This is my first post on this blog, and I thought I’d start out with something both current and classic.  Gone Girl is the first book that my new book club (The Bookworm Buddies) chose to read.  As I’m pretty sure the entire world knows by now, it’s a pretty intense book with lots of twists and turns.  *Spoiler Alert*

I found it to be a fun read that I just couldn’t put down.  Even though I had read the book before, I had no problem going back and reading it again as a refresher for my book club.  It turns out that it didn’t disappoint the second time either.  I’m a sucker for a good plot twist.

The second time around, I found myself having more time to think about Amy and her motivations.  What is it that made her go to such extremes to retain absolute control over her husband, and in so doing, her life?  Could it be entirely blamed on her parents and the fact that they seemed to exploit her entire childhood for the sake of publishing a few books?  Or was Amy just a monster? I don’t have answers to these questions, but I appreciated the fact that the book provided some background into Amy’s past that helped shed light on her character’s development.

Something I may love more than a good plot twist is an unreliable narrator.  Switching from Amy to Nick’s point of view throughout the book took it to another level, and I think it was executed perfectly.  I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who hasn’t had a chance to read it yet.  It would be a great companion for any upcoming holiday travel.

Honestly, I drove myself a little crazy trying to find the perfect cocktail to pair with Gone Girl.  I looked at complicated cocktails that involved fancy ingredients and some form of “muddling” or another.  I’ll have to admit that I’m not an expert bartender, but I would identify myself as more of a connoisseur of creative libations.

Rather than pairing Gone Girl with a cocktail that’s as complicated as the plot (and Amy’s psyche), I figured I’d go with something classic–with a twist.  So what’s more fitting for a suspense-thriller novel than a Dark & Stormy?