Seven Days - Alex Lake

 WoW! That was quite the story. It had everything a good thriller is supposed to have. It was chilling, disturbing, and creepy all rolled into one. I loved the twists and turns and right when you thought it was over, it wasn't. So well written. It flowed well with never a dull moment.

The plot is what sold me on reading the book in the first place. I mean a girl who is abducted at 15 and left to survive in a basement for 12 years, baring 3 children from the monster who had abducted her. Leaving her entire family and then left to fight for her life and the lives of her kids. Yea it sucked me in rather quickly.

The characters were fantastic. I loved everyone of them, even the bad guy in which you find out who it is from the very beginning. Definitely a character that you will love to hate. He was super delusional, wicked, disturbing and out and out menacing. I thought every one of the characters were very realistic, relatable, and definitely flawed. I loved seeing so many sides of them, dealing with loss, and recovery.

I look forward to all of the author's books. Well done Mr. Lake!

Ask the Passengers - 4 stars

 

This book was so much better than I thought it would be. I was not sure what I would be reading. There were so many thought provoking pages written in this book, about love, equality, understanding, and empathy. So much of what the world lacks today as a whole. People need to realize that they can not control everything, nothing in this life is perfect, no human being is perfect. Let people love who they want to love, especially when it does not affect the people who try to control it because it does not fit into their own brain.

My favorite part of this book was really the little interludes between the pages of the story right after Astrid would send the love up through the clouds to the airplanes and the passengers on board. So very touching the thoughts she had, all the questions she posed to them, and in some weird way they heard her and it would change each life for the better.

As far as characters went, I loved Astrid the most. She seemed to have the most to lose in this story and also the most to gain. She finally laid it all out on the table while the whole time in the midst of her own turmoil she still sent love into the universe, never expecting anything back.

Be kind to others and also be more accepting of others, stop trying to makes changes that benefit nothing or that does not fit into your world.

A Great January in reading

 Wow I had a great reading month in January. I ended the month with 16 books. Now Lucky for me, those 16 books were very satisfying reads for the most part. I feel like I chose them carefully with my A-Z challenge in mind. I am looking forward to a great February as well. I have my January wrap up here, if you would like to see that.

I have also subbed to several more channels on Book tube. Wow it is good to be back. Everyone is so welcoming!