now understand but am not entirely sold on some of the initial narrative devices.
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
4.0
Second book in a row on loved ones investigating suicides they believed not to be suicides. I actually liked the first I read, Sister, better, but this was a compelling read as well. The novel has sections from the mom, Kate's, point of view, as well as from the fifteen-year-old daughter, Amelia. Amelia's facebook statuses and text message conversations are included as well.
I saw a review of this book in Entertainment Weekly (and later, it was on the bulls-eye as a must read for summer). I noted it as a book I wanted to read, but for some reason could not remember the name. I kept wanting to call it "Excavating...." In some ways, it is an excavation, not just of Amelia and her life in the months before her death but also of Kate and her lies and motivations and how they affected her daughter.
Usually, I am very willing to let the logic of a novel strain the bounds of credulity, but in this book, Kate accompanies a police detective on many interviews. All I could think in those scenes was: this would never happen. I wish the author had though of a more realistic way to present the narrative.
I saw a review of this book in Entertainment Weekly (and later, it was on the bulls-eye as a must read for summer). I noted it as a book I wanted to read, but for some reason could not remember the name. I kept wanting to call it "Excavating...." In some ways, it is an excavation, not just of Amelia and her life in the months before her death but also of Kate and her lies and motivations and how they affected her daughter.
Usually, I am very willing to let the logic of a novel strain the bounds of credulity, but in this book, Kate accompanies a police detective on many interviews. All I could think in those scenes was: this would never happen. I wish the author had though of a more realistic way to present the narrative.
Unseen by Karin Slaughter
3.0
Sara Linton figures more prominently in this book than in the previous Will Trent installment, and while Lena is an insightful critic of Sara, and Sara is less rigid than usual, I still don't like her much.
Amanda is less present in this book than in the others, and though her backstory from the last book was interesting, she is still so mean to Will it is hard to take.
Not enough Faith!
Amanda is less present in this book than in the others, and though her backstory from the last book was interesting, she is still so mean to Will it is hard to take.
Not enough Faith!
The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
4.0
At first, I thought the alternating HIM/HER chapters was gimmicky, but about 10% into the book, I hardly registered. I felt a lot of anger toward Todd and a lot of empathy toward Jodi - I wonder if it is because I am a woman! The ending was interesting - it made me consider the nature of guilt. Plus, I couldn't put it down!
The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley
2.0
While I thought the idea was interesting, I found the novel poorly executed. The writing was awkward and clunky, and I couldn't sympathize with any of the characters.