Leah's Bookshelf
Likes: Horror, macabre, fairy tales, ghosts, hauntings, serial killers, zombies, werewolves, shapeshifters, vampires, time travel, orphans, clones, thrillers, classics, gothic
I like to read anything that tells a good story, duh ;) Genre doesn't really matter much but I tend to read dark fiction and fantasy the most. I skip chick lit and romance novels with a few exceptions for the extraordinary.
My ratings system:
5 stars - ADORED; plan to read over and over and over.
4 stars - ENJOYED; will likely read once or twice more.
3 stars - LIKED; may or may not read again ... someday.
2 stars - MEH; no plans to read again.
1 stars - I didn't enjoy the story and was lucky to finish.
0 stars - I couldn't or wouldn't finish for reasons that may or may not be listed in the review box.
Before I Go to Sleep: A Novel
Rating: 4.5 of 5Quite the page-turner. I read Before I Go to Sleep in two sittings because I *had* to know what really happened and why. While the concept is not a new one -- Christopher Nolan's 2000 film, Memento, being an excellent example of a similar premise -- the story engaged me from dang near page one. There did seem to be a rush to wrap everything up in the final act, so there were a couple somewhat too convenient coincidences and fast answers. But the story satisfied overall. If you enjoy the guessing game of a well-written mystery / thriller -- the quest to discover the "truth" before the main character -- then you'll likely enjoy this book.
