Review on Towering by Alex Flinn

New York Times #1 bestselling author Alex Flinn reimagined the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast in Beastly and gave a twist to the story of Sleeping Beauty in A Kiss in Time. Now with her gothic and darkly romantic YA novel Towering, Alex Flinn retells the tale of Rapunzel. When Rachel was taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls Mama, she was excited. She felt like a princess in a castle. But many years later, Rachel knows her palace is really a prison, and begins to plan her escape. She is encouraged by the speed that her golden hair has been growing. It’s gotten long enough to reach the ground. And she’s begun dreaming of a green-eyed man. Could he be out there in the world? Is he coming to save her? Or will she find a way to save herself?

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Just finished Towering by Alex Flinn what an amazing book. I really love her writing style. This story is really character driven as one of the main characters Wyatt tries to solve a mystery in a small town that he just moved into. Even though I really loved this book and would recommend it to anyone who loves a good fairy tale retelling. It might not be for everyone since by the end of the book there are a lot of questions that are left unanswered. 4 out 5 diamonds

Read a Thon wrap up #RYBSAT

I participated in the Read Your BookShelf-A–Thon  #RYBSAT that started May 18th to May 25th, it was a blast and I was able to get through 2-1/2 books. Let me know what books you read during the read a thon and if you enjoyed them or not. These are the books that I read for the read a thon. I already have a review out for The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 

http://myowlslibrary.blogspot.ca/2015/05/when-novelist-owen-quine-goes-missing.html

and I will have a review up for the other two books up really soon. 

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Review of Robert Galbraith The Silkworm

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days—as he has done before—and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.

But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realizes. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were to be published, it would ruin lives—meaning that there are a lot of people who might want him silenced.

When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any Strike has encountered before.

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This is the second book for Robert Galbraith (aka J.K Rowland) and an excellent follow up from her previous book The Cuckoo's Calling. The book is really fast paced and engaging. Its set a couple of months after the end of the first book and you have Strike dealing with his new found fame and his other personal problems. The mystery that Strike is now trying to solve leaves you guessing till the very end. The only thing about this book is that to understand some of Strike's and the other characters history you have to read the first book The Cuckoo's Calling another excellent book. I really recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery and those you want to start reading mystery novels.  5 out 5 diamonds 

Read a thon May 18th to May 25

Hey I'll be joining the Read Your BookShelf-A–Thon  #RYBSAT  happening this week.
Basically the rules for this are simple you choose a spot on your bookshelf and read as many books you can within the week. I've already started with Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowland).

 

An incredible mystery novel. Full review to come.

Want to know more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHrvxYFMfgU to get all the details.

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