I already lost track of my DNFs for 2026, but maybe I'll look into my kindle because I feel like that's important info to pass along to others.
Reminder that my goal for this year is 50 books....I'm also keeping track on an Instagram highlight if you want to keep up in real time and not just once a month --when I hopefully remember to post here about books because sometimes I forget.
I tried this because many recommended it as a different look at The Wizard of Oz. I'm not an Oz fan at all, but this was to be historical fiction about Emily, who would become Dorothy's aunt. I was, to be honest, hoping for something with a similarity to Z, the book about Zelda Fitzgerald I read many years ago.
It started off with a lot of promise but then was lacking and then got really repetitive and just retold the story of The Wizard of Oz from a slightly different viewpoint. I would give it 3 stars for the first 1/3 of the book but it got really into lore by the middle and I didn't care.
This is one I already mentioned in January, but the story of Lauren Spierer fascinates me and I think she has a lot more in common with, say, Maura Murray than a Natalee Holloway type of victim.
Anyway, true crime is how I disassociate for sure, so going back and listening to some coverage on the case and then listening to this book was really informative.
This was an interesting one but there was a LOT going on. It's a thriller of sorts, taking place in the UK, which I like, but I needed a chart to keep track of who everyone was. I knew there'd be a couple of big twists and my predictions were mostly right and I do think the author was just throwing at a plot point dartboard and if it stuck, she put it in the book.
It came recommended and was like a 4 month wait at the library.
I don't know why I get so excited when I see she has a new book out.
The first 1/4 was awful. Just so overwritten. The middle was kind of good? Good enough to keep me reading. I kept seeing glimpses of real suspense.
The end was awkward. That's all. It was just awkward.
If you have kindle unlimited and get it for free, give it a try I guess. I wouldn't buy it.
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