I too loved Strange Sally Diamond, for all the reasons you stated. I just finished another of Nugent's books today, "Little Cruelties." OMG, another 5 star read! I don't think I know of another thriller author who creates such absolutely memorable characters. And in Little Cruelties, we get three unique main characters. I put the book down earlier today, stared into space for a minute and said, "Wow," out loud. If you haven't read it, I promise you will love it.
@ReadingWrylyАй бұрын
Okay, so I started Little Cruelties a while back and I didn’t immediately get hooked. I think the male POV threw me off. Maybe I should give it another shot.
@MriInterocitor Жыл бұрын
A Short Stay In Hell is such an amazing thing. It’s been haunting me ever since I read it. Also, I don’t do ratings, but if I did, I have no idea how I’d rate it. Its impact comes from things that are very hard to isolate. It’s like the definition of a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 Great way to explain it!
@MelsShelves Жыл бұрын
A Short Stay in Hell sounds great; thanks for putting it on my radar!
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
💯 If you read it, I’d love to have someone to discuss it with. Maybe make more sense of it to myself 😂
@LunahsLibrary Жыл бұрын
Lmao “if you spoke it, you’d speak in cursive.” 😂 I completely understand what you mean!
@meganhinde4624 Жыл бұрын
♦ Can I say that you are pleasure to watch and listen to, I have enjoyed your content and you are on a roll with this booktubing adventure. Here's to hitting 10K in the near future. 🍹
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
That is the sweetest. Thank you so much! 🥰
@jeanninethompson6243 Жыл бұрын
I love Liz Nugent. I recommend Little Cruelties or Lying in Wait. Thanks for the reviews.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@rebeccamarsden21289 ай бұрын
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@alexatiletile3257 Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you loved Strange Sally Diamond!! It’s one of my most anticipated releases this year. I’ve been waiting for Strange Sally Diamond from my library for a few weeks, hopefully I enjoy it as much as you do once I get my hold in
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
🙌🏻 Happy Reading!!❤️
@aed2069 Жыл бұрын
“If you spoke it, you’d speak in cursive…” what a beautiful description!!
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Thank you! ❤️
@lindsayweathering Жыл бұрын
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent is one of all very favorites. I haven’t read her most recent yet.
@lindsayweathering Жыл бұрын
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@erinlchapman61925 Жыл бұрын
I second this! Lying in Wait is amazing
@lorrainescanlon5277 Жыл бұрын
Unraveling Oliver was an outstanding audio book. I can't wait to read Strange Sally Diamond! 🔹
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Ooh yay! Great to hear!
@whitneywest3538 Жыл бұрын
Found your channel today and the thumbnail caught my eye because I randomly bought Night Will Find You a few weeks ago but hadn’t heard anyone else talk about it. Thank you for helping set my expectations where they need to be.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Love to hear that! I hope you enjoy it. 🙌🏻
@purrfectlypatti9836 Жыл бұрын
I loved Strange Sally Diamond so much!!! Glad you loved it too. I love Julia Armfield and I highly recommend her short story collection - Salt Slow.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Ooh! I’ll have to check that out. Thanks!
@tylerdarden9222 Жыл бұрын
I had been wanting to read Our Wives Under the Sea because the cover was gorgeous and the plot sounded right up my alley, but I actually DNF’d it @ 60%. The writing was EXCELLENT and so elegant, but I found that the story moved at a glacial pace. I also thought there were so many scenes and dialogues that didn’t lead anywhere. I loveeddddd the writing, but I wished the story itself matched that greatness
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
That is a valid experience, for sure. I get how you could feel like that.
@mikalareads Жыл бұрын
I read mary in july too and totally loved it, im so glad you liked it too!!! I am SO excited for nat Cassidys new release later this year, i feel like its going to be equally good!!!❤❤❤
@readersgottoread144310 ай бұрын
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@queenkim8631 Жыл бұрын
I added "The Odds" to my tbr, it sounds so interesting!! I also got "Cutting Teeth" for my birthday a couple of days ago and I'm so excited to read it!
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Happy reading! ❤️🙌🏻
@LaynasBookshelf Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed The Odds! I’m not one of those people that has “luck”. I never win giveaways, raffles, etc. if I was one of those people who did have strokes of luck, I would play those games in a heartbeat!
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Lol. I don’t have good luck with those things either. You’re not alone! Maybe all of our luck is being saved up for one big lottery win one day. 🫠
@doreenperez6768 Жыл бұрын
💎 I’ve had Mary on my TBR for a while and haven’t been that excited to read it until now! And I just ordered The Husbands on Pango! Great video!!
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Hope you love them both!
@sarahblue7446 Жыл бұрын
💎💎💎💎 So excited for these recommendations!!!!
@exlibrisa Жыл бұрын
Mary and Our Wives Under the Sea were some of my best horror reads this year too! I know what you mean about the writing in OWUtS, its very pretty--it edges more on the literary than the horror side, which I enjoy a lot. I'm also excited for Nat Cassidy's new book coming out, def going to pick it up this fall.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Same! Can’t wait for his next book. And you’re right, OWUTS definitely has a more literary constitution. I probably should have mentioned that.
@KieranLikesCake Жыл бұрын
I loved Mary.
@burnangm Жыл бұрын
This was my first Liz book also and loved it!! Now going to read lying in wait and hoping it’s as good. Strange Sally Diamond is definitely five stars!!
@burnangm Жыл бұрын
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@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed! My hopes are high.
@deborahborne4861 Жыл бұрын
I loved loved loved Sally Diamond. It made me laugh and cry. I really wished for a different ending, though. I liked the characters so much I only wanted the best for them.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
I completely get wanting a happier ending. The story was so good!
@clairescott568 Жыл бұрын
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@TurnbasedBooks Жыл бұрын
Just started Mary and now I’m more excited to continue thanks to your review. Consider my interest piqued! 💠
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Yay!
@thaliad6759 Жыл бұрын
Check out Lorrie Moore's 'I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home'. Picked up on a whim from library newly published stack and loved it - MUCH more than what the book blurb says it is. Short book too:)
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks!
@adriennelee26 Жыл бұрын
I completely agree with your reviews on Our Wives Under the Sea and Mary, so I have to sub to your channel 🙂. I can't wait to get Nat Cassidy's upcoming novel.
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Love that! I never stopped to think about that, but it’s a great way to know if you can trust a reviewer, knowing their opinions about books you’ve already read. I’m really looking forward to Cassidy’s next novel too!
@thegoddessandthegeekhomest28807 күн бұрын
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@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm Жыл бұрын
I need to read The Odds… 👀I love popcorn thrillers
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Ooh! Love that. Get it, Queen. 🙌🏻❤️
@THEBOOKABLESS Жыл бұрын
I loved lying in wait by Liz nugent 😊
@Zangerstein Жыл бұрын
I have Unraveling Oliver in my TBR for a while now and I’m gonna read that first to see how Liz writing progressed to Strange Sally Diamond (which is now gonna be on my never ending TBR! 😂)
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
You’ll have to let me know how it is!
@Zangerstein Жыл бұрын
@@ReadingWryly Yes I will 😊
@sasapejcin3568 Жыл бұрын
Unraveling Oliver is great book if a little unrealistic!
@christinepeters3212 Жыл бұрын
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@brooklinslibrary Жыл бұрын
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@christinepeters3212 Жыл бұрын
I wasn't thrilled with The Only One Left. The story was repeated in nauseum throughout and the ending was "twist after twist" like an appeasing checklist was being achieved. I like your label for his books though 😁
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
I completely get that.
@crystaldanker8031 Жыл бұрын
♦️I really liked Sally Diamond!! I had read The Quiet Tenant earlier this month and it had similar vibes but not as good- have you read it?
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
Yes! I JUST read The Quiet Tenant. I really loved that one too!
@Ladydi1780 Жыл бұрын
♦️
@literarylove123 Жыл бұрын
♦
@booksgramdasmeninas Жыл бұрын
💎💎💎💎
@Bookishandcaffeinated Жыл бұрын
🔹
@rachelleigh6269 Жыл бұрын
How do i get the UK version of Our Wives Under the Sea??
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
😬 Not sure. There is a website that does international orders but I can’t remember the name! Sorry.
@seandchoi4 ай бұрын
#diamond.
@katyrye8 ай бұрын
Cutting teeth sounds like "suffer the children"
@KatieColson Жыл бұрын
💍💎💍💎💍
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
🥰
@jamesbaird1342 Жыл бұрын
🐱🐱🐧🔷️
@RociosLibrary Жыл бұрын
I may be one of the outcasts here, but I didn’t love Mary by Nat Cassidy. ;/
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
You’re entitled to that opinion too! ❤️🙌🏻
@sasapejcin3568 Жыл бұрын
Liz Nugent's last two books including Strange Sally Diamond were such a disappointments for me because her first three books were amazing, so dark and twisty! Strange Sally Diamond was a very boring and predictable read and I find her so annoying and insufferable as a character!
@ReadingWryly Жыл бұрын
What a bummer! I didn’t even consider other people might find Sally unlikable. 😂 which is your favorite from Nugent?
@sasapejcin3568 Жыл бұрын
@@ReadingWryly Yeah but I'm so glad you loved it so much! Unraveling Oliver, Lying in wait and Skin deep were all great reads to me!