GJ's Review of "Waste of a Life" by Simon Brett

 Thank you to NetGalley and Severn House for giving me an ARC of "Waste of a Life".  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

                        

WBC on Twitter: 10/19/22

 

I'm not gonna lie to you, my dear book club. I ain't read a thing. I read maps, menus & some subtitles but that's about it.(Lie, I finally finished How To Be Miserable).

I already knew this would happen & that's why when I grabbed books, I didn't grab too many. 2/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 19, 2022

I'm about 5 books behind my goal so I have quite a bit of catching up to do.

In other news, the new Creed trailer dropped & I guess I think like a screenwriter now because the movie's conflict is the same as my suggestion in March so HA!! 3/4 Link: https://t.co/9bF6Z3uhzV

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 19, 2022

ADDENDUM TWO: I saw this shirt in Little Toyko and was bummed that it wasn't in my size but found it on this site!! I'll have to get it when I get more money.

(Unless someone wants to buy it for me, in which case, I wear a 2XL. Just saying)https://t.co/52hpAp2f7l

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 19, 2022

WBC on Twitter: 10/12/22

I'm going with my big sisters so they got me, we're masking up & I know statistically, everything will be okay but ugh, stupid covid making travel dread worse.

We're going for a Kpop fest/concert thing & meeting old friends so I honestly doubt that I'll be reading much 2/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 12, 2022

So I feel like if there's anything I've missed from not reading the first books, I should be able to catch up.

I'm trying to shake up my reading by going with mysteries. I love mysteries but romance has kinda overshadowed that in the past few years (Gee, I wonder why?) 4/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 12, 2022

I still haven't finished any of the books I've started. Probably all of the worry of getting things ready blocking me. Also for some reason, I can't concentrate on my phone so I'm debating taking my tablet even though I already know I'm barely gonna read next week, lol. 5/6

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 12, 2022

WBC on Twitter: 10/5/22

I'll grab an archive of everything today to backup what we've done over the years. Here's the linktree to find everything: https://t.co/He9qSFv4BG

I think there's also a twinja reddit that @bangishotyou started so I have options about how to do WBC in the future. 2/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 5, 2022

It's apparently harder than it seems so we're working towards being miserable. The author came up with the idea from a group counseling where he asked them if they could make themselves more miserable to which he got a resounding "YES" & some tips on how to do it. 4/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 5, 2022

Yesterday was a day of tiny wins & instead of being all "Woe is me", I was literally doing faux-karate moves screaming "Yeah, I did the thing!". I'm about halfway through & in Part 3: Hell Is Other People.

I'm also gonna read the other books I grabbed & see what I'm drawn to 6/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 5, 2022

BTW, if you've seen any cool SFF that's came out this year, PUT IT ON THIS SPREADSHEET.

My friend @renay, activist and Hugo Winner does this spreadsheet every year and seriously, anything SFF. Webcomics, TV shows, fics, podcasts, ANYTHING.

GO DO IT! https://t.co/UUqJrB28YC

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) October 5, 2022

WBC on Twitter: 9/28/22

What I've really been reading/enjoying for the past 4 years. I've noticed that I'm not reading a lot of YA anymore.

YA will always have a place in my heart but it's not quite the same anymore. Not entirely sure if that's a me thing or the type of books I'm grabbing but yeah 2/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 28, 2022

Listen, I never said I was smart, okay? Leave me be.

Oh, I keep buying free/cheap books because impulse control is low and my bad decision making has to go somewhere. Again, shut up.

So what about you all? Anything good this week? 4/5

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 28, 2022

BTW, I saw this tweet and I refuse to be called out alone. https://t.co/fAwKdsvYE3

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 28, 2022

WBC on Twitter: 9/21/22

But then there's the clean-up from that, especially with the epiphanies I had (Guys, I might be too proud! Who knew?!) so I haven't read because I've been navel-gazing & general adult stuff. I do plan on reading today but I don't expect much.

In lighter news, 2/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 21, 2022

I'm thinking 35 books for now but that might change in December. Right now, I've given up on about 20 books so I don't know if 35 is too high or low yet. *Gasps* THE YEAR OF THE BOOK BLITZ!! I love it!

So what about you all? Anything good? 4/5

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 21, 2022

WBC on 9/14/22

I just feel like I'm getting handouts from them & I'm way too stubborn for my own good. I'm trying to learn to ask for help but again, big feelings, especially with a trip to LA in October.

Even now, part of me is like "Make a Toss A Coin joke" and nope! Because I'm stubborn 2/ pic.twitter.com/arYGTzJ0q7

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 14, 2022

(Especially since it's under Riordan's imprint for BIPOC SFF writers) Ansani, John Henry, Lady Night, Baer Rabbit & other figures show up but it's way more than that.

I had a weird relationship with my Blackness growing up. Black folks hold a unique history, you know? 4/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 14, 2022

It also sucks that myths/folklore such as Anansi & Baer Rabbit aren't as well known as Hercules & Thor.

So when I say this book nestles itself against the more vulnerable spots of my mind, with characters that remind me so much of my family, its villains (The Fetterlings & 6/

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 14, 2022

A second chance romance (Squee!!) and Helene Tursten's An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good. I already started Tempting Fate and I forgot how impossible it is to put down Sara's books when you get started. She hits the ground running with great, sympathetic characters. I love it

8/9

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 14, 2022

I also couldn't get the book's tone. It was a SF teen spy book set post WWI and I didn't know if it was more pulpy or serious

It led to me & Mom (Who also tried) having a convo about establishing the tone of your story while worldbuilding, either with a prologue or pure style

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 14, 2022

I'm bummed that the book was a dud but it's definitely given me more insight (and drive) for my own books.

— WednesdayBookClub (@NinersBookClub) September 14, 2022