In case you missed anything, here's a recap of what was posted Saturday, February 5th through Friday, February 11th.
Reviews
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
Deadly by Julie Chibbaro
Guest post cover review: The Banned and the Banished series
(Click on the titles to go to my reviews)
Memes
Features
Finished
Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren
(Click on the title to go to Goodreads)
Currently Reading
Choker by Elizabeth Woods
Page134 of 233
Received: Library
Usually I’m the type of person who laughs five minutes after the punch line of a joke because it takes me a long time to figure it out. So what in the world is going on here? First I guess the Big Bad in Cryer’s Cross and now I’ve gone and figured out Choker’s big mystery in the first chapter! I need to stop being so perceptive. It’s ruining my books! (Update: Nope, I still suck at getting jokes quickly. Just had an embarrassingly delayed response...)
Even without that, I still don’t think Choker is the book for me. I had heard that it was creepy, but more than that it just makes my skin crawl, and not in a good way. I really just couldn’t like the main character at all, even knowing the Big Reveal. I much preferred the other students who didn’t like her very much, because I didn’t like her either.
Choker is also another one of those phenomenally unbelievable examples of absent parents in YA. I would almost rather an author ignore parents than have them present and oblivious or strangely uninvolved. I guess part of this is made a little better when you consider the fact that the book, while third person, is told from Cara’s perspective and she isn’t exactly a reliable narrator. Still, I found it irritating. (I also thought it was awkward written in the third person).
Warning to animal lovers: This book also bothered me because of the scenes of animal cruelty. I don’t just mean a character is sort of mean to an animal. I mean animals (plural) are killed and it is completely malicious. I personally have a line, and that kind of treatment of animals crosses my line.
I decided to put this book down because I realized I just wasn’t enjoying it at all. I already knew the surprise, so I really had no reason to continue.
News!
This coming week I'm going to switch things up a little here at Small Review. Some days will still be the same schedule you're used to, but:
Monday will be my second running of my new review comparison!
Tuesday will feature the cover reveal of a book I can't wait to read!
I'm very excited and I hope to see you here!
