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Pretty Girls
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My reaction to learning a new book was out by one of my favorite authors.
A new Karin Slaughter!!!!!!!!
My reaction after reading this book.
I love this author. I fangirl so hard over her Grant County/Will Trent books so much that if I go anywhere that has them I must be restrained from recommending that people read them. Yes, Library ladies I will try and behave.
But this one. Not.
It didn't even feel like it was written by the same author that I love.
It starts off with Claire Scott. She is a typical Buckhead Barbie
Perfect husband, lots of money, no job. Just looking pretty all day.
Then she meets her husband Paul for dinner one night. As they are leaving old boring Paul wants to put some moves on her in a dark alley. Claire is a bit freaked out that Paul is up to this because he usually doesn't get frisky unless it's in the actual bedroom, so she wants some spark and follows him to the alley. A bad guy attacks and Paul is murdered. (This is not a spoiler because it happens very early and won't ruin any of the book)
Once she returns home Claire gets to looking on Paul's computer for some files that his business partner wants and she finds way more than she bargained for.
Now this is happening in the middle of so much other stuff that your mind is racing at this point of the book. You have Claire's sister Lydia telling some of the story from her viewpoint, a break in at Claire's house, and a sister that had gone missing years ago. Then throw in another recent missing girl from the area.
So much going on.
Then the tropes started...
Then throw in about a thousand times on how very beautiful our main character is...she is pretty and smart. *insert gag here*
That got old real quick. Karin Slaughter is usually better than this. So I gave one of my favorite authors a two star review. Does that mean I will not grab up her next one? Of course not. I will fangirl the next time. Hopefully.
Book source: Edelweiss in exchange for review.
A new Karin Slaughter!!!!!!!!
My reaction after reading this book.
I love this author. I fangirl so hard over her Grant County/Will Trent books so much that if I go anywhere that has them I must be restrained from recommending that people read them. Yes, Library ladies I will try and behave.
But this one. Not.
It didn't even feel like it was written by the same author that I love.
It starts off with Claire Scott. She is a typical Buckhead Barbie
Perfect husband, lots of money, no job. Just looking pretty all day.
Then she meets her husband Paul for dinner one night. As they are leaving old boring Paul wants to put some moves on her in a dark alley. Claire is a bit freaked out that Paul is up to this because he usually doesn't get frisky unless it's in the actual bedroom, so she wants some spark and follows him to the alley. A bad guy attacks and Paul is murdered. (This is not a spoiler because it happens very early and won't ruin any of the book)
Once she returns home Claire gets to looking on Paul's computer for some files that his business partner wants and she finds way more than she bargained for.
Now this is happening in the middle of so much other stuff that your mind is racing at this point of the book. You have Claire's sister Lydia telling some of the story from her viewpoint, a break in at Claire's house, and a sister that had gone missing years ago. Then throw in another recent missing girl from the area.
So much going on.
Then the tropes started...
Then throw in about a thousand times on how very beautiful our main character is...she is pretty and smart. *insert gag here*
That got old real quick. Karin Slaughter is usually better than this. So I gave one of my favorite authors a two star review. Does that mean I will not grab up her next one? Of course not. I will fangirl the next time. Hopefully.
Book source: Edelweiss in exchange for review.
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Reading Progress
March 10, 2015
– Shelved
August 6, 2015
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Started Reading
August 6, 2015
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4.0%
"Or Mothers, as Lydia thought of them, because she was trying really hard not to use the word motherfucker anymore.
*snorts*
I could be friends with this character."
*snorts*
I could be friends with this character."
August 8, 2015
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Finished Reading
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Elyse wrote: "Ok. I'll give her a try ... if I too can get my hands on it ... I like many of the same books you do. Thank you Monkey Girl :)"Hope you love her. She is actually really sweet also. :)
Elyse wrote: "Aw :). Have you met her? The author?"I've talked to her on here. I had plans to meet her at the Atlanta book festival last year and didn't get to go. I flailed in the floor with real tears.
Elyse wrote: "This book was up on Edelweiss --for a 'few' minutes. I was looking at it --went to the doctors --came back home --its gone already --(taken off for requesting). Wow....must be popular!"I need to start looking at Edelweiss..dang it.
Elyse wrote: "I'm 'new' with it. VERY new. The site doesn't seem to be 'person-easy-to-use- friendly IMO. ... But I did request 4 books in a short period of time.. and receive 3 of them. ... Including the new ..."
I've used it a few times but I'm like you. It's very hard to use. I've gotten just a few books from there.
I'm going to go and stalk this book over there though! thanks my friend. :D
I snagged a copy! Lol
Susan wrote: "I snagged a copy! Lol"They hate me! I'm so jealous :D
How could Edelweiss hate you?? That is just wrong!! Im reading Blonde hair, Blue Eyes now which is the prelude to this one. You Know when i got these two books i didnt even have to request them, it gave me instant access! Isnt that weird?
Susan wrote: "How could Edelweiss hate you?? That is just wrong!! Im reading Blonde hair, Blue Eyes now which is the prelude to this one. You Know when i got these two books i didnt even have to request them, it..."I really think it's probably my own fault. I rarely request anything there and forget to go back and check stuff on the site. It's so hard for me to figure out I usually just stalk Netgalley.
Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Susan wrote: "How could Edelweiss hate you?? That is just wrong!! Im reading Blonde hair, Blue Eyes now which is the prelude to this one. You Know when i got these two books i didnt even have to re..."I LOVE Netgalley and have sooooo many to read and review from there! Lol
Edelweiss isnt very user friendly...
Susan wrote: "Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Susan wrote: "How could Edelweiss hate you?? That is just wrong!! Im reading Blonde hair, Blue Eyes now which is the prelude to this one. You Know when i ..."Me too. I can't stay away from the sucker. I need an intervention.
Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Susan wrote: "Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Susan wrote: "How could Edelweiss hate you?? That is just wrong!! Im reading Blonde hair, Blue Eyes now which is the prelude to this one. Yo..."Pssst......i have more than 50!! Shhhhh lol
Susan wrote: "Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Susan wrote: "Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Susan wrote: "How could Edelweiss hate you?? That is just wrong!! Im reading Blonde hair, Blue Ey..."I shouldn't even admit this. I have over a hundred. *cone of shame*
Hahaha i have 63 and im fighting to go there now and check out the recently added.......hahaha we are two peas in a pod!! Lol
Susan wrote: "Hahaha i have 63 and im fighting to go there now and check out the recently added.......hahaha we are two peas in a pod!! Lol"That recently added is the devil! Lol
Yes and how can we forget READ NOW! Lol
I got this one!! whoooooohoo
Carla wrote: "I liked it."Yay! It sounds so good
Elyse wrote: ":). Great Carla. A great inspiration!!!Hey Shelby.,, it would be fun if we read it 'around' the same time. I know we both have a stack of books we need to read with due dates... but do you have..."
I think I could do around Wed. or Thursday of next week. How does that sound? Fun!
Elyse wrote: "Ok. I'mGoing to give it the bluebirds try.., next week - start we'd or Thurs. :)"
Sounds like a plan!
This book is also up on Netgalley, but I got turned down for it. :( I think it is already out in the UK. Susan - where did you get Blonde Hair, blue eyes? I'm looking for that one.
I got both of them on Edelweiss.....Once I signed in it allowed me to download it right away without asking.....
Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "This book is also up on Netgalley, but I got turned down for it. :( I think it is already out in the UK. Susan - where did you get Blonde Hair, blue eyes? I'm looking for that one."
Try it on Edelweiss Lyn. I got turned down on Netgalley too.
You are lucky!!
Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "This book is also up on Netgalley, but I got turned down for it. :( I think it is already out in the UK. Susan - where did you get Blonde Hair, blue eyes? I'm look..."
I just went and tried for both on Edelweiss. We shall see.
I adore Karin Slaughter! Can't wait to get my hands on this book :)
Elyse, you ready? I'm starting this one today. I'm not sure how far I'll get. I have the kiddos open house for school today but I'm gonna sneak in some reading.
Good luck with your surgery Elyse!!
Elyse wrote: "Yes....today is PERFECT. We are driving to San Francisco for my foot surgery, and I need to be there three hours early. ( prep things I guess)...So I will have today, tomorrow, and Saturday for su..."
Fingers crossed for you. Will you have to wear the cast again for a long time?
Elyse wrote: "No cast. .,, this is minor. .., i'm still healing, in general this is just helping along. I won't be able to go to my pool for a few days .., but no.. No cast. By removing the pan, it will give..."
Yay for no pain!
I love this author. I think this one is a stand alone one so it should be perfect as a taste of her writing. I'm about 3 chapters in and so far so good.
Elyse wrote: "I'm done. I wrote the shortest review! We can chat when you've finished. I had pages of notes - I could have written a long detailed review. - buy I didn't feel inspired. (Maybe it's the pain..."
I am behind. Real life is bugging me for my reading time
So far I'm not a fan of this book either. I usually love this author so I'm very disappointed. It seems so cliche. I keep making myself read it. If the twist ticks me off I'm gonna rant. LOLI'm good. Just back to school for the kiddo and other real life stuff.
I'm giving it a generous 2. I did not like it at all. I should have just looked at the ending to see how it ended. LOLTry another of her books..not this one. :D
I liked Lydia's character in the beginning. Then like you said Elyse the book just fell flat. For me it seemed more about the shock value with the gore and all the stuff that was going on than about the story.I felt manipulated. I do not like that.
It's like the author decided to through in everything she could think of in order to be able to have a twisty book. That sucks.
Thank you for the honest review Shelby. I'm sad to hear this. I loved "Cop Town" :(
Thank you for the honest review Shelby! I'm sad to hear this. I loved "Cop Town" :(
Elyse wrote: ""manipulated" is the PERFECT word!!!I had been saying 'cheap trick'. --but YES....'manipulated'.
Readers and writers are a two -way -relationship --yes?...(somewhat)...?
I didn't think she 're..."
That whole Claire and the law thing! YES! that was just thrown in and went no where. It irritated me. Why even put that much filler in a story?
Hope your foot gets better faster than later. I hate foot pain. I hate pain period.
I'm so behind on reading. I'm trying not to let it freak me out. My eyes are tired today from cramming. I may have a problem.
Pisey wrote: "That escalated faster than i thought. Your review explained it all."Thanks Pisey!
Jennifer wrote: "Thank you for the honest review Shelby! I'm sad to hear this. I loved "Cop Town" :("I loved "Cop Town" too! I really have loved everything I've read of hers until this. I'll let it slide though. Even Stephen King has had a couple of duds.
Well, I love your reviews Shelby because I learn something new every time. Buckhead Barbie, yeah... no clue until now. But I am curious, is she related to Betty Bowhead? Please help a Yankee out.
I am curious about what is on ol' boring Paul's computer. But I think I will pass on this one. Thanks for another awesome review!
Vivian wrote: "Well, I love your reviews Shelby because I learn something new every time. Buckhead Barbie, yeah... no clue until now. But I am curious, is she related to Betty Bowhead? Please help a Yankee out."LOL! I meant to explain it in the review and forgot. The book is based in Atlanta, Atlanta's ritzy area is Buckhead and I remember hearing someone get ticked off on the news and calling someone a Buckhead Barbie.
Then I found this:
http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2...
Maybe southerner's are crazy.
Laura wrote: "I am curious about what is on ol' boring Paul's computer. But I think I will pass on this one. Thanks for another awesome review!"(view spoiler)
Shelby, I haven't said it in a while, but WONDERFUL REVIEW :D Slaughter is usually a hit or miss for me.
Kat Stark wrote: "Shelby, I haven't said it in a while, but WONDERFUL REVIEW :D Slaughter is usually a hit or miss for me."Thanks Kat. I usually love her but this one was def. a miss for me.
Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "Laura wrote: "I am curious about what is on ol' boring Paul's computer. But I think I will pass on this one. Thanks for another awesome review!"[spoilers removed]"
Wow!
I LOVE her. She does a series set in the south featuring some of my very favorite characters ever. They are kinda bloody at times but I read her Cop Town and it wasn't too bad. I can't wait to get my greedy little hands on this one.