Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To participate, you simply choose a random book from your TBR and show it off. Don’t forget to check out her blog and link back to Lauren’s Page Turners and add your own links!
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My (Not so) Random Pick
Wink Poppy Midnight
By April Genevieve Tucholke
Publisher: Dial Books
Kindle ASIN: B010N18IEU
Pages: 352
Genre: YA Mystery/Magical Realism
Synopsis:
The intrigue of The Virgin Suicides and the “supernatural or not” question of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer coalesce in this young adult mystery, where nothing is quite as it seems, no one is quite who you think, and everything can change on a dime.
Every story needs a hero.
Every story needs a villain.
Every story needs a secret.
Wink is the odd, mysterious neighbor girl, wild red hair and freckles. Poppy is the blond bully and the beautiful, manipulative high school queen bee. Midnight is the sweet, uncertain boy caught between them. Wink. Poppy. Midnight. Two girls. One boy. Three voices that burst onto the page in short, sharp, bewitching chapters, and spiral swiftly and inexorably toward something terrible or tricky or tremendous.
What really happened?
Someone knows.
Someone is lying.
For fans of Holly Black, We Were Liars, and The Raven Boys, this mysterious tale full of intrigue, dread, beauty, and a whiff of something strange will leave you utterly entranced.
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So this week I am actually featuring a title I just started reading. I had decided earlier in the week that I wanted to feature this one and the last night actually purchased a copy and dove in. I am head over heels with the writing and cannot wait to see how this ends. Have you read Wink Poppy Midnight or any of April Genevieve Tucholke’s works? What are you reading at the moment?
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Oooh both sound ominous. But I would expect nothing less from you 😉
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Love that cover! I’m doing a buddy read of Friend Request by Laura Marshall.
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Oh I think I remember seeing a blurb about that one. I will watch for your review!
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It’s a good one!
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Yet another book still on my TBR list as well! One day! 😁
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Oh my goodness ! I am in love with this book, I am about 40% or so at the moment. A lot of reviews claim it can be confusing, but I haven;t discovered that yet. Something about the writing ❤
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I’m so happy to hear that! If you’re 40% in and it’s not confusing, then you’re probably safe? One, never knows until you’re at the end though, I guess.
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I finished and found myself 100% satisfied. It never lost me, but I think I can see how it might get confusing if someone was not fully focused. The narration alternates from 3 PoV so it could happen 🙂
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That definitely makes sense. I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed it! 🙂
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Ooo I wanted to read this way back when… I can’t wait for your review!
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Soon! I am love with it so far. Flying through it. When I can stay awake haha.
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Haha– I love how you cheated a little bit here, but that works out well for us! I’m so glad that you’re already captivated by this novel! I haven’t heard of Wink Poppy Midnight or April Genevieve Tucholke before, but I’m not really a thriller reader. I can’t wait to read your review!!
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So this is labeled as mystery/thriller a lot. I am 40% and have not discovered that element really haha. It feels like contemporary, but maybe things about about to change up a bit 😉
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Sounds good, are you planning to do a review of this one?
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Yes 🙂 In the very near future. I am about half way done with the book. I am really enjoying it.
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Awesome can’t wai
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Oh goodness! I’m so glad you’re reading this one only because (lol) I’ve added & removed this title from my TBR wayyyy too many times smh. I trust your judgment & so I shall wait on you my good friend to share your thoughts on this tile 😉
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Hahah sooooo I am the guinea pig is what your are telling me 😉 Well right now I am in love with the writing. It is so odd, but in such a lovely way. I will let you know soon ❤
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Bahaaa! It’s usually the other way around 😂 keep me posted 😉
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Finished and loved! Review spoiler haha 😉 Hope to write it this week !
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Sounds like an intriguing book, Danielle.
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So far, it really is. The characters are very eccentric and the writing fluid. I will share a review when I am done 😉
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I really enjoyed this one 🙂 troubled teens always make for a good story 😂 hope you enjoy the rest!
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Loved it! Such a fast, good read 🙂
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Oh, I’m intrigued 🙂 I’m not sure I’m intrigued enough to read it, but definitely enough to be waiting for your review!!
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Finished it rather quick, so needless to say I enjoyed it 🙂
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Ooo this does sound like a good read! The three narrators sound vastly different from one another so it’ll be interesting to see the events of the book from their different perspectives 😀 Can’t wait to see your review!
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Review soon! I was very pleased with it and read through it in no time 🙂
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I haven’t read this, but I need to- I hope you’re enjoying it. I’m enjoying ogling that cover either way 😉
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I loved it to be honest! I hope to review soon. It was a fast read 🙂
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Oh awesome!!
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You definitely managed to make me interested so I am sitting back and waiting for your review 🙂
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On its way (well very soon) 😉 Good stuff! The book not the review ( I make no promises on the quality of that) 😉
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The first time I saw this cover I said, “GIMME!”, but then I started seeing severely mixed reviews for it, so I decided to wait until I came across it as a $1.99 ebook special. I will be awaiting your thoughts. 🙂
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I loved this one! I am not sure where some found it confusing (as I read that in multiple reviews) but it could be that it was 3 PoVs. I hope to have a review up very soon 🙂
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Did you finish!? Obviously this one caught my eye when it came out, but I’ve seen some pretty negative reviews for it….
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I did finish and loved it. I read that a lot of reviewers found this to be confusing, but I never encountered that. It is told through 3 diff PoV but the narration is very cut and dry in regards to transitions. I plan on exploring more of her work, as her writing pulled me in.
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I’ve seen this around but I didn’t feel like the hype was as strong as I thought it would be for it! Hope you enjoyed it a lot!!!
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I fell hard for this one 🙂 I hope to have a review up soon. I am already looking at exploring more of the author’s work.
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