Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges discussion

August - This month's motif (theme) is "Celestial Covers".

Read a book with celestial beings on the cover, or as part of the title (stars, comets, planets, galaxies, etc).

Share with us! What book did you read and what did you think of it.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV. E. Schwab is what I chose. I struggled with this one slightly but it seems to fit the stars (constellation) part.

Will read The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. Only one star on the cover, but a planet surface and a spaceship (Apollo 18) as well.

Challenge Completed: "Stars" as part of the title.

Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

There wasn’t a miss in these four stories, even though there isn’t any in your face supernatural horror; two, however, definitely have a whiff of brimstone. It’s more the horror that humans visit on themselves, which turned out to do just nicely.

1922 was downright creepy. Was James’ paying for his decision, or was this all his descent into madness?

Fair Extension was somewhat similar, in that one is never quite sure as to what is going on. Because the tables seemed to have been turned in the old trope of making a deal with the devil. Life isn’t fair, but Dave Streeter finds out that sometimes it can be. Or so he thinks. I was delighted with the ending.

But it was Big Driver and A Good Marriage that were the stories that caught me and didn’t let go. Both deal with women caught in untenable and horrifying situations. Absolutely fantastic, the stories delivery, with totally satisfying endings.

I have to concur, though I’ve long known, that King is definitely the master of the long story form.

I’ve been waiting for an opportune time to read Edith Wharton and August motif challenge has just given me the chance to do just that

Title: The glimpses of the moon

An interesting read reflective of the 1920s social mores that influence the upper privileged classes. It does make me wonder if very much has changed in our current climate with regard to consumerism and social status. I was speed reading the last third of the novel as I wanted to find out what happened to the main relationship in the story. Wharton’s stories usually have interesting plot twists. ☺️

Another one finished in the series

I read The Apollo Murders, by Chris Hadfield. Very good book! The author took us on a space journey (with some intentional fictional story enhancements) that showed what space travel and all the preparation is like. The author has impeccable credentials in this area, and also seems to have a knack for suspense and intrigue as well. Highly recommend!
My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

• Mars One - Jonathan Maberry
- Sci-Fi/YA
- Finished: August 30th
- 4 stars on Goodreads *SPOILER*

This was pretty excellent to be honest. It only loses a star because I clocked Sophie and Marcel as the saboteurs immediately on introduction of their characters.

CHALLENGE COMPLETE! It has been a while since I first read this book but I revisited it. Loved it as much this time as the first - Artemis by Andy Weir.

Challenge Complete! (though posting late)

I read Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt.