“There weren’t many people in this world who would let you
be vulnerable and still believe you were strong.” Truth.
8.14 The Thousand Dollar Tan Line
I’m a Veronica Mars fan, I backed the Kickstarter movie, and
I read this book in two days.
Clearly, we have a history and I honestly have no idea how people would
react to the book without the background I already had going in, but I enjoyed
the book a lot as a fan, a lot more than the movie actually. The mystery here is much more solid, as
is the detective work, and thus the Veronica character. The movie was so busy getting every
cameo possible squeezed in that the entire plot failed a bit.
The book takes up exactly where the movie leaves off, Keith
is still recovering and Veronica is still struggling with the decision to do
what she feels like she needs to versus what she feels like she should, and, as
fans of the show know, a conflicted Veronica is a snarky and sassy
Veronica. She is great when she is
a little angry. The mystery is a
bit darker which fits with her more grown up world and there is even a twist I
never saw coming. Overall, it left
me excited about where this possible avenue of continuing Veronica’s story can
go.
Plus, brilliant move to initially print in paperback. Why are not all publishers doing this
now? With all the distractions
available to people now, are many still willing to pay more now for what you
can get for less later? Maybe it’s
just me.
“Look. There is
only one of me, and it’s all I’ve got.” Truth.
6.14 The Haunting of Hill House
I read this book a while ago and decided to include it here
because what I really took away from reading this horror story was the female
characters. I was kind of
distracted from the plot because I kept remembering the movie version that came
out a few years ago, but I was impressed with the quite modern relationships
and lifestyles being portrayed without apology being that the book was first
printed in 1959.
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