Wednesday Reading Meme
What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I read Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo and V-Wars: Night Terrors edited by Jonathan Maberry. (Reviews below)
What I'm Reading Right Now: I'm currently reading The Silent Army by James Knapp, the 2nd book of a zombie-ish trilogy.
What I'm Planning To Read Next: Next up will be Element Zero by James Knapp, the third book of the trilogy. These two book will fill two squares on my Four Moon Challenge and will also complete another series for me this year.
90. Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo
Jon is a fixer for a crime lord with a big reach who escapes to a remote town in far northern Norway during its time period of perpetual sunlight. There he hopes that his hiding place is so remote that he won’t be found. The people of the town belong to a rural religious sect but are still strangely accommodating, and Jon is able to make connections with the townspeople. It’s all a little bit cliched, especially the ending, but the writing is intriguing and kept me wanting to know what would happen next and the characters are interesting and flawed. It made for an enjoyable read.
Dates Read: September 14 to 15, 2022
224 pages
4 out of 5 stars
Tarot Challenge 20 - the sun (this challenge is now complete!)
Lost Challenges Read the Quote 2022 - I - Incline
Lost Challenges Clean It Out September - 05 - read one free book on your e-reader
91. V-Wars: Night Terrors edited by Jonathan Maberry
The 3rd volume of interconnected stories about the rise of vampires is hit and miss, leaning heavily on the miss end of the equation. The problem this time around is twofold. One, the stories simply don’t mesh. One author is writing about wholesale destruction, cities destroyed, people in hiding… and the other is writing a lighthearted story about the beleaguered human dad of a vampire child who worries about being teased for her braces. There is a massive disconnect here. There’s also the problem of splitting single stories into chapters sandwiched between other single stories, which is just jarring because there’s no need for it. Ultimately, neither the format nor the stories themselves work together. Maberry’s overarching theme is still interesting, but overall the book is jarring.
Dates Read: September 16 to 19, 2022
395 pages
3 out of 5 stars
Challenge Factory Finish What You Started - September pick
Lost Challenges Read the Quote 2022 - G - Gun
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What I'm Reading Right Now: I'm currently reading The Silent Army by James Knapp, the 2nd book of a zombie-ish trilogy.
What I'm Planning To Read Next: Next up will be Element Zero by James Knapp, the third book of the trilogy. These two book will fill two squares on my Four Moon Challenge and will also complete another series for me this year.
90. Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo
Jon is a fixer for a crime lord with a big reach who escapes to a remote town in far northern Norway during its time period of perpetual sunlight. There he hopes that his hiding place is so remote that he won’t be found. The people of the town belong to a rural religious sect but are still strangely accommodating, and Jon is able to make connections with the townspeople. It’s all a little bit cliched, especially the ending, but the writing is intriguing and kept me wanting to know what would happen next and the characters are interesting and flawed. It made for an enjoyable read.
Dates Read: September 14 to 15, 2022
224 pages
4 out of 5 stars
Tarot Challenge 20 - the sun (this challenge is now complete!)
Lost Challenges Read the Quote 2022 - I - Incline
Lost Challenges Clean It Out September - 05 - read one free book on your e-reader
91. V-Wars: Night Terrors edited by Jonathan Maberry
The 3rd volume of interconnected stories about the rise of vampires is hit and miss, leaning heavily on the miss end of the equation. The problem this time around is twofold. One, the stories simply don’t mesh. One author is writing about wholesale destruction, cities destroyed, people in hiding… and the other is writing a lighthearted story about the beleaguered human dad of a vampire child who worries about being teased for her braces. There is a massive disconnect here. There’s also the problem of splitting single stories into chapters sandwiched between other single stories, which is just jarring because there’s no need for it. Ultimately, neither the format nor the stories themselves work together. Maberry’s overarching theme is still interesting, but overall the book is jarring.
Dates Read: September 16 to 19, 2022
395 pages
3 out of 5 stars
Challenge Factory Finish What You Started - September pick
Lost Challenges Read the Quote 2022 - G - Gun
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