Plotitude

Category: thriller

  • Strewn About

    The Intruder

    By Freida McFadden

    I’ve been adjusting quite a bit over the last few months…and audiobooks have been my companion along the way. Between my last post and this one, I’ve listened to many a book, and thought about adding them here….but this one made me RUN to the blog, because, Frieda….WHY DID YOU PLAY IN MY FACE LIKE THIS!?

    Now Freida is always a good read…she doesn’t disappoint on the plot. I have not listened to one of her books that had me screaming and weeping near the end, until now.

    Why?!?

    Why did you do me this way honey?!? Whyyyy!!!!

    I may give out food today, but I won’t give up this plot. Get your hands on this book, read it, listen to it, and have some tissues handy.

  • Bitter, indeed

    The Bitter Truth

    By Shanora Williams

    There are no spoilers here (not really), so put the saran wrap and aluminum foil away. And if you are on a more health-conscious tip, put away the glass storage containers (generally me, but I do partake in the former). 

    I enjoyed the overall experience of this book. The ending, though a more than generous display of a happy ending, wasn’t my favorite. Sometimes people get below their just due, and sometimes people ‘get away with it’. Throughout the story, I wanted every evildoer and their enabler(s) to pay with interest, yesterday. 

    I will also say, take heed to the Prologue; every word is meant to prepare you for what you will read. If you proceed, don’t say Shanora didn’t warn you. 

    The friendship in this book was felt on a deep level; having people travel life’s often raggedy journey with you is a treasure, and I so appreciated how the author did it here. I saw two people show love-in-action, when the world was more cruel than kind to them (and sometimes, a real friend is the only thing that gets you through it). 

    Heed the prologue, and if you continue reading, I hope you enjoy the ride, because I did. 

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  • S(he) who laughs last

    The Coworker

    By Freida McFadden

    Now, in my last post, I said I was on an ‘autobiography surge’…well the surge was shorter than a cheap sugar rush. Life got serious, and a lot of things changed quickly. I didn’t read anything for several weeks. I tried to complete a book for the sake of providing consistent blog updates, but nah, this blog will be updated when I finish a book that I’ve read while actually living…and if I don’t, it won’t (this also prevents plotitude from becoming ‘work’ , and keeps it as a hobby). Ok, back to my latest read.

    I should’ve known by now, especially after reading a couple of Freida’s books (pre-blog) how she gets down…she twists the story tighter than a stubborn HDMI cord.

    Natalie and Dawn played tug of war with my emotions. A good bit of the dialogue is over email, and some of the emails had me in tears. The pivot in the story took place in a raggedy motel carrying a sandwich in a brown paper bag…oooWEEEE! Any liquid I would’ve had in my mouth while reading it would have flown out because I screamed. 

    The book will piss you off, have you rooting for someone to get their due punishment, and sometimes, have you telling the ‘justice bringer’ to slow the hell down with the antics. 

    I recommend this book; don’t pick a side too early.