Category: What I’m Reading

Gayle's Gazette, What I'm Reading

The IT Girl

Gayle Brown, Author

I finished this book a few days ago and once again, for reason unknown to me, I could not connect with the story nor the characters. Here’s the thing. Ruth Ware is a very talented author. Her writing is good. Her plot line moves along. Her characters aren’t particularly unlikeable. But for me, I have a hard time connecting to her books.

The story takes place in Oxford and is about a girl who is strangled one night, and her former roommate is now questioning if she’s sent the wrong person to prison. Ware writes the characters in such a way that you really do suspect each and every one of them. It was not clear who really was the murderer until the end. I like that she made each a viable suspect.

If you like edge-of-your-seat, page-turning stories, you will enjoy this book. Personally, I had a hard time relating to the characters, but that doesn’t mean you won’t.

What I'm Reading

This Week’s Read

Gayle Brown, Author

Well, I did it again. I plowed through another book, despite me saying I would take it slow. I guess you just can’t stop me.

This week’s read was The House Across the Lake, by Riley Sager, a psychological thriller that once again, provides many twists and turns along the way. I must say, after writing a suspense/thriller of my own, I am constantly suspicious of even the smallest of characters, always suspecting anyone with a name. I did guess half the twist, but not the whole story behind it. You won’t believe it either until you read it!

The book definitely grabs your attention right from the start and there are no lulls anywhere throughout. It took a slightly different turn than I’d expected, but I had to keep reading to the end because it piqued my curiosity. It’s a real page turner, fast-paced, and full of deception, leaving the reader asking themselves who can they trust.