Review: Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow by Dean Koontz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Clairvoyant mystery solved! After a couple of mediocre stories, the series ends with a bang. It's very Blindspot-esque.

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Review: The Mercy of Snakes

The Mercy of Snakes by Dean Koontz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Review: Red Rain

Red Rain by Dean Koontz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The stories are starting to get a little repetitive. I practically skimmed this one just to get through to the end of the series.

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Review: The Praying Mantis Bride

The Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

One of the arcs in the previous story begins crossing into this book. So far the series has been hard to put down.

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Review: Photographing the Dead

Photographing the Dead by Dean Koontz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This one is not as thrilling as the first, but still a good story.

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Review: In the Heart of the Fire

In the Heart of the Fire by Dean Koontz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Trigger Warnings: implied pedophilia, implied rape, murder

This is my first book by this author. I was hooked immediately.

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Review: Big Shot

Big Shot by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The first half of this essay is full of mystery. Seriously, who is Max Davis?

The second half was a look into her day. I always wondered what a producer's job actually entailed. Now I know!

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Review: Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake

Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This is my least favorite story. This was more of an anecdote.

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Review: Searching for Coach Taylor

Searching for Coach Taylor by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The pros and cons of being husband-less.

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Review: Help Is On the Way

Help Is On the Way by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This one really had me laughing.

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Review: Please Like Me [But Keep Away]

Please Like Me [But Keep Away] by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

#IntrovertsUnite

There is nothing more reassuring than learning you are not alone in feeling the need for solitude and being a total homebody. It's also really annoying to have an extrovert tell you that you need to get out (or talk) more. I know of the struggles with social anxiety and the need for solitude as a nobody. I cannot even imagine what it is like for a celebrity like Mindy Kaling to have to deal with that as well. Especially being in a public profession.

You're not alone, Mindy!

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Review: Kind of Hindu

Kind of Hindu by Mindy Kaling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

While I cannot relate to being a mother, I did enjoy this story of Mindy Kaling's journey into motherhood. This was about how she wants to raise her daughter with regards to culture and religion/faith.

Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Review: That's My Church: The Seven Churches of Revelation

That's My Church: The Seven Churches of Revelation by J.M. Hope
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I received a Kindle edition of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.

I have always had an interest in theology. I was born and raised in one particular faith, but I do not practice or subscribe to any particular faith/religion at his time. I find it important to know and understand other people's interpretation of biblical and other ancient texts.

Unfortunately, this book was like reading seven homilies. There is a scripture passage, "a little known fact," a sort of interpretation with no explanation on how the connections or presumptions were made, and then the preachy section. Rinse and repeat for all seven churches.

There was no real analysis of the interpretations, which was disappointing.

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Review: A Christmas Secret

A Christmas Secret by Candace Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received a Kindle edition of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.

This was a cute children's story. Loved the illustrations as well.

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Review: The Wickeds

The Wickeds by Gayle Forman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was an interesting take on the villains of three fairy tales. This story reminds me about how it's said that children will experience what their parents did when they have kids. It was the first thing the ending made me think of.

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Review: The Cleaners

The Cleaners by Ken Liu
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story was not the most engaging, but it was food for thought. At first, I was thinking about the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. As the story went on, it made me think about the things we touch and hold every day and what memories of family heirlooms would hold.

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Review: The Princess Game

The Princess Game by Soman Chainani
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the third book of the collection that I read and by far my favorite. This one kept me hooked from the start. I am adding this author to my list of authors to read.

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Review: Hazel and Gray

Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

WOW! Things got real dark in this collection of stories. It was a great twist on the Hansel and Gretel story, though. This was a good page turner.

Trigger warnings: Sex (underage, trafficking, implied pedophilia, prostitution), Drugs (forced and consented).

This book is not for young readers.

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Review: The Prince and the Troll

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I am honestly not sure what to take away from this story. Starbucks, a man named Adam, Starbucks, a female bridge troll, and Starbucks. A bridge, Starbucks, a road, Starbucks, it doesn’t rain, and Starbucks.

I’m sure this was some allegorical work, but it went over my head. Starbucks. I turned to other reviewers and their reviews to see how they interpreted this story. Starbucks. Was I supposed to read a climate change story? Starbucks. Was this supposed to be a biblical allegory? Starbucks.

I do not go to Starbucks, so I do not really get the obsession.

Oh, and did I mention Starbucks?

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Review: Land of Big Numbers

Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received an ARC digital edition of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a collection of short stories featuring Chinese culture. The stories end abruptly with no closure. One of the stories (the last one) was about being stranded at a train station. I understand the moral of the story, but I would have loved to know what happened to the characters or had this particular story as a novella or full length novel.

The first and last stories were my favorite, but the middle stories were paced slowly. I kept putting the book down during these stories.

I did enjoy the writing style and would have given this 5-stars if the middle stories were more of a page turner like the last story.

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