Hi bookworms and welcome to my review of That Weekend by Kara Thomas! I'd like to thank Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review! Let's dive in!
Claire was supposed to have an amazing post-prom camping weekend with her best friends. Except the next day she wakes up bloodied in the forest with no memory of what happened the night before, and there's no sign of her friends. With everyone asking questions that Claire can't answer, she digs into her memory and her friends' pasts and uncovers some shocking secrets, along with some memories she might want to forget. As many of you know, mystery thrillers are some of my all time favourite types of books, and when we have a narrator with memory loss, it becomes even more intriguing. As soon as I started this book I needed to know what happened. The premise of waking up in the woods sounds terrifying but it also kept me hooked to the story and made me sympathize with Claire immensely. A few times I found that the decisions that some of the characters were making were a bit unbelievable. But otherwise I enjoyed learning about the characters and their respective histories and backgrounds. Each were clear in my mind and they all played a part in the overall story. They all had character growth and I found that my initial impressions of each of them changed dramatically as the story progressed which was very exciting! My favourite character would have to be Claire herself, as I enjoyed her determination and dedication. I thought the mystery was very well written with clues evenly spread out, giving you just enough information to let you speculate. The partial dual timeline was very informative and added an extra element to the plot. We also had quite a few twists in the end that I never saw coming! Overall I had fun uncovering this mystery! I gave this book 4/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. That's a wrap on my review of That Weekend by Kara Thomas! I hope you enjoyed it! What are your go to mystery book recommendations? Let me know in the comments below!
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Hi bookworms! Today I am super excited to review The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer! Big thank you to Harper Collins Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review! Let's get started!
After Ambrose's sister, the first settler on the Saturn moon Titan, sends a distress signal he is sent on a mission to retrieve her. However Ambrose wakes up on the spaceship, the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of boarding. And now he realizes that another passenger Kodiak, was also sent with him. With an AI voiced by his mother, and evidence that there may have been other passengers before them, Ambrose and his unlikely ally must work together to piece together what has happened. And maybe fall in love in the process? Oh my gosh this book! I flew through The Darkness Outside Us in one glorious day and it was a fantastic experience. I absolutely loved the two main characters in this book! They both were so different from each other but worked so well together. Ambrose and Kodiak grew so much through out the course of the story. The writing was very well done and added to the fast pace of the plot. Even though some thrilling and serious events took place, there was also so much humour which I enjoyed. I'm thinking of one particular line which is still making me crack up (which I'll leave out in case of spoilers!). The setting of the Endeavour hurtling through space was still very atmospheric and I have a clear image of the ship in my mind. I loved the technology introduced like the artificial intelligence OS and rover the little robot. I even enjoyed learning about the menial repair tasks. The plot! It was filled with so many twists and turns. At many points I had to sit back from the book in shock and had to process what had happened. There was never a dull moment and I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time. The mystery was captivating and I just had to know what was going to happen next. I became entirely enveloped in the story and forgot my surroundings which hasn't happened in a long time! The romance was also adorable and I thought that Ambrose and Kodiak were so cute together. Can everyone drop what they're doing and read this book? I need to gush over it with someone 😂. This has become a new all time favourite book and is one of my favourite sci-fi's ever! Of course I gave this book 5/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. That's a wrap on my review of The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer! I hope you enjoyed it! If you were going on a space mission, which three fictional characters would you bring with you? Let me know in the comments below! |
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