Can't-Wait Wednesday- The Cabin at the End of the World

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at Wishful Endings. The idea behind it is to share upcoming releases that we can't wait to get our hands on! 

My pick for this week is The Cabin at the End of the World By: Paul Tremblay. This book had my interest peaked at Paul Tremblay and "Home Invasion." I read A Head Full of Ghosts by Tremblay back in 2015 and I really loved it. I need to try another book by him and this one sounds SO GOOD and spooky. The whole home invasion thing majorly creeps me out. There is a reason that The Strangers is the movie that terrifies me the most and makes me need to sleep with the light on. In the blurb it says there is an inventive twist to the home invasion thing so I am VERY curious what that will be. I have high hopes for this one!

Expected Publication Date: June 26, 2018

Are you looking forward to The Cabin at the End of the World as well? Does it sound creepy (or too creepy) to you? What are you waiting on this Wednesday?

Can't-Wait Wednesday- The Outsider

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at Wishful Endings.  The idea behind it is to share upcoming releases that we can't wait to get our hands on! 

My pick for this week is The Outsider By: Stephen King. STEPHEN KING. Need I say more about why I want to read this? He is my all time favorite author so of course I'm interested! The summary sounds great, but really King is an auto-buy author for me so it doesn't matter. Haha! I don't know how I will wait till June to read it though. :/ 

Expected Publication Date: June 5, 2018

Are you looking forward to reading The Outsider as well? What are some of your auto-buy authors?

Apart in the Dark Novellas By: Ania Ahlborn ARC Review

Thank you to Gallery Books for providing a free copy of Apart in the Dark Novellas By: Ania Ahlborn in exchange for an honest review. 

I rated Apart in the Dark 4 stars, but really I'd like to give it 4.5 stars. Apart in the Dark is comprised of two novellas. The Pretty Ones and I Call Upon Thee. Here are my individual reviews for both stories! 

The Pretty Ones-

I enjoyed The Pretty Ones for the most part. I have only one TINY thing that I didn't care for in this one. I thought the very beginning of the novella was hard to get into. I like novellas to grip me from the first sentence since they're so short. That being said, it didn't take overly long to get started so I'm not even sure we can really call this a complaint. :P I will say that for such a short story Nell's character is written surprisingly well. As I am writing this I'm starting to wonder if that's why the beginning was a tad slow. To allow for getting to know the character really well? I digress, but that is something for me to think on and maybe I'll bump the rating up later. I did guess the ending of The Pretty Ones a bit early on, but for me this is a rare case where that doesn't matter! In my opinion this story is all about enjoying the ride of suspense and anticipating Nell's reaction when she learns the truth...

#RideTheSuspenseWave!

I Call Upon Thee-

I absolutely love this novella!! I Call Upon Thee is so atmospheric all throughout the story and it has fantastic tension! I spent the whole time reading it half dreading and half anticipating what would happen. That's how I like my spooky stories to be. I really appreciate how I Call Upon Thee has a classic scary story vibe, but it's still different. The blend of classic themes and uniqueness always makes me happy. This novella is a HUGE win for me!

#SpookyAndAtmospheric

As a whole Apart in the Dark is well written and exactly what I've been in the mood for. I loved The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn also when I read it last year, so I definitely recommend that one too. I own Brother by her as well and I'm hoping to get to that one within the next month or two. She is quickly becoming a new favorite author for me and I can't wait to read more by her!

#ICallUponTheeToReadThisImmediately  

Book Haul & Updated TBR List!

Book haul time! I received some books for Christmas and I've gotten a few others after. I wanted to share the new ones and update my TBR list. My TBR has gotten wickedly out of control so I really need a full list anyway to keep up with all of the ones I really want to try and read by April! Here's my updated TBR list and I've marked the ones for my book haul as new. 

*Click on the title to view on Goodreads!!*

1. Apart in the Dark: Novellas - (New) Thank you to Gallery Books for this one! 

2. Beautiful Broken Girls

3. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

4. The Shadow of the Wind

5. The Guest Room

6. Inside the Victorian Home

7. The Crown's Fate

8. Knight's Cross

9. Strange the Dreamer

10. Throne of Fire

11. The Hammer of Thor

12. The Hanging Girl - (New)

13. Gwendy's Button Box - (New)

14. Stillhouse Lake - (New)

15. Brother - (New)

16. I'll Meet You There - (New)

17. The Female of the Species - (New)

18. Fireblood - (New)

19. The Hate U Give - (New)

20. The Dry - (New)

21. Strange Weather - (New)

22. The Chosen - (New)

23. In Her Skin - (New) Thank you to Farrar, Straus, and Giroux for this one!

I also recently recently received When We Collided, a new copy of Jane Eyre, and a new copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'm hoping to re-read all of those and re-read The Bell Jar at some point this year, but they aren't on my immediate TBR.

 

I also got these babies when I traded in some books at Half Price books. I need to read all of them eventually as well. 

Well as you can see my TBR is already overwhelming and I'm pretty sure there is no way I'll get all of these read by April. I'm going to try though! 

What books are on your TBR? Is your TBR out of control like mine? 

If you've read any of these books, what did you think of them? 

#HelpMyTbrIsTryingToKillMe

Top Ten Tuesday- Top FIVE New To Me Authors I Read In 2017

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at The Broke and the Bookish. The topic this week is Top Ten New To Me Authors I Read In 2017! I didn't read very many new authors this year that I just LOVED so I made this a top five list instead. 

1. Ruth Ware - I read The Woman In Cabin 10 early on in the year and I just LOVED it. I bought her other two books The Lying Game and In a Dark, Dark Wood later in the year and I read those back to back. I enjoyed both of them as well, but The Woman In Cabin 10 is definitely my favorite of the three. I can't wait for her to come out with more books. She is going to be an auto-buy author for me. 

2. Sarah Pinborough - So... my bestie had been telling me for a long time that I just HAD to read Behind Her Eyes. I put it off for a while because I wasn't that intrigued to be honest. Well I wish I had read it sooner!! I think this was my favorite read of the year. I also read 13 Minutes by her and I enjoyed it as well, but the twist in Behind Her Eyes just completely blew my mind.

3. Grady Hendrix- I was absolutely enamored with My Best Friend's Exorcism. I need to try to buy and read Horrorstor by him this year! I can't wait to see what I think of that one. I hope I will like it just as much.

4. Ania Ahlborn - The Devil Crept In was SO GOOD!! I know she has a few more books and I would love to give at least one other of hers a try this year as well. 

5. B.A. Paris - I was hesitant to add B.A. Paris on here to be honest. Behind Closed Doors was one of my favorite reads in 2017. However, I also read The Breakdown and it was more like The Letdown. I gave that one only two stars, but I know the next book she comes out with I would for sure give it a shot at least. 

That's it for my Top FIVE New To Me Authors I Read In 2017! I am very happy that I tried these authors this year and I look forward to reading more of their books in the future.

Have you read any of these authors? If so, what did you think? Who were your top new to you authors that you read this year?