Review: Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is my first Terry Pratchett book. While there were some funny moments (I laughed out loud a couple of times), the book just seemed to drag on and on. I felt like I could not get through the book fast enough. I am not going to give up on this series yet, though. I am going to go back and start with the first book.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place.

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Review: Alien: The Official Movie Novelization

Alien: The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I wanted to read this book last October when there were marathons for all of the Alien movies during Halloween. Unfortunately, we had a Nor'easter that knocked out the power for 3 days and I never got around to reading it until now. I did not get to enjoy the movie marathon either, but I digress.

This is the first book of the Alien universe lore that I have read. The best part about this book is that it maintains the suspense even if you have seen the movie. I look forward to reading the others.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to.

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Review: A Morbid Taste for Bones

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved reading this. I do not care about whether books contain religious elements, but I love the fact this book had those elements without getting preachy. The book also kept my attention throughout the whole book. I cannot wait to get into the rest of the series!

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym.

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Review: Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David von Drehle
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

FINALLY is all I can say about finishing this book. This book is extremely slow. Unfortunately, there are few good stopping points, so if you are reading on say a lunch break (guilty) or before bed (guilty, again), you have to guess whether a good stopping point is coming up or not. Since I was constantly having to stop/start in the middle of chapters, sometimes Amazon's WhisperSync would be off when switching from device to device.

Another frustrating quality about this book is that the author would constantly go off on tangents. Early in the book we got history lessons on the suffragette movement in New York, Sicily, and the 1906 Vesuvius eruption (just to name a few).

While the topics covered in this book are extremely important, this book was not all that enjoyable.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A microhistory.

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Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was an extremely fast read. I went into this book expecting to be disappointed because I have seen both movies and honestly, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was much better. I had heard the Johnny Depp movie was closer to the book, so I watched it (I'll never get that time back). The book was not as much of a disappointment as I was anticipating. It was actually a fun read.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book with an ugly cover.

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Review: The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh

The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the only classic I have read this year that was not a disappointment. I am feeling particularly nostalgic. I feel like I need to re-watch The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh. Reading the book for the first time as an adult, I will probably appreciate the show more. I really wish The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh would come out on Blu Ray.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A childhood classic you have never read.

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Review: The Library at Mount Char

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was not anything I was expecting. It was strange (in a good way) and a little frustrating (not in a good way) at the same time. Based on the description, I did not expect the book to take the direction it did. It is somewhat difficult to explain without giving too much away. One of the characters really started to get annoying towards the end. This character would constantly state she would explain then dodge the explanations which seemed to make the book drag on more than necessary. Overall, I did enjoy the read, though. It was an interesting story line of the supernatural.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book that involved a bookstore or library.

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