#Gone Tonight

[headinbookishclouds]

Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen

Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen is boring and predictable. I have said this a few times but I'll say it again: domestic thrillers are really not my thing. It’s honestly like any other domestic thriller in the sense that the same plot points are rehashed with nothing original to offer. I definitely get that ideas are re-used constantly but they should be at least written well. The book suffered from mediocre storytelling and I wanted to DNF it but I shouldered on. 

Essentially, 42 year old Ruth Sterling and her 24 year old daughter are close. They share locations with each other, they keep tabs on each other but more so the mother and they’re pretty emmenshed with each other. However, there’s a small problem - Catherine, the daughter, doesn’t really know anything about her mother. Once she finds her mother in a huge lie, Catherine is determined to find out who her mother really is. Trouble is, her mother seems to have a sinister past. 

So, what should have been an exciting book takes very long to become interesting. It goes on and on about their day to day life and Catherine slowly discovering who her mother is but there is just no urgency. I don’t feel it and that affects the pace. Only the end was somewhat interesting but it was way too late.

2/5

See my review on GR!

[hinamie]

to moving forward

[pangur-and-grim]

oh. I think my fears about Chiefcake passing from old age were more on point than I realized. she's acting very weak right now.

and it's late on a friday, when all the rabbit-specific vets have closed. I'll call around anyway to see if at home euthanasia is an option tonight.

[doctoreads]

Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen

Where is the thrill in this thriller book?

1. This was an easy read but nothing remarkable happens throughout the book, no jaw-dropping twists, no intriguing turns; the 30% reveal was the highlight of the entire book and that was just average.

2. The reason I kept on frantically flipping the pages is to see if something crazy will happen next but it was all so predictable and kind of boring.

3. You'll have to suspend disbelief, like really chuck it out the window in order to enjoy this book.

4. The ending was so underwhelming, I was hoping for some thrill and intrigue but you know what they say about hope? It breeds eternal misery!

5. Also, now I'm craving Lasagna Pizza but yeah, this was not my cup of tea.

[enthyrea]

let’s boogie

[quirkycatsfatstacks]

Review: Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen

Author: Sarah PekkanenPublisher: St. Martin’s PressReleased: August 1, 2023Received: Own (BOTM) Find it on Goodreads | BOTM Book Summary: Catherine Sterling has always known that she doesn’t know much about her mother. However, that has never been more true, with everything Ruth told her going up in flames, as one lie after the other is revealed. Meanwhile, Ruth is doing everything she can to…

[kkecreads]

Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen Published: August 1, 2023 St. Martin’s Press Genre: Women’s Psychological Fiction Pages: 337 KKECReads Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I received a copy of this book for free, and I leave my review voluntarily. Sarah Pekkanen is a #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of four novels. Her books have been translated into dozens of languages. In her free time, Sarah is a…

[raycatzdraws]

A Linked Universe meets The Dark Crystal AU! I don't even remember what started it at this point. I remembered that the Dark Crystal and Age of Resistance are things I like, blinked, and woke up three days later with an AU and a bunch of art.

The designs and the story are a wip and for fun so expect a lot of variation! (I have a few different beginnings, ideas for different designs, etc)! :D

In addition to #linked universe I'll be using the tags #the dark crystal lu au and #courage of the dark crystal!

[xxplastic-cubexx]

you draw the cutest chibi charleses PLEASEEE for the love of god keep doing it 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

THANK YOU SM !!! i plan to draw as many cutesy charleses as my hands will allow ...

[seagreenstardust]

“Kacchan and the others” and “Izuku and the extras”

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

okok i am FINALLY FUCKING CAUGHT UP to my commission pileup that's been chasing me like a javert for four months.

time to FINALLY do the prints spring cleaning (okay summer cleaning its gonna be june in less than a week) in the coming days.

basically I gotta figure out which prints sell the worst/are the oldest, run them on a 25% discount until they run out, and put those prints out of circulation until folks specifically ask me to do another run or two

If I can get my shit together this sale SHOULD go live on monday, and then I can focus on figuring out what NEW print designs I'd like to get together for yall

[copia]

not sure how intentional this was but tobias has popped off with helping us warm to papa v before he arrives. he released an upbeat and emotional bop that feels like a hug & a memory that nihil said he was 'saving for the new guy'; i don't know papa v yet and will always be sad to see copia go, but tfiafl has already killed off any tiny resentment that might have been there for a replacement. can't wait to see him sing it, whoever he turns out to be

[twslug]

time to pretend

[cashweasel]

I’ve not seen anyone talk about Julia Belmont yet which is crazy because,, she looks like this?! My honest reaction seeing her on screen was “damn boy that’s your mommy??” Can she be my mommy too? She’s stunning. I want her so bad rip tho queen

[larabar]

the i-forgot-an-important-thing dread we've all been there

[jolieeason]

WWW Wednesday: August 2nd, 2023

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Here is what I am currently reading, recently finished, and plan to read from Thursday to Wednesday. Let me know if you have read or are planning on reading any of these books!! Happy…