Review: Good Husbands by Cate Ray
Huge thank you to Park Row for this gifted book.
Publisher: Park Row
Publish Date: June 7, 2022
Hardcover
384 Pages
Standalone
Genre: Thriller
My Review:
Huge thank you to Park Row for this gifted book.
Publisher: Park Row
Publish Date: June 7, 2022
Hardcover
384 Pages
Standalone
Genre: Thriller
My Review:
Thanks so much to William Morrow, HarperAudio and Libro.fm for this #giftedbook.
Publisher: HarperAudio
Publish Date: June 7, 2022
Audiobook
7 hrs 20 min
Standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Money can't buy happiness... but it can buy a decent fake.
My Review:
I think the take I found most interesting in this read was when Ava realized that now she couldn't get away with her "model minority", demure, innocent Asian presence anymore and that she was now being looked upon as sketchy and someone the stores now needed to keep an eye on.
I honestly don't have a whole lot to say on this one. It's an easy read/listen. The narrator is amazing and helped to keep me involved in the story. While I do think the second half went a teensy bit off the rails, I still enjoyed this quick and entertaining story. Go forth and buy your handbags - but remember, a bag is a bag is a bag, but you may want to get it authenticated before purchase.
★★★
Thanks to Random House Audio for this delightful gifted audiobook.
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publish Date: April 5, 2022
Audiobook
11 hrs, 55 min
Standalone
Genres: Historical Fiction, Contemporary
My Review:
Elizabeth is a character who is very sure of what she thinks and what she will stand for. Now the 60s weren't exactly screaming equality for women and it certainly wasn't doing it in science but because of people like Elizabeth, look where we are now. And she rows? I would love to see that erg machine she had and see how it compares to the machines of today. Let's see what the adaptation, that supposedly is coming, shows us!
I would totally watch Supper at Six. I think. I love cooking shows and how Elizabeth turns her cooking show into a place to help women rise (and keep to her roots in chemistry)... well, this is just a testament to her character. She already knew dogs could understand more than we give them credit for (see how we have animal 'talking' buttons' these days?). Six Thirty (their dog) and Mad (the daughter) are by far my favorites and is what brought *some* levity to this somewhat very serious book. (Could we get Elizabeth to enjoy and laugh a bit more, eh?)
For the most part, I loved this book and what lessons it was teaching us. However, I didn't expect it to be so serious and wanted the laughter it so promised. That being said, I couldn't stop listening and love that this story stemmed from the author having a very bad day at work dealing with sexism. And as a debut? Hell yeah, Garmus!
★★★★
Thanks so much to Del Rey Books for these gifted copies.
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Publish Date: May 24, 2022
Hardcover
256 Pages
Standalone
Genre: Horror
My Review:
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Would I spend seven days in an abandoned amusement park for $50,000.00? Your guess is as good as mine. I'd like to think *yes* but my *i.jump.at.everything* anxiety level of *nope* may persuade me differently. Also, I've read and watched WAY too much horror to know that this will likely not end well.
I've actually never read this author before but with this cover and that premise I couldn't say no. A little bit of hide and seek gone bananas. Serve me up! From what I understand, this author write mostly YA fantasy (?) and I definitely could feel the YA in this book as it felt more like YA over Adult fiction. 🤷 But it was still a lot of fun.
Despite the NUMEROUS characters (too many for my taste, tbh) and some plot holes, I could absolutely get behind this competition.. and the consequences it provides. 😏 I am glad that I weirdly read the synopsis right before reading this (something I rarely ever do) because otherwise I may have been disappointed in the supernatural part of it as it comes across less so in the rest of the description and I would've expected a more bloody-fight-to-the-death kind of thing. But then again, maybe it it. *wink* Guess you'll just have to read this and find out.
★★★☆