ragolls & ragrets _ spookathon vlog day 3

I'm Not Loving Tragic by Kayla's Recommendation

I picked up "Tragic" by Kayla on Goodreads as I was scrolling through my library's list of psychological thriller audiobooks that were available right now. It had good ratings and Kayla liked it, so I went for it. However, I'm not loving it. I understand unlikable characters, but I don't like characters that are just pure stupidity, and that's sort of what I'm getting here.

I was really looking forward to diving into this book, but unfortunately, it didn't meet my expectations. The final twist at the end wasn't enough to redeem how stupid the plot was. Both of the main characters were portrayed as having mental illness used as a plot device - which wasn't what I thought it would be. Mental illness is such an important and sensitive topic, and it should never be treated lightly or used as a means to manipulate the plot.

The husband character was also pretty one-dimensional and didn't really add anything to the story. The kidnapper, on the other hand, was just plain dumb - I'm not sure what kind of twist Kayla was going for here. One thing that did surprise me was that the baby wasn't dead, so that's a plus. However, it wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the book.

Overall, I gave "Tragic" three stars. The final twist at the end was somewhat cool, but it didn't redeem how poorly the plot was executed. If you're looking for a psychological thriller with well-developed characters and a good plot, this might not be the book for you.

I'm Almost Done with A Couple Next Door

I recently finished "A Couple Next Door" by Sherry Lawson (I don't know how to say her name, but I'll get it right next time). This was one of my library's free audiobooks, and I decided to give it a try. The premise seemed interesting - a couple who goes missing, and the investigation that follows.

Unfortunately, the book didn't live up to my expectations. The plot was predictable, and I figured out who the killer was pretty quickly. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read the book yet, but the twist at the end wasn't as surprising as I thought it would be. The main characters were also kind of one-dimensional - they didn't really add anything to the story.

I did appreciate the author's take on mental illness, however. It was handled well and added a layer of depth to the story. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the book. Overall, I gave "A Couple Next Door" three stars. If you're looking for a psychological thriller with a good plot and well-developed characters, this might not be the book for you.

I'm Looking Forward to Buddy Reading with Britney

After finishing "A Couple Next Door", I decided to try something different. I downloaded "Strange Grace" by Britany (I think that's how it's spelled) on a whim. I had previously bought it for my friend Britney as a birthday gift, and she reached out to me to ask if we could buddy read it together.

I'm really excited about this, actually. I love reading with friends, and "Strange Grace" has gotten great reviews. It's a psychological thriller that explores themes of trauma and mental illness - both topics that interest me greatly. I'll be diving into the book soon, and I'd love for you guys to join in on the discussion.

In the meantime, I'm almost done with my current audiobook, "Tragic" by Kayla. As I mentioned earlier, it just didn't live up to my expectations - but I'm always open to surprises! After finishing that one, I plan to move on to "Baby Teeth" by Zoey (I think that's how her name is spelled) and "Let You Go" by Claire Mackintosh.

My Plan for the Rest of the Day

As I finish writing this article, I realize I'm running low on time. My plan for the rest of the day is to wrap up some other work tasks and then head home to listen to some more audiobooks. I've got a bunch of titles downloaded that I want to get through ASAP.

I've also been feeling quite exhausted lately, so I need to make sure I'm taking care of myself. Reading has always been my go-to way to relax, but even with an audiobook, I feel like I should be getting some rest too. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day - I have plans to finish up this article and then start on one of the other books I've downloaded.

As I wrap up this article, I want to thank you guys for listening in on my vlog today. It's been a pleasure sharing my thoughts with you, even if they didn't all turn out as planned. If you have any questions or comments about "Tragic" or any of the other books I've mentioned, feel free to leave them below. Until next time, happy reading!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enlet's talk about white mediocrity and I'm not talking about myself hello welcome back to my channel it is Wednesday it is 8:30 and it is the third day of spook athan I've gotten some stuff done I've gotten some stuff read but I haven't vlogged it I ended up going to a dinner with my sister tonight celebrate her birthday which was super fun but I didn't get to talk to you guys know what I was doing but it's fine because I did read and I've got a lot of stuff to tell you so first things first I finished an anonymous girl by Sarah Sarah Hendrix by Greer Hendrix and Sarah Pakenham and I really liked it I give it 4 stars I think this was a really really good audiobook so if you're looking a fourth filler to listen to an audiobook I'd recommend it I don't think I told you guys yesterday what it was about but it is a story about a girl who finds herself in a psych study and the woman that's running it she's a little unhinged and I don't feel like that's much of a spoiler because I feel like you find that out very early on in the book so it's basically just a story about a descent into madness on one side you know the psychiatrists point of view and I also liked her point of view because it was told in second person like she was talking to you which was really creepy and then our participant in the study is trying to figure out why the psychiatrist is doing what she's doing and I don't know it was just really good I really enjoyed it I hope the ending was convincing and it made sense and I appreciated that because I was really ready for this to go south at any point I don't think I trust thrillers to not do stupid that was a really good read now I have officially read two books which is awesome and I am like an hour away more like 40 minutes away from finishing a couple next door I seriously regret picking this book up I just hate it I really really don't like it and I can't even pinpoint exactly what it is except for white mediocrity like both of the main characters are privileged and irritating and I feel like mental illness is gonna be used as a plot device I can just feel it in my core I feel like the husband is a and yeah the premise of the book essentially is that these two rich white people who have a baby their baby gets stolen from their house stolen from their house kidnapped whatever it kind of goes from there trying to figure out to the kid and early on you figure out what in Italy happens to the kid and you're just like are you guys a bunch of idiots the answer is yes and then they just continue from there so I'm just not loving it like I understand unlikable characters but I don't like characters that are just pure stupidity and that's sort of what I'm getting here so I don't love it which is sad because I kind of picked it up on not Kayla's recommendation but I was on Goodreads as I was scrolling through my library's list of like psychological thriller audiobooks that were available right now that one was available had good ratings Kayla liked it I went for it and I'm not liking tragic but I'm almost done with that I'm very excited that I'll have like three books done in three days I honestly feel like I could read bake 10 books if I push myself and buy read I mean like list to a bunch of audiobooks I have like three or four other ones that I downloaded today so I guess I could tell you guys what those are because I'm excited about them and you guys can tell me if you've read any of these and if you think that I would like them so I downloaded the last time I lied it by Riley Sager I downloaded I let you go by Claire macintosh' that kayla loves that book so I'm very interested in that one and then I also have baby teeth by Zoe sage I don't know how to say that name but I have those ones available to me at the moment so so if you've heard of any of those audiobooks and you think that I would like them or just like them please let me know in the comments down below I want to start on one of those tomorrow morning but I think honestly my plan for tonight is to finish this audiobook a couple next door I was going to try to read some of strange grease tonight but Britney from beneath a bibliophile reached out to me and said that she wants to buddy read this because I got a copy of strange grace for her for her birthday so we're gonna buddy read that I think closer to the weekend but I need something to like read right now when I'm almost done with this book so I'm gonna read this sorry this vlog is one more interesting hopefully I'll be like splicing in some fun cat content doing a time-lapse I don't know but today as you saw the day for blogging I'm tired okay so I finished a couple next door and I think I'm gonna give it three stars the final twist twist was good don't get me wrong but it did not redeem how stupid the plot was both of the characters were the worst the worst was was mental illness used as a plot device it was it wasn't what I thought it was gonna be but it definitely did manifest at the very end of the book I also didn't like that the husband was just a weak piece of and the kidnapper was just dumb the cool thing was that the baby was not dead so that's cool I'm sorry that's spoiler I don't think it kind of about really think it is I feel like when you go into this book you know that the baby's not dead I don't I don't really know what to say I thought it was just okay I feel like the like I said the plot did not really go anywhere and I think you learned too much too quickly and too upfront something the majority of the book here like okay so what's gonna freak me out what's going to really surprise me and I called who the killer was pretty killer I keep saying killer know everybody dies in thrillers the kidnapper was this story just was whatever for me for a really long time and that final like twist and then just they didn't really do it for me so now I don't know if I wanna read anymore sherry latina or latina I don't know how I was ever last night but so that's pretty much it for today i wish i had more exciting content but I told you guys about the books I was reading that's enough right hopefully tomorrow will be better I'm trying to get this vlog up like early so that way I can go to sleep early and read all the books tomorrow so I hope you guys are having a really good spook with on though I'm having a really good time I'm getting more and more excited as the days go on to read more even if I am exhausted so I would love to know like I said if I mentioned a book that you've read before and you liked please let me know also what are you guys reading for spoke with on are you liking the reads that you picked are you regretting the choices you've made let me know anyway yes I will see you guys tomorrow let me you so much and then next timelet's talk about white mediocrity and I'm not talking about myself hello welcome back to my channel it is Wednesday it is 8:30 and it is the third day of spook athan I've gotten some stuff done I've gotten some stuff read but I haven't vlogged it I ended up going to a dinner with my sister tonight celebrate her birthday which was super fun but I didn't get to talk to you guys know what I was doing but it's fine because I did read and I've got a lot of stuff to tell you so first things first I finished an anonymous girl by Sarah Sarah Hendrix by Greer Hendrix and Sarah Pakenham and I really liked it I give it 4 stars I think this was a really really good audiobook so if you're looking a fourth filler to listen to an audiobook I'd recommend it I don't think I told you guys yesterday what it was about but it is a story about a girl who finds herself in a psych study and the woman that's running it she's a little unhinged and I don't feel like that's much of a spoiler because I feel like you find that out very early on in the book so it's basically just a story about a descent into madness on one side you know the psychiatrists point of view and I also liked her point of view because it was told in second person like she was talking to you which was really creepy and then our participant in the study is trying to figure out why the psychiatrist is doing what she's doing and I don't know it was just really good I really enjoyed it I hope the ending was convincing and it made sense and I appreciated that because I was really ready for this to go south at any point I don't think I trust thrillers to not do stupid that was a really good read now I have officially read two books which is awesome and I am like an hour away more like 40 minutes away from finishing a couple next door I seriously regret picking this book up I just hate it I really really don't like it and I can't even pinpoint exactly what it is except for white mediocrity like both of the main characters are privileged and irritating and I feel like mental illness is gonna be used as a plot device I can just feel it in my core I feel like the husband is a and yeah the premise of the book essentially is that these two rich white people who have a baby their baby gets stolen from their house stolen from their house kidnapped whatever it kind of goes from there trying to figure out to the kid and early on you figure out what in Italy happens to the kid and you're just like are you guys a bunch of idiots the answer is yes and then they just continue from there so I'm just not loving it like I understand unlikable characters but I don't like characters that are just pure stupidity and that's sort of what I'm getting here so I don't love it which is sad because I kind of picked it up on not Kayla's recommendation but I was on Goodreads as I was scrolling through my library's list of like psychological thriller audiobooks that were available right now that one was available had good ratings Kayla liked it I went for it and I'm not liking tragic but I'm almost done with that I'm very excited that I'll have like three books done in three days I honestly feel like I could read bake 10 books if I push myself and buy read I mean like list to a bunch of audiobooks I have like three or four other ones that I downloaded today so I guess I could tell you guys what those are because I'm excited about them and you guys can tell me if you've read any of these and if you think that I would like them so I downloaded the last time I lied it by Riley Sager I downloaded I let you go by Claire macintosh' that kayla loves that book so I'm very interested in that one and then I also have baby teeth by Zoe sage I don't know how to say that name but I have those ones available to me at the moment so so if you've heard of any of those audiobooks and you think that I would like them or just like them please let me know in the comments down below I want to start on one of those tomorrow morning but I think honestly my plan for tonight is to finish this audiobook a couple next door I was going to try to read some of strange grease tonight but Britney from beneath a bibliophile reached out to me and said that she wants to buddy read this because I got a copy of strange grace for her for her birthday so we're gonna buddy read that I think closer to the weekend but I need something to like read right now when I'm almost done with this book so I'm gonna read this sorry this vlog is one more interesting hopefully I'll be like splicing in some fun cat content doing a time-lapse I don't know but today as you saw the day for blogging I'm tired okay so I finished a couple next door and I think I'm gonna give it three stars the final twist twist was good don't get me wrong but it did not redeem how stupid the plot was both of the characters were the worst the worst was was mental illness used as a plot device it was it wasn't what I thought it was gonna be but it definitely did manifest at the very end of the book I also didn't like that the husband was just a weak piece of and the kidnapper was just dumb the cool thing was that the baby was not dead so that's cool I'm sorry that's spoiler I don't think it kind of about really think it is I feel like when you go into this book you know that the baby's not dead I don't I don't really know what to say I thought it was just okay I feel like the like I said the plot did not really go anywhere and I think you learned too much too quickly and too upfront something the majority of the book here like okay so what's gonna freak me out what's going to really surprise me and I called who the killer was pretty killer I keep saying killer know everybody dies in thrillers the kidnapper was this story just was whatever for me for a really long time and that final like twist and then just they didn't really do it for me so now I don't know if I wanna read anymore sherry latina or latina I don't know how I was ever last night but so that's pretty much it for today i wish i had more exciting content but I told you guys about the books I was reading that's enough right hopefully tomorrow will be better I'm trying to get this vlog up like early so that way I can go to sleep early and read all the books tomorrow so I hope you guys are having a really good spook with on though I'm having a really good time I'm getting more and more excited as the days go on to read more even if I am exhausted so I would love to know like I said if I mentioned a book that you've read before and you liked please let me know also what are you guys reading for spoke with on are you liking the reads that you picked are you regretting the choices you've made let me know anyway yes I will see you guys tomorrow let me you so much and then next time\n"