Mystery/Thriller

Top 5 Reads of 2019 – #5

I’m super excited to share that I was approved for 3 more ARC (advanced reader copy) books! In an effort to establish myself as a reviewer, I have been pushing those books to the top of my pile. That way I can provide feedback to the publishers and increase my review/request ratio 🙂

My two most recent reads do not come out for several months, so I am going to hold those reviews until closer to their release dates (unless you also follow me on GoodReads). That way you won’t have to wait to order them once you read the review. (Spoiler alert: one of them was my favorite read of 2020 so far!)

Anyway, since I don’t have a new book to review yet, I thought I would post my Top 5 Reads of 2019 here on my blog. I won’t be going into quite as much detail as I will with new books, but I will include a brief commentary on each of them. Today I will start with my #5 read of 2020…….

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

I do not normally gravitate toward science fiction. In fact, I would probably even list it as one of my least favorite genres. But….I kept seeing this one pop up on GoodReads and the average review was over a 4, so I figured it must be good. It was also an option as a Book of the Month add-on, so I thought why not? Oh my!! So good! It completely hooked me from the beginning. There are definitely some confusing parts and there are definitely times when you have to suspend reality. However, this book stuck with me for awhile. Removing the sci-fi aspect and just looking at the overall theme or message of the book, it made me think about the decisions we make and how even the small ones can change the course of our lives. It also made me think about how our decisions affect the lives of the people we come in contact with throughout our lives. I posted about this one on social media when I got to the middle, because I had no idea how it would end and I was worried that the ending would be super disappointing or sad. Thankfully, my Facebook friends assured me that I needed to keep reading. There were definitely several twists and surprises throughout this book and I couldn’t put it down! I will say while the ending wasn’t my favorite, I honestly don’t know how else the author would have ended the book in a positive way. I spoke with a friend about the ending and she felt exactly the same way. Overall, it’s a really good read!

Genre: Science Fiction (with a little mystery/thriller mixed in)

Disclaimer: R rated for language only

Do You Read Me?: YES!!!!! All of my top 5 reads of 2019 are must reads in my opinion 🙂