First Impression Friday is a meme created by J.W. Martin where you spotlight a book you have recently started and share your initial impressions.
I didn’t have any first impressions the last two Fridays because Two weeks ago I didn’t start any new books and last week I finished the book before Friday. But this week I have 2 books!
The Hazel Wood
by Melissa Albert
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Location: Page 209 of 355 (59%)
I am a little over halfway through the book, so I don’t know if this still counts as a first impression, but I am going to give my thoughts anyway!
This book started off kind of slow. It took me a little while to get into it. But somehow without me even noticing, I got sucked in and now I can’t wait to find out what happens! I like it a lot so far.
This is not usually the type of book I read. I try to stay far away from anything remotely horrorish. And I don’t like Alice and Wonderland. But this book is actually not that scary (at least not yet) and it doesn’t seem like an Alice and Wonderland re-telling. (Though I have only watched the movie so I don’t actually know)
I think overall I will end up liking the book. I predict 4 stars out of 5.
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
narrated by Jim Dale
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Location: Time 5 hours and 42 minutes of 13 hours 39 minutes (42%)
I picked this book because it was on sale and it was read by Jim Dale. I was told that Jim Dale is a great narrator and that I should listen to one of the books he reads. On this front I an not disappointed!! He is a great narrator and I love his voice.
The book itself is a different story. I am loving it but at the same time I am really confused. The story jumps around a lot. Both in time and location. I have a knack at forgetting times and places as soon as I am told them. They go in one ear and out the other. Each chapter starts with the date and location, but I forget it even as it is being said. This makes it really confusing at times. Also parts of the story are purposely kept in mystery so that doesn’t help my confusion.
I am hoping that as I read more of the book my confusion will go away because I am loving the characters and the scenes! I would hate to feel unsatisfied at the end of the book because I was still confused about things, even if most of the confusion is my own fault.
I am hoping that I won’t be too confused as the story progresses and I am liking the story a lot and I am thinking it will be a 5 stars out of 5!
