I feel an urge to spend August stacking up summer reads. I hope to read my life away Labor Day weekend. But before I do that, let's talk about what I've been reading.
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The next one is Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Here's what I've read since the last linkup.
Engrossing Reads
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon - A little dry here and there, and a little rote in some descriptions, but I can't not be engrossed when the subject matter is so fucking fierce. Jana and I discussed on The Armchair Librarians here. (library hardback)
Morning Star (Red Rising #3) by Pierce Brown - I try not to go into books with expectations, but I did have high expectations for the final book in this trilogy and I was not disappointed. I truly loved the cast of surrounding characters in these books more than I loved Darrow. (library hardback)
Redemption Road by John Hart - Recommended by a coworker, I was hung up on this one and quickly added other Hart books to my list. He weaves a good, fucked up story. This is the second book I've read of his and both were nail biters I couldn't put down. (library hardback)
Storm Front (Virgil Flowers #7) by John Sandford - Imagine my displeasure when I realized that I already read eight and had skipped right over seven. Fumes. Anyway what a shame too because seven was awesome. I liked this a lot. ($2 paperback)
Valley of the Moon by Melanie Gideon - This started a little slow for me. Depressing as hell too, in places throughout. But I genuinely wanted more story from every character, and by the end I sat in a parking lot to finish it before driving home after getting off the train. (free advanced reader copy from Netgalley for review)
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses - 100% shelf candy. I read the lion's share of this in a comfortable chair early on a rainy morning at the shore and it was perfect. (library hardback)
The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson - For a little while, I was like is this a book about nothing? I'm not opposed to books about nothing. But it's not, not really. I enjoyed all the characters and I read it almost straight through. (library hardback)
Passed the Time Just Fine
The Lake House by Kate Morton - Okay, so I like Morton's books but good Lord they feel overly long sometimes. This one absolutely did. (library hardback)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny - A nice little mystery, although I do hope one of the detectives in this is never heard from again in this series. LOL ($2 paperback)
Monday's Lie by Jamie Mason - Picked this up off the library shelf because I was passing by and liked the title. It wasn't a bad way to spend an afternoon on the beach but it didn't set my heart on fire or anything. (library hardback)
Not Worth It
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt - This book felt disjointed. I think the author was trying to ground the story in the time with the Manson and Kent State mentions but it seemed forced. I was very interested in many of the characters...except for the main one that tied them all together. (free e-copy from Netgalley for an honest review)
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt - This book felt disjointed. I think the author was trying to ground the story in the time with the Manson and Kent State mentions but it seemed forced. I was very interested in many of the characters...except for the main one that tied them all together. (free e-copy from Netgalley for an honest review)
What have you been reading?
