• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About
  • Challenges
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Bloglovin
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Books of Amber

Latest Posts

Book Review: Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida

Book Review: The Survivors by Jane Harper

Book Review: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

21/06/2013      10 Comments

Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus QuinnAnother Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn
Genre: Horror
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Publisher: HarperTeen
Source: Publisher
Add it: Goodreads
Rating: one-star

On a cool autumn night, Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school party. She was screaming. Drenched in blood. Then she vanished.

A year later, Annaliese is found wandering down a road hundreds of miles away. She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know how she got there. She only knows one thing: She is not the real Annaliese ย Rose Gordon.

Now Annaliese is haunted by strange visions and broken memories. Memories of a reckless, desperate wish . . . a bloody razor . . . and the faces of other girls who disappeared. Piece by piece, Annaliese's fractured memories come together to reveal a violent, endless cycle that she will never escapeโ€”unless she can unlock the twisted secrets of her past.

Another Little Piece has been getting a lot of very positive reviews. That’s one of the reasons I was so excited to read it this week. I had been planning on saving it for the debut-a-thon, but I just couldn’t wait any longer. Unfortunately, Another Little Piece didn’t meet my expectations.

My main reason for requesting this was the promising creep factor. I love nothing more than a good scare (except Gannicus, maybe), and the more a book manages to freak me out and have me hearing bumps in the night the better. The lack of creepiness, however, was my biggest disappointment with this book. Sure, it had loads of potential, but I wasn’t a fan of the execution. Maybe it was the author’s writing style, since the cannibalism and the bloody scenes certainly should have been creepy. The imagery just wasn’t there.

I don’t have much to say about the characters, since I wasn’t drawn in by any of them. I would have preferred less romance, though. Anna didn’t need a love interest while she was still trying to figure out what had happened to her.
At about 40%, I started skimming. That’s always a bad sign. I tried to get into this book, I really did, but by that point my extreme disappointment overwhelmed me and I just didn’t care any more. Nothing interesting was happening, and the book couldn’t pull me in.
Another Little Piece is one huge disappointment. I was bored throughout, and when you struggle not to skim a book from 10%, the book must be really freakin’ dull. I wouldn’t recommend it, and I’m going to sit here and sulk for the rest of the day because I was very excited for this one. *huffs*

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Mel@Thedailyprophecy says

    21/06/2013 at 7:34 pm

    Cannibalism huh? Didn’t expect that! Such a shame when a book promises a scary story and it ends up being boring ๐Ÿ™

    Reply
  2. angrygreycatreads.com says

    21/06/2013 at 9:29 pm

    It is always a disappointment when a book doesn’t live up to the hype. If you like creepy and can tolerate animal abuse in a book The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks was pretty creepy and disturbing. He recently died and so I picked it up to read.

    Reply
  3. Renae M. says

    21/06/2013 at 10:52 pm

    Oh no! All the positive reviews have made me really excited for this as well, and this is the first negative review I’ve seen. How disappointing. And boring books are absolutely the worst, too. ๐Ÿ™

    Reply
  4. Kim says

    22/06/2013 at 4:48 am

    I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this book ๐Ÿ™ I’ve been reading mostly good reviews about it. I love a creepy book, so it’s too bad it wasn’t really scary.

    Reply
  5. Rita (Weaving Pages) says

    23/06/2013 at 12:37 pm

    Pity you didn’t enjoy it ๐Ÿ™ I haven’t really read that many horror books, usually as it results in me having sleepless nights over nothing! I don’t mind the scary scenes but I haven’t really read that many horror books and I tend to steer clear of any that sound too scary!

    Reply
  6. Christina says

    24/06/2013 at 2:06 pm

    Oh snap. The reviews of this have been ALL over the place. O_O It’s on my Sadie Hawkins list, so I hope I’m not as bored by it. *crosses fingers* There’s nothing worse than a boring book. Seriously, I’d rather be ragey.

    Reply
  7. Michelle says

    25/06/2013 at 6:44 pm

    Oh my gosh I am so bummed to hear this because I am so excited to read this!! ๐Ÿ™

    Reply
  8. Judith says

    26/06/2013 at 8:38 am

    “I love nothing more than a good scare (except Gannicus, maybe)” You are so predictable.

    It’s too bad that this book wasn’t as creepy. It sounds all very Mara Dyer-esque to me, and that sure as hell creeped me out. Also, WHAT IS UP WITH ROMANCE? I’m honestly a bit annoyed by this because it seems to be EVERYWHERE, and especially where it doesn’t need to be. (*cough* Ink *cough*) Not every book needs romance.

    Reply
  9. Alyssa says

    27/06/2013 at 12:27 pm

    I was halfway in this book before I marked it as DNF. Everything was just so confusing for me.

    Reply
  10. elin says

    17/09/2013 at 7:32 am

    I did the exact same thing. I skimmed through it after reading about 20% of the book. It was confusing and boring.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe via Email

Join 4,579 other subscribers

Current Giveaways

None

Currently Reading

Currently Reading

Upcoming Reviews

None yet!

Blogroll

  • All About Books
  • Artsy Musings of a Bibliophile
  • I Should Read That
  • Lisa is Busy Nerding
  • My Friends Are Fiction
  • Recaptains
  • The Daily Prophecy
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Hello!

Hello!

My name is Amber, I'm 27 years old, and I've been a book blogger, reviewer, and Tuber for ten years. When I'm not reading, I love gaming, exercising, cinema trips, hiking, and exploring.

Welcome to my blog!

Subscribe!

Blog Archive

Categories

Follow us on Instagram

(This book was sent to me by the author as a gift) (This book was sent to me by the author as a gift)

Happy release day to The Effort! I'm so excited to read this apocalyptic story about people coming together to prevent a global crisis. Like I said the other day, I'm really into disaster stories lately ๐Ÿ˜Š

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #bookish #debutauthors #21ders #debutbooks #debutshowcase #dac21 #the21ders #reading #igbooks #booksofig #igreads #book
* ad - book provided by publisher for free in exch * ad - book provided by publisher for free in exchange for an honest review *

I'm smashing through my physical ARCs this week, which means it's almost time for me to read This is Not the Jess Show! I'm excited for this one, if a little cautious about how similar to The Truman Show it's going to be.

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #yabooks #bookish #youngadultbooks #booksofig #igreads #currentlyreading #igbooks #bookstagramuk #bookstagrammer
The first week back at work put me in an unfortuna The first week back at work put me in an unfortunate reading slump, but I'm hoping Hold Back the Stars will get me out of it! I'm going to be reading this one today and hopefully forgetting about real life.

#books #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #bookish #sff #sffbooks #holdbackthestars #bookstoread #currentlyreading #reading #igbooks #booksofig #igreads #bookstagramuk #booksbooksbooks #bookgram
* ad - book provided by publisher for free in exch * ad - book provided by publisher for free in exchange for an honest review*

I absolutely blasted through The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe this week! I was worried I was getting slumpy from too much sff so I switched to a YA thriller and WHEW, it was excellent. 

The Girls I've Been is about a girl called Nora who is the daughter of a con artist (and also bi!). She's living her own life now away from her mother, and then someone tries to rob a bank while she's inside it.

This was so fast paced and I love that it was told in a non linear format. Trigger warnings for lots of things, though. You can find the full list on the author's website but the main one for me was domestic violence.

#books #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #yabooks #thegirlsivebeen #yathrillers #yathriller #thrillerbooks #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #reading
Because I like to read about other apocalypses dur Because I like to read about other apocalypses during pandemics, apparently.

 I've just started The Lightest Object in the Universe and I'm intrigued! Have you read it?

#books #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #bookstagramuk #currentlyreading #dystopia #dystopianbooks #apocalypse #sff #sffbooks #bookish #booktube #smallbookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks
*AD - book gifted by publisher in exchange for an *AD - book gifted by publisher in exchange for an honest review* 

Siri, Who Am I? was my final read of 2020 and it was a fun one. While I didn't love how the main character treated others, particularly her attitude towards sex workers, I did like how fast paced this one was and the slight mystery element mixed with Rich People Drama kept me reading. Will I reread it? No. But I enjoyed my time with it well enough.

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #bookreview #smallbookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #siriwhoami #romcom #reading
I'm supposed to be starting The Bear and the Night I'm supposed to be starting The Bear and the Nightingale on Tuesday for my weekly buddy read, but I want to read it now! I should probably finish some of the books I've already started though.

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #booksbooksbooks #bookstoread #tbr #tbrpile #toread #readingpile #reading #bookaddict #igbooks #booksofig #igreads #thebearandthenightingale #winternighttrilogy
Yes, I'm still reading this ๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm trying to fin Yes, I'm still reading this ๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm trying to finish it by the end of the year but who knows if that'll happen? I'm enjoying buddy reading it with @ishouldreadthat though, and I'm sure she's appreciating my rants and fangirling.

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #wordsofradiance #thewayofkings #Stormlight #stormlightarchive #brandonSanderson #fantasybooks #sff
I am so unbelievably excited to try this YA thrill I am so unbelievably excited to try this YA thriller this month. I am tempted to drop everything and pick it up right now but, ya know, commitments.

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #yabooks #youngadultbooks #thrillerbooks #smallbookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #tbr #toberead #tbrpile #agoodgirlsguidetomurder
I just HAD to feature one of my favourite books of I just HAD to feature one of my favourite books of the year, and the start of one of my all time favourite series before the end of 2020. I adore The City of Brass so much, and I recommend it to everyone I come across. I've reread it three times now, and in 2021 I plan to make it four!

What's your favourite fantasy series?

#books #booktube #smallyoutuber #smallyoutubercommunity #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #daevabad #daevabadtrilogy #thecityofbrass #fantasybooks #fantasyreader #fantasy #reading #booksbooksbooks #booksofig #igreads #favoritebooks #christmasbooks #vlogmas #bookmas

Copyright © 2021 ยท