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Title: Panic

Author: Lauren Oliver

Expected Publication Date: May 2014

GOODREADS SUMMARY:

Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.

For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

MY THOUGHTS:

I am really sad and torn that after trying and hoping that the story will get better and more realistic, I still somehow realize that in the very end of the book, it was still a let down. Not to mention ABSURD in my opinion.

The idea of the game which they call as PANIC is totally unbelievable and stupid. Really? For me this is just a bunch on stupid, irresponsible, reckless and full of angst teenagers who are very eager to risk their lives for what? Money? So stupid if you ask me. With everything that is happening, kids dying, some being injured and worse dying, where are the responsible adults and parents that should be stopping this stupid game? NADA. Unbelievable.

All through out the story I was really hoping something good will happen, maybe a twist in the story? Or a good plot will come through from it, but surprise, surprise.. NOTHING.

Overall, this book was just an illogical story. Daring games that are glamour to be called as PANIC. Nothing good, just a flat out reckless daring games.

Thank You so much TIMES READS for the complimentary copy of this book.

Ranking:

Title: Dream Girl

Author: Laura Lippman

Publication Date: June 2021

GOODREADS SUMMARY

Following up on her acclaimed and wildly successful New York Times bestseller Lady in the Lake, Laura Lippman returns with a dark, complex tale of psychological suspense with echoes of Misery involving a novelist, incapacitated by injury, who is plagued by mysterious phone calls.

After being injured in a freak accident, novelist Gerry Andersen lies in a hospital bed in his glamorous but sterile apartment, isolated from the busy world he can see through his windows, utterly dependent on two women he barely knows: his young assistant and a night nurse whose competency he questions.

But Gerry is also beginning to question his own competency. As he moves in and out of dreamlike memories and seemingly random appearances of a persistent ex-girlfriend at his bedside, he fears he may be losing his grip on reality, much like his mother who recently passed away from dementia.

Most distressing, he believes he’s being plagued by strange telephone calls, in which a woman claiming to be the titular character of his hit novel Dream Girl swears she will be coming to see him soon. The character is completely fictitious, but no one has ever believed Gerry when he makes that claim. Is he the victim of a cruel prank—or is he actually losing his mind★ There is no record of the calls according to the log on his phone. Could there be someone he has wronged★ Is someone coming to do him harm as he lies helplessly in bed★

Then comes the morning he wakes up next to a dead body—and realizes his nightmare is just beginning...

MY THOUGHTS

This book is a slow-burn and slow paced psychological thriller about an author who thinks the character in his story are out for revenge.

There are good things about the book but there are also things that I hate about this book. For one is the constant time jumps. I find it problematic and unnecessary in my opinion, not to mention I feel like all most flashbacks had nothing to do with the present day plotline. The flashbacks just made me realize how I think Gerry was a total ass-hole. Haha. The main character was totally unrelatable. Although the story behind who Aubrey is, the ending was still a let down. I am not completely satisfied with the ending.

Thank You TIMES READS for the complimentary copy of this book.

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