Kaitlynn S.

Drags and drags

Revisado: 09-21-23

This has an interesting premise, but literally nothing is explained. I struggled to finish this because of how slow it was. I understand that there is a second book coming (or already out?) but this did not live up to its great reviews for me.
Somehow a family has gotten away with experimenting on a woman sent to a plague hospital but she’s magically immune to viruses unless she leaves the island. In all the years of experimenting on her, they don’t think to look into the island itself or the vines that barely came into play. This was more of an ode to the incurably diseased or chronically ill people of the last 100 years which isn’t a bad thing but at least be forthcoming instead of marketing this as a mystery.
All in all, not for me.

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Needed more

Revisado: 07-19-23

I really enjoyed this but it felt like a lot of filler that didn’t drive the story, especially when hearing it from Rachel’s perspective. Overall really neat concept and great narration. I would have loved a little more of the sci-fi aspects and a little less day to day life.

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Not my favorite

Revisado: 07-14-23

I really love Riley Sager but this one wasn’t a hit for me. Most reviews claim that it’s slow and I would have to agree but that wasn’t the worst bit. I found myself constantly doing the math because the storyline felt ramshackled to make everything work for a plot that was ultimately too far fetched. I love a good twist but this one felt like a soap opera.

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Ick… In the best way

Revisado: 07-14-23

This one has been all over FB and TT so I finally broke down and got it. The body horror and female rage was epic and had me hooked. I felt like I need to decompress after each listen because Cassidy’s story telling is so vivid and the narration by Susan Bennett was wonderful. Would recommend.

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Awful

Revisado: 06-14-23

From the derivative plot to the "he said/she said" being the only way dialog was expressed, this was pure garbage. I'm so disappointed that this had a stamped approval from Neil Gaiman on the cover when it felt like a loose rip-off of Snowpiercer and a few other prominent novels. It makes me question if he even read it or if it was purely some kind of elitist assumption. I went in thinking it had a cool premise and neat trio of main characters, but everything fell so flat. There were interludes throughout the book that didn't really add anything to the overall plot that gave a false sense of hope that there would be some kind of great reveal at the end that never came. I always try to find something I enjoyed about any book I read or listen to but this one was tough. The narration was okay when sped up a bit which is the only bright spot. All in all, I'm glad I purchased this on sale because it's probably one of the worst I've listened to in a long time. Save your money or credit.

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Just ok

Revisado: 06-05-23

A little generic, a little overdone. I was expecting more of a sci-fi horror but nothing about it was really either. It felt a bit like another book of the month thriller that just happened to be set in space. I can definitely see how it would hit the spot for some but it just wasn’t what I was looking for. The narration was good, I could have done without hearing “he/she said” for pretty much all the dialog though. Not terrible, not great.

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Gritty coming of age tail

Revisado: 05-30-23

Another fantastic story by Stephen Graham Jones for my list. I knew coming into this that it wasn’t going to be like MHIAC or TOGI as it isn’t exactly horror. It’s gritty and bloody and provocative, but it’s no ghost story. This book has all the same elements as his more terrifying books, but underneath it is a coming of age story peppered with family tragedy, loss, and revenge told through the eyes of a young wolf that might be too smart for his own good. I love a book that gives me scenarios that I could have ever imagined and Mongrels had me hanging on every word. A werewolf running down rivals? Sure. A werewolf eating glitter for a gag? Hilariously awesome.

Don’t listen to any of the negative reviews on here. The ones that say “nothing happened” probably weren’t listening hard enough.

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Mehh

Revisado: 05-18-23

Before listening, I saw this being talked about on TikTok and read the glowing reviews here, but I'm not sure it's worth the hype. It was very predictable and not super original. This could have had a Stephen King amount of detail, but it was shallow and fell flat for me. The bits of "scary" were a bit diluted with the number of boring chapters of the characters standing around doing nothing but accepting their fate. Even the twist at the end could be seen coming. I would have been that annoying person in the theater going "OMG how can you not see it" had this been a movie. Maybe I'm picky or went in with high expectations, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I will say that Jacqueline Milne was wonderful and gave a great performance.

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Enjoyable

Revisado: 04-13-23

I really enjoyed the writing style and pace of this. Although a ton happens, it never got overly confusing and stayed consistently interesting. It was my first read of FitzSimmons and I guess I’m a fan now. The first book in a series has to be amazing for me to want to continue to the next (if I can live with the ending) but I’m not sure if I’ll grab the second. This was definitely good and I love January LaVoy but I might try another of his first.

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Highly Enjoyable

Revisado: 03-30-23

This was a really fun read with great narration. It kind of made me think if Jason Pargin, David Cohen, and Douglas Adams all got together to write and said “You know what would be funny? Cosmic guinea pigs” and went from there. I was finished this in two sittings and I can’t wait for the next in the series. I have some theories about Simons future so I’ll definitely have to find out!

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