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Popsugar Reading Challenge TBR (Part One)

Published on February 1, 2019February 4, 2019 by Rukky @ Eternity Books4 Comments

Welcome everybody to my Popsugar Reading Challenge TBR (Part One). This is my very first reading challenge, and I’m super excited to mark off as many criteria as I possibly can before the year ends. Today I’m going to list the books that I (think) I’ll read for this years challenge questions.

I’m going to split this into two posts because it takes a lot of time to link, add pictures, etc…

Let’s get started.

A book becoming a movie in 2019:

Not sure. If you have any suggestions, I’m all ears.

Update: This was recommended to me by Molly @ Silver Button Books: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.

A book that makes you nostalgic:

My favorite books from when I was a kid:

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

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Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction):

The Shining by Stephen King

Apparently, Stephen King is a musician! So, maybe it’s about time I got over my fear of horror and tried to read some of his books.

A book you think should be turned into a movie:

Don’t I have to read the book first to decide??? But guessing from the cover/summary, I’d say maybe Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci.

A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads:

I’m gonna re-read for this one:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

A book with a plant in the title or on the cover:

Into The Water by Paula Hawkins

A reread of a favorite book:

My all-time favorite: The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

My all-time historical spy favorite: The Agency by Y. S. Lee

A book about a hobby:

I do not know what I’m going to read for this one. I welcome all your suggestions.

A book with “pop”, “sugar”, or “challenge” in the title:

I need some suggestions for this as well.

A book you meant to read in 2018:

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover (Completed):

Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah

A book inspired by mythology, legend, folklore:

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

A book published posthumously:

uhh….IDK for this one

A book set in space:

The Martian by Andy Weir

A book by two female authors (Completed):

All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

A book with “salty”, “sweet”, “bitter”, or “spicy” in the title:

Don’t have a book for this one yet.

A book set in Scandinavia:

Don’t have a book for this one either.

A book that takes place in a single day:

Ninth and Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver

A debut novel:

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

A book that’s published in 2019:

Uh, ahem. *coughs for a prolonged amount of time* Ya’ll know that it’d take me all day to put up everything that is published in 2019 that I want to read, right?

That’s it for this first half of my Popsugar Reading TBR. Any suggestions for the ones that I left blank? Are you taking part in this challenge? What are you all reading? Let’s chat in the comments!

Monthly Wrap-Up – Jan 2019

Published on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by Rukky @ Eternity Books2 Comments

Hello everyone! It’s January 31st, a.k.a the last day of the first month of 2019. This is my first ever Monthly Wrap-Up post, and my first one of the year. I’m gonna list the books I’ve read, the most liked/visited posts of the month, and my favorite posts by other bloggers.

Let’s jump in.

Books:

Does My Head Look Big in This? // ★★★☆☆ This book gets a solid three stars. It is a YA Contemporary read and is also considered a diverse book because the main character is Muslim. I liked this book but there were some issues that made me give it three stars.

The Couple Next Door // ★★★☆☆ I liked the book because the mystery was intriguing, the characters had hidden secrets, and you couldn’t trust anyone. This gets a solid three stars.

The Good Girl // ★★1/2 This is an interesting thriller which I originally gave five stars, but reduced to 2.5 after analyzing the pros and cons of the story.

All Dressed in White // ★☆☆☆☆ I gave this one star, because I didn’t like it, I thought the mystery was flat, and I didn’t feel any suspense.

My Lady Jane// ★★★★★Sweet, fun, and something different from my usual read.

The Conspiracy of Us // ★★☆☆☆ It’s partly unbelievable, sometimes implausible, and I just didn’t like it.

The Ends of the World // ★☆☆☆☆ A series that I did not like, but still read to find out the end. I thought it might redeem itself. I thought wrong.

The above twelve books are by Robert Muchamore.

Total Number of Books Read this Month: 19

Top 5 Most Popular Post by Likes:

1st Place: WWW Wednesday #8 — 15 Likes

2nd Place: Top Ten Tuesday – Top 10 Recent Additions to my TBR — 13 Likes

3rd Place: Tag Thursday – This or That Book Tag — 10 Likes

3rd Place: Tag Thursday – End of Year Book Tag — 10 Likes

4th Place: 2019 Reading Challenges — 9 Likes

4th Place: WWW Wednesday #7 — 9 Likes

5th Place: Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype — 8 Likes

Top 5 Most Popular Posts by Views:

1st Place: Top Ten Tuesday – Top 10 Recent Additions to my TBR — 34 Views

2nd Place: WWW Wednesday #8 — 31 Views

3rd Place: Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype — 30 Views

4th Place: Top Ten Tuesday – New-to-me Authors I Plan to Read in 2019 — 29 Views

5th Place: Tag Thursday – Unpopular Opinion Book Tag — 23 View

Least Popular Post

Bookish Discussion: Bloglovin’ and Why I’m Disappointed

Favorite Posts by Other Bloggers:

Book Review: Dream Keeper (The Dark Dreamer Trilogy, Book 10 by Amber R. Duell : I loved this review by Jenaca @ Jenacidebybibliophile.

Networking for the Novice Blogger : Cristian @ The Art of Blogging is always writing helpful posts about becoming a better blogger.

Cake Flavoured Book Tag : Cake and Books? I’m all in! Sinead @ Huntress of Diverse Books does this very delicious book tag.

The Nope Book Tag : This is the tag that I did earlier today, and I found it @ Sincerely Karen Jo. I loved her responses!

So that’s it for this month friends! What books have you read this past month and what do you all want to read by the end of February? Let’s chat in the comments!

All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke – Review

Published on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by Rukky @ Eternity Books4 Comments

Hey everybody! Hope you are having a great start to your week. Today’s review is of All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark, the ‘Queen of Suspense’ & Alafair Burke. I gave this one star, because I didn’t like it, I thought the mystery was flat, and I didn’t feel any suspense.

Challenge Criteria (Popsugar): Two Female Authors

Book: All Dressed in White

Author: Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

Summary: Five years ago Amanda Pierce was excitedly preparing to marry her college sweetheart in a lavish ceremony at The Grand Victoria Hotel in Palm Beach. Then, with their guests and families on site, Amanda disappeared.

In present-day New York City, Laurie Moran realizes a missing bride is the perfect cold case for her investigative television series, Under Suspicion. She and her team set out to recreate the night of the disappearance at the Florida resort with Amanda’s friends and family in attendance, hoping to shed new light on the mystery as the series has done in past episodes. With a jealous sister, playboy groomsmen, Amanda’s former fiancé now married to a bridesmaid, and rumors about the “beloved” bride herself, Laurie and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley quickly realize everyone has a theory about why Amanda vanished into thin air.

One thing is certain: whoever was behind Amanda’s disappearance plans to keep the truth hidden “until death do they part…”

What I Liked:

*Nothing? Honestly, I didn’t care for the characters, the mystery was blah, and the writing style was not good in my opinion.

*Ok, the very end. The very end had me full of a little tension during the big showdown. I was a little surprised at who the bad guy was, but besides that, I didn’t like it.

What I Didn’t Like:

*Plot & Characters. The characters were nothing memorable. I’ve already forgotten most of their names. I didn’t really feel for Sandra (the mother of the disappeared bride) that much. Her daughter, ~~one moment while I go find her name~~, Amanda went missing a day before her wedding, and five years later, the case is cold but Sandra still wants to find her. So she goes to a reality TV show called Under Suspicion to help her find out what happened to Amanda. Her ex, Walter, her other daughter Charlotte, the rest of the bridal and groom parties all agree and at 45% into the book, they are JUST about to fly down to the resort in Florida where the wedding was to take place. 45% into the book???? I’m not entirely sure why I didn’t DNF at that point.

*Writing Style.

She thought about the photographs Jeremy had given her. Did she finally know who killed Amanda?
Maybe.

That is literally the end of a chapter. It seriously grated on my nerves. Imagine your grandmother reading to you:

Grandma:She thought about the photographs Jeremy had given her. Did she finally know who killed Amanda? What do you think sweetheart?

(You tell her what you think)

She says: Maybe. Let’s read on to find out.

That’s how I felt. I didn’t like it. It didn’t work for me. And why would you end a chapter with “maybe”?!! I don’t feel suspense. I don’t feel thrilled. I feel frustrated!

*Queen of Suspense. Mary Higgins Clark is known as the Queen of Suspense. That means that she writes amazing books that have you turning pages into the wee hours of the morning. This book though, did not match my expectations. I wasn’t thrilled, there wasn’t any ‘suspense’, and it kind of felt like a Nancy Drew Files/Nancy Drew Girl Detective book without threats, high speed chases, and constant worry and fear. They flew down to the scene of the crime 45% into the book! They should have been there from like the second or third chapter, investigating, interrogating, and trying to pick out what happened. There are 74 chapters in this book with a pro and epilogue and they finally went to Florida in Chapter 32! I didn’t feel any suspense, and since she is the Queen of Suspense, I expected a lot more than what I got.

That’s the end of my little rant. I’m quite sorry to say that this was a one star. I did not like it. I will not recommend it. And I’m staying far away from any MHC books for a while.

Have you read All Dressed in White? What did you think? And have you read any other book by Ms. Clark? Did you enjoy it? Do you think I should try some of her other books? Let’s chat in the comments!

WWW Wednesday #6

Published on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Rukky @ Eternity Books8 Comments

Hey, whats up guys! Welcome to another WWW Wednesday post! Hope ya’ll are having a great day. I just realized that I had the questions wrong, so here is the real thing. WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Word s.

The Three W’s are: