This will be the start to my weekly reading progress. I would like to check in every Monday and take a look at what I accomplished the week before and what my plans are for the week ahead.

So let’s start with a look at what I read the last week.

Starting from last Sunday, June 30 I have started 8 books, finished 5, and am in the middle two from June. Let’s start with my highest ratings.

I’ll start with the books I have finished

Pretty Things by Devon McCormack. I rated this 4 stars. I really enjoyed it.

A M/M somewhat forbidden romance between an older man with many secrets and the romance to his friends much younger son. I don’t have anything bad to say. I pretty much just enjoyed it.

The Dead Girl in 2A by Carter Wilson I gave this 4 stars.It was really a wild ride. It never did anything particularly original or in your face. If I hadn’t been on the edge of my seat and so anxious for these characters this would have been a flop. I was ALL of those things though. Very enjoyable.

Ice Planet Barbarians Books 1-3

Book 1 starts it all. 5 woman abducted by aliens to be intergalactic human trafficking, only to be uncerimoniusly abandoned on an icy planet where their only survival lies with a tribe of blue aliens looking for their forever mates.

Raunchy and kinda fun. 3 stars

Book 2 follows Liz and Raashan. I can’t say I liked this one nearly as much. I have many problems and felt more cringey then anything steamy. 2 stars

Book 3 brought the series back for me! I loved Aehako so much and just adore Kira. Of course the whole series is so ridiculous and over the top but so much fun at the same time. 4 Stars.

Alright let’s get into the books I am still reading that have moved into this weeks reading agenda

I am still reading book 4 in the Ice Planet Barbarians series. Recursion by Blake Crouch. Blindsided by Kate Watterson. The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen.

Now for the books I plan to pick up this week, are really just continuing the Ice Planet Barbarians series and if I have the time I want to start American Home Maker by John Kaine and The Escape Room by Megan Goldin.

Large thank you goes out to Netaglley and subsiquant publishers for providing me ARCs of Blindsided and The Dead Girl in 2A and The Escape Room; and to Bookish First for providing the books The Infinite Noise and American Homemaker.

That is all my bookish friends. Let me know what your plans for the week are!

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Title: Will Haunt You

Author: Brian Kirk

Publisher: Flame Tree Press

Pages: 288

Release Date: March 14, 2019

You don’t read the book. It reads you.

Rumors of a deadly book have been floating around the dark corners of the deep web. A disturbing tale about a mysterious figure who preys on those who read the book and subjects them to a world of personalized terror. Jesse Wheeler–former guitarist of the heavy metal group The Rising Dead–was quick to discount the ominous folklore associated with the book. It takes more than some urban legend to frighten him. Hell, reality is scary enough. Seven years ago his greatest responsibility was the nightly guitar solo. Then one night when Jesse was blackout drunk, he accidentally injured his son, leaving him permanently disabled. Dreams of being a rock star died when he destroyed his son’s future. Now he cuts radio jingles and fights to stay clean. But Jesse is wrong. The legend is real–and tonight he will become the protagonist in an elaborate scheme specifically tailored to prey on his fears and resurrect the ghosts from his past. Jesse is not the only one in danger, however. By reading the book, you have volunteered to participate in the author’s deadly game, with every page drawing you closer to your own personalized nightmare. The real horror doesn’t begin until you reach the end. That’s when the evil comes for you.

Review

I would like to thank Flame Tree Press, Brian Kirk, and Netgalley for this free ARC in exchange for my honest review. The premise for this book sounded abs-freaking-lutely amazing!!! I was all for it. However, I feel it didn’t quite hit the mark. It really started off very suspenseful and downright creepy…but then it got weird, and it kept getting weird. It was so bizarre I occasionally had some trouble following the story. I just couldn’t understand what was happening or why. There didn’t feel like any rhyme or reason for why the author was taking the story in a particular direction other than it was weird. Which would have been fine but I also felt like I was missing something throughout the story. Kind of a ‘had to have been there’ thing, which was also kind of weird and I wonder if it’s just me? I really don’t quite understand the concept of the villains here. There was a lot of philosophy (which I don’t like) which could have been the problem too. I could not tell in which direction anything was headed. I spent the majority of the time not trusting a damn thing as hope is dangled above Jesse like a carrot so often that it begins to feel so flimsy every time. That alone kept the story pretty suspenseful. Other than the bizzaro occurances, that I still don’t understand, this was a pretty well flushed out book. The characters were the highlight for me. Jesse, the main character, was both incredibly abrasive, ridiculously heartwarming, and down right unlikeable…almost all at once. I love a good antihero! I will say though that Kirk did a stupendous job on that ending! The ending made the book.

Brian Kirk is a Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author of dark thrillers and psychological suspense. His debut novel, We Are Monsters, was released in July 2015. In addition to being nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, We Are Monsters was optioned for film development by Executive Producer, Jason Shuman.

During the day, Brian works as a freelance marketing and creative consultant. His experience working on large, integrated advertising campaigns for international companies has helped him build an effective author platform, and makes him a strong marketing ally for his publishing partners. In addition, Brian has an eye for emerging media trends and an ability to integrate storytelling into new technologies and platforms.

While he’s worked to make this bio sound as impressive as possible, he’s actually a rather humble guy who believes in hard work and big dreams. Feel free to connect with him through one of the following channels. Don’t worry, he only kills his characters.

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