March 23 check-in

Open on my shelf today:

Thursday's Child by Noel Streatfeild

Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now by Ryan North

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

Total read in March: 35

 

Book review - Daughter

 

Title: Daughter

Author: Kate McLaughlin

Genre: realistic fiction

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                      I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Rating:

 

not what I was expecting

Summary (provided by publisher): Scarlet’s life is pretty average. Overly protective mom. Great friends. Cute boy she’s interested in. And a father she’s never known – until she does.
When the FBI show up at Scarlet’s door, she is shocked to learn her father is infamous serial killer Jeffrey Robert Lake. And now, he’s dying and will only give the names and locations of his remaining victims to the one person, the daughter he hasn’t seen since she was a baby.
Scarlet’s mother has tried to protect her from Lake’s horrifying legacy, but there’s no way they can escape the media firestorm that erupts when they come out of hiding. Or the people who blame Scarlet for her father’s choices. When trying to do the right thing puts her life in danger, Scarlet is faced with a choice – go back into hiding or make the world see her as more than a monster’s daughter.

My opinion: When you hear that a book is about a character finding out she's the child of a serial killer, you expect a thrilling plot. We're expecting physical danger or deep psychological exploration. But that's not hat McLaughlin gives us here. While Scarlet has some "am I like my father" moments, she comes to conclusions about her own identity pretty quickly. In fact, there's far more exploration of how the public perceives killers and their families than there is introspection. The plot is fairly simple and doesn't actually dig very deep.

Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley

March 22 check-in

Open on my shelf today:

Wrecked by Heather Henson

Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now by Ryan North

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

Total read in March: 34

 

Small notecards

 I recently got a couple of pen-pals and wanted something unique to send them. I had some cardstock around so folded and cut it into cards that will fit into a standard envelope. 

March 21 check-in

Open on my shelf today:

Wrecked by Heather Henson

Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now by Ryan North

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

Total read in March: 34

March 20 check-in

 Open on my shelf today:

Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson

Squirrel Power by Ryan North

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

Total read in March: 34

March 19 check-in

 Open on my shelf today:

Agents of SLAM by Dave Scheidt

Squirrel Power by Ryan North

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

Total read in March: 33