The
Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
I
LOVED Simon versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda and I found this book a little bit
of a letdown. It wasn’t bad, just didn’t hit me as hard as Simon’s book did.
There
was a huge variety in characters, from race to sexuality. The drama was over
the top but it still felt plausible. My problem was just connecting to the
characters in this story. Again, not a bad story just not as good of a reading
match for me.
Warcross
by Marie Lu
I
really enjoyed this book! I listened to it on audio and I found every excuse I
could to pick my headphones back up and continue to listen. Similar premise to
Ready Player One, I think this one was executed better for the masses though.
Where RP1 was geared all around the 80s had had references out the wazoo,
Warcross allowed anyone to easily slip into the world. I absolutely cannot wait
for book two to come out!
The
Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Book
one in a series I received this copy from my book group for our “books around
the world” challenge.
A
slow start but gripping story. This was everything I wanted from a Russian story.
I was born in Russia and even though I was in a Catholic orphanage the ladies
that worked there believed in the fairytales and whispered their stories to us at
night. I cannot wait to pick up The Girl in the Tower!
Visions
of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
I
love the Plum series, I did not really like this novella though. It just felt
so odd compared to the rest of the series. Had fantastical elements that are
not in the other books. It could have been normal every day but then it was throwing
in supernatural elements. In this series, it did not work for me.
Just
One Drop by Quinn Loftis
This
is book two in the series and it continues to entertain me. Lots of teenage
drama, terrible relationships (in treatment of each other) and not the best
writing but I am entertained! I will continue with this series.
Wild
Fire by Nelson DeMille
My
default genre so of course I was entertained! I LOVE John Corey and his
adventures through this series keep me highly entertained. I cannot wait to
keep going with them!
Crossed
by Ally Condie
The
first book was a huge prologue to this one. Questions were answered and you get
to see who is picked by the protagonist but this book is only a smidge better
than the first. Since it is a trilogy I think I will just finish up the third
but this is just a so- so series and probably can be skipped for better works.
Little
Women by Louisa May Alcott
A
classic, so not too much to say. Taking into account the differences in today’s
culture versus then it was an interesting read and I can see why it was so
popular and remains a classic today.
Skipping
Christmas by John Grisham
I
loved this book. I have seen the movie, Christmas with the Kranks, many times
and this book was pretty much word for word the screenplay. It is highly entertaining
and worth the quick read!
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