I’m back for my second Broke & Bookish Top Ten Tuesday! This is today’s anchor post. I look forward to seeing everyone’s best reads of the year so far.
Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn. This was easily the most addictive book I’ve read in a long time, especially in the first 2/3 when we learn most about their marriage and everything that happens. The only reason I gave it four stars out of five on Goodreads was that I found the last third a little clunky and slower which left it feeling less positive for me, but I haven’t actually rated any books as five stars yet this year so maybe I’m being very picky! I found myself caring for Nick in particular, but was then unsure of whether I should like him so much, which was a very clever move. As stated last week, I can’t wait to move onto Gillian’s two other books.
Let The Right One In- John Ajvide Lindqvist. I told a lie earlier: I just realised that I actually rated this with five stars on Goodreads; Gone Girl has just held up better in my mind which is why I put it first. There were some very grim descriptions in this one, but they always successfully painted the picture of what living as, with or near a vampire might be like. There were so many emotions in play that you might not associate with a vampire and a little boy, which made the whole thing very human while horrible but gripping events were going on. It could have been slightly shorter but that’s my only complaint. Continue reading
A Pondering Moose 