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Monday, December 23, 2019

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Well this month has been a bit crazy and I didn't read as many books as I would have liked. I made it through two books and one of the books I had borrowed lapsed before I could even get to it. That is going back on the TBR list. I am currently reading The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda.

Also, can you believe that Christmas is two days away? I can't. And I am working most of the week since they are still at my house renovating. But at least tomorrow is a half day and I am taking Friday off (and we get Wednesday off).

Onto, the books....

November 9 - Colleen Hoover
November 9

This book has always intrigued me, but I never borrowed it. I always went with a different Colleen Hoover book. But this book has 5 stars with over 2,000 reviews, so I know it had to be good. And guess what? It was.

This book is the about the tale of two lives and how November 9th is a day that is so meaningful to them. In good ways and bad ways. I don't want to spoil it, so I won't go into it very much. But I saw bits of pieces coming, but definitely not the big twist. This is an insanely good book that is also just so heartbreaking. Bottom line: read it.

Here is the synopsis:
Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?

The Last Time I Lied

After reading Final Girls, I wanted to read another Sager book. This reminded me of the show American Horror Story (this last season's) when I read the synopsis, but I only watched two episodes. I read this entire book. 

The book goes back and forth between present day and 15 years ago (similar to the layout of Final Girls). 15 years ago, Emma goes to camp and befriends her new older bunk mates. On the 4th of July, her bunk mates go missing and camp closes. 15 years later, the camp opens up again and Emma goes back to find out answers to why her bunk mates went missing and were never found.

While I was reading the book, I often wondered what happened to the girls. I had my theories and then the end of the book was nearing and I started to feel disappointed. Like the story wasn't being wrapped up like I hoped. And then I realized that there was one more chapter and the author nailed it. 

Here is the synopsis:
Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. But the games ended the night Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin into the darkness. The last she--or anyone--saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips.

Now a rising star in the New York art scene, Emma turns her past into paintings--massive canvases filled with dark leaves and gnarled branches that cover ghostly shapes in white dresses. When the paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the wealthy owner of Camp Nightingale, she implores Emma to return to the newly reopened camp as a painting instructor. Seeing an opportunity to find out what really happened to her friends all those years ago, Emma agrees.

Familiar faces, unchanged cabins, and the same dark lake haunt Nightingale, even though the camp is opening its doors for the first time since the disappearances. Emma is even assigned to the same cabin she slept in as a teenager, but soon discovers a security camera--the only one on the property--pointed directly at its door. Then cryptic clues that Vivian left behind about the camp's twisted origins begin surfacing. As she digs deeper, Emma finds herself sorting through lies from the past while facing mysterious threats in the present. And the closer she gets to the truth about Camp Nightingale and what really happened to those girls, the more she realizes that closure could come at a deadly price.

16 comments :

  1. I loved November 9! I will have to add Last Time I Lied to the list.

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    1. It was a really good book. I can't believe it took me this long to read it when it has such high reviews.

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  2. I loved November 9 too. I almost forgot I read it. Merry Christmas lovely.

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    1. I read it sooo late after it came out. Such a good read! Merry Christmas!

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  3. Super jealous of the reading you have gotten done, I have a big fat goose egg for this month which makes me sad. Hoping with the time off and new books I'll get for Christmas that will change. Merry Christmas Eve-Eve <3

    Green Fashionista

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    1. Merry Christmas Eve-Eve to you. I am finishing the Last House Guest today since it is due today. I have basically read it in two days. It is good, but I hate when I am rushed. I hope you get lots of books for Christmas and some down time.

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  4. I love seeing what everyone else is reading! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas, my friend. :)

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  5. I had to send a few books back to the library without reading them too as I just had no more renewals left and not enough time to read them all. These sound good!

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    1. I am right there with you. I feel like the due date comes way too quickly lately.

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  6. I have been slacking so bad with reading and need to make it a priority in the new year. I can't believe Christmas is almost here. I hope you and your family have a great one!

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    1. I try to read three books a month if I can. I want to try for four next year. Have a Merry Christmas!

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