Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is all kinds of twisted. I spent 1/3 of the time reading it wondering if I should be hating this book instead of loving it. It inspired all kinds of conflicting emotions, and I had no clue how anything was going to work itself out or if it even could.

I have to say I have never read anything quite like this, so Penelope Douglas continues to surprise me. This is one unexpected revenge themed story.

I think my mixed emotions and reactions to this story can best be summed up using GIFs.








































Book 403 read in 2018

Pages: 460

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Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman

Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

YA needs more Westerns, because this was fun. Actually, it was more of a bloody shoot ‘em up story full of hardship and revenge. Fun makes it sound cute, which it is not. This novel is historical with a rich setting.

The author even writes period dialect for the main character in a way that’s successful, convincing, and not a distraction, which is a challenge most people don’t succeed at. I was worried at first but settled in fast.

I was happy to hear there would be a companion novel, because it’s a nice change of pace for YA. It goes to show that genres go through ups and downs, in terms of popularity and availability, and I’m glad to see Westerns reemerging in YA. (WALK THE EARTH A STRANGER by Rae Carson is another great example of a historical novel with a Western flair, and a paranormal twist)

Also, I adore the cover of this book.

Pages: 336

The Purity of Vengeance: A Department Q Novel, By Jussi Adler-Olsen

In this Department Q novel, Detective Carl Mørck is presented the case of a brothel owner, Rita, who went missing in the 1980s.  His assistants, Assad and Rose uncover evidence that several people went missing during the same weekend, which arouses Carl's interest in the case. Like peeling an onion, the uncover layer upon layer of evidence, and the case brings them closer and closer to Curt Wad, who was once a young surgeon involved in a movement to sterilize young women, and who is now leader of a political movement calling for racial purity.  It is an intriguing case that nearly costs Assad and Carl their own lives.
528 pages, translated from Danish