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Monday, January 10, 2022

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #553, January 10th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #552
Teaser Tuesday #560
WWW Wednesday #560
WOW #556
Will the Time Come #553
Third Sentence Thursday #543
Random Reads #529
First Lines Friday #556
Book Blogger Hop #222

21 Books to Read in 2021 Update 17
The Reward Challenge Update #538
Wheel of TBR #85
How Well I Stuck to It #390
Wrote that Review Update #388

Week 1 Reviews:
Nightrender

Miss Moriarty, I Presume?

Tours:

Fifty Shades of Grave: Cover Reveal

Page-a-Thon:

Bout of Books:

Update 10 and Wrap Up

Random:

Elizabeth Lim Author Page

OK, so I got 44 posts in 7 days, which is pretty decent, given that I'm still working on my end of year posts. But I read some really great books, and I can't wait for next week! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read Death Over the Garden Wall!

Three modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness.

Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up.

There is something strange going on, though, Jamie’s sure of that. The countess was found wearing mismatched slippers, her lover disappeared the next day, and everyone is acting shifty.

Jamie feels like she’s playing a game of Clue, one she’s determined to win. Where’s a candlestick when you need one?

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Week 1 Review: Squad

From Goodreads:

Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this fast-paced, sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. When the new girl is invited to join her high school's most popular clique, she can't believe her luck—and she can't believe their secret, either: they're werewolves. Fans of Mariko Tamaki and Elana K. Arnold will devour the snappy dialogue, vivid artwork, and timely social commentary.

When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she's worried she's not going to fit in. To her surprise, she's immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.

Becca's new friends are werewolves. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs.

But things get complicated when Arianna's predatory boyfriend is killed, and the cops begin searching for a serial killer. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure—and their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier—Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends.

Lisa Sterle's stylish illustrations paired with Maggie Tokuda-Hall's sharp writing make Squad a fun, haunting, and fast-paced thriller that will resonate with fans of Riverdale, and with readers of This Savage Song, Lumberjanes, and Paper Girls.

My Review:
Wow, I really enjoyed reading this book! It's a great story about girls who don't like the world beat them down, become werewolves, and eat the boys who think they can get away with rape. It's such a fantastic concept, and I love reading it!

The synopsis mentions Elana K Arnold, and I'd agree, it's a lot like Red Hood, though it does make the girls the wolves, and the human boys the prey. I loved that switch, because that gives the girls the hunger, and the close knit pack, and I loved that!

I really enjoyed these characters, Becca who was a loner without any friends, at a new school, but gets welcomed by the popular girls at school. I loved Marley, she was so bubbly and sweet. Mandy was amazing and didn't ignore the elephant in the room. And Arianna was an alpha, in charge and just a bit mean. I loved the pack and their loyalty to one another!

That ending though? I didn't expect that at all! Though there were hints that eventually lead there. It is a little bit sad, but it was a pretty violent read, all in all. But I'm really glad that there was a bit of a happy ending, some of the cost hurt!

This was a fantastic read, and I'm really glad that it exists!

Author: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Lisa Sterle
Read: January 4th, 2021
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2022 Book!
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: October 5th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

WWW Wednesday #560, January 5th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it!