[Blogiversary] – Reflecting On 3 Years and Thankful Thanks

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I will not bullshit you:

This past [third] year of book blogging was a steaming pile of shit. It was.


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[Review] Last Seen Leaving – Caleb Roehrig

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Book Title: Last Seen Leaving (Standalone)
Author:     Caleb Roehrig
Number of pages:  272

Synopsis:

last seen leaving - caleb roehrig - book coverFlynn’s girlfriend has disappeared. How can he uncover her secrets without revealing his own?

Flynn’s girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions he can’t answer, and her friends are telling stories that don’t add up. All eyes are on Flynn—as January’s boyfriend, he must know something.

But Flynn has a secret of his own. And as he struggles to uncover the truth about January’s disappearance, he must also face the truth about himself.

(re: Goodreads @ Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig)


Should this book be picked up? the tl;dr review:

– Premise feels like YA Gone Girl
– 
Character driven novel mainly as it concerns the protagonist; can be considered more of a contemporary LGBTQIA+ centric story
– Secondary characters and their development doesn’t really exist (re: best friend), also the police are completely useless
– Even if you read with skepticism, the expectation versus reality of the resolution may not be one every reader will enjoy

Initial Thoughts

I forgot to review this in a timely matter.

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of LAST SEEN LEAVING from Raincoast Books.


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[Top Ten Tuesday] – #130 – Fiction I Am Thankful For

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

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This Week’s Theme:
Fiction I Am Thankful For

Initial Thoughts:

Since my blog anniversary is sometime next week (I don’t even know when), I will center this post around books (or bookish things revolving around said titles) that I’m thankful for holding milestone moments for me as a reader/blogger.

This is in due part of #TheThanksUGive — a weeklong blog-hopping thanks!


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