Beautiful Broken Girls and In Her Skin (ARC) By: Kim Savage Mini Reviews!

Since I enjoyed After the Woods by Kim Savage so much I had to pre-order Beautiful Broken Girls. It's pretty sad that I just now got around to it though. Shame on me! I really wanted to like this book more than I actually did. I did like it, but I think it would have been more enjoyable for me had it not been for the religious aspect of it. Sometimes I don't mind that, but personally in this one it just didn't fully do it for me. Other than that, I liked Beautiful Broken Girls and I really wanted to find out what happened to the Cillo girls. I was very intrigued and I wanted to figure out the mystery right along with Ben! I love Kim Savage's writing style and I would recommend this one for the mystery aspect.

#IntriguingAndMysterious

Thank you to Farrar, Straus, and Giroux for provding a free copy of In Her Skin By: Kim Savage in exchange for an honest review. 

Omg, I loved In Her Skin! This is my favorite Kim Savage book so far. Everything about this book is so well done. The story, the characters (Especially Jo and Temple), the writing, and THAT ENDING! The entire book is fast-paced and the pages just flew by as I raced to the end to see what would happen. I definitely recommend this one if you like dark and twisted novels like I do. I have to say I was not expecting In Her Skin to be so disturbing (Um, all of the characters are a bit creepy lol!), but I am certainly not disappointed! I highly recommend giving this one a read if you are looking for a gripping novel that is a bit sinister. If you liked After the Woods then you HAVE to read this one also. I can NOT wait for the next novel by Kim Savage. 

#DisturbingGrippingCreepy

Psycho Analysis By: V.R. Stone and The Shadow Land By: Elizabeth Kostova DNF Mini Reviews

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free ebook copy of Psycho Analysis By: V.R. Stone in exchange for an honest review. 

I was really looking forward to reading Psycho Analysis. The blurb sounds 100% right up my alley, but sadly it just wasn't for me like I thought it would be. As far as the writing goes it was good, but I just could NOT get into the story. There wasn't anything going on that really grabbed me and I got very bored. A part of me wanted to give it longer (I DNF'd at 15%), but I couldn't do it. 

#DullPlot

Overall I didn't care for Psycho Analysis and I think this is a case of it's just not my cup of tea. It sounded like it would be, but it just didn't intrigue me. Granted I didn't get too far so take my review with a grain of salt if the summary sounds interesting to you. 

#FirstDNFOf2017

I can't personally recommend this one, but if it sounds good to you then give it a shot. 

#NotForMe

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free ebook copy of The Shadow Land By: Elizabeth Kostova in exchange for an honest review. 

I was very excited to read The Shadow Land since I loved The Historian by this author so much. The Historian is one of my favorite novels, but this one did not do it for me. The writing in this one killed me from about page two. I feel like unimportant things are described in too much detail. The writing droned on and on. I felt like I had been reading forever and I wasn't very far in. To be honest, I only made it to 5% and I had to quit. Wow.

#INeverDNFThisEarly

Overall The Shadow Land is a pretty disappointing read for me and I'm sad I had to DNF so early on. This book to me did not feel like the same writing that I loved in The Historian. Not everyone can be Tolkien and not every book needs that level of description. I couldn't get into this one at all so I figure why keep going if I already really dislike it?  

#SecondDNFOf2017

I can't personally recommend this one, but if the blurb sounds good and you can handle long winded descriptions then maybe you'll like this one more than I did. 

#HighlyRecommendTheHistorianThough

MINI REVIEWS!! The Birds & Other Stories By: Daphne Du Maurier & Feel Me Break By: Tara R.

Sorry, no memes this week! 

My overall rating for The Birds & Other Stories is 4 stars, but since it is a collection of stories I decided to also rate the stories individually. 

The Birds

5 Stars

I LOVED this one. I grew up watching the Alfred Hitchcock movie for The Birds, but I never knew it was a story first until a few years ago. Since then I've been meaning to read it and I finally got around to it! As much as I loved it I can't say it's better than the movie. I really enjoyed the movie and story equally. 

#BirdsScareMe

Monte Verita

2 Stars

This one was a little bit meh for me. It was kind of slow and just an okay story. It wasn't bad, but not great either. It was also very long so it did drag on and on. 

#OnAndOnAndOn

The Apple Tree

4.5 Stars

I originally was going to give this one 4 stars without the other half star, but after some time went by I kept thinking about it. This a story that is good while reading it, but ends up great because it stays in your mind.

#StillThinkingAboutIt

The Little Photographer 

3 Stars

This one was like Monte Verita for me. It wasn't bad, but not terrific either. I did like it better than Monte Verita, but it wasn't as long either. 

#JustOkay

Kiss Me Again, Stranger

4 Stars

How could I not like this one? The line, "Kiss Me Again, Stranger" alone is just magnificent. 

#LoveThatLine

The Old Man

4 Stars

This story started off a little blah, but then I did like the ending. Even though it was pretty odd. It was a bit out of nowhere and it reminded me of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Which I LOVE, so I ended up really enjoying this one. 

#ThatEndingGotMeLikeWHAT?!

Overall The Birds & Other Stories is a pretty great set of gothic stories. The Birds is my favorite story in the book of course, but there are other good ones too that make this worth a read. As always with collections of stories there are always a few that you just don't care for as much as others. 

#ILoveGothicStories

I recommend The Birds & Other Stories for fans of Shirley Jackson, Poe, and Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. This is a perfect book for fans of gothic reads.

#HellYesIRecommendIt

Thank you to the author for providing an ebook copy of Feel Me Break in exchange for an honest review! 

As you all may know by now I am not really a novella reader. However the summary of Feel Me Break really stood out to me and so I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did because I really enjoyed it. There is a whole lot of emotions packed into this novella! 

#EMOTIONAL

The author did let me know that this is a prequel novella (with cliffhanger) and that there will be a full length novel coming out. I am so HAPPY that there will be a full length novel because after reading this I really need it. My favorite thing about this novella is Chloe and Nick's characters. Gosh, they just had such good chemistry and I like both of them. Also, the writing is just beautiful and drew me in from page one. Which let's face it is a must for such a short read!

#BeauifulWritingAndGreatChemistry

Overall Feel Me Break is a fantastic novella. I can't wait for the full length novel, Watch Me Rise. I need to know what happens to Chloe and Nick! I feel like it left off right as it was getting to all of the really GOOD stuff. Feel Me Break certainly left me wanting more that's for sure. 

#TheEndingOMGTheEnding

I recommend Feel Me Break for all New Adult fans. This is such a fast read and it's only $0.99 on Amazon right now! If you love New Adult books then I say why not try this one before Watch Me Rise comes out.

#CallingAllNewAdultReaders!

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