August 21-27th Wrap- Up

August 21-27^th Wrap- Up

Current TBR List: 18
Currently Reading: 6
Books Finished in August: 13

Another great reading week!

I started off this week picking up Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya.

 

I am on the hunt for a graphic novel that I thought was called Fruit Basket that is about vampires but I may not be remembering high school days as well anymore… Anyways, I pick up Fruits Basket Vol 1 and I liked it. Not my favorite of the graphic novels that I have read to date but it was enjoyable. It is about a young girl that ends up living in a tent on what she thought was public rural property. Turns out it was private property to a home of some boys that go to her school. These boys have a secret, they change into the Zodiac animals when hugged by members of the opposite sex. A solid three stars for me. It was entertaining and quick read. Not too sure if I will pick up the rest or try another series.

I then was able to finish the audio book of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

I do own the physical copy and it will be on my shelves for years to come. The audio book was narrated by Dylan Baker and I think it was done well! I love memoirs and biographies/autobiographies and this was no exception and a five star read. Steve Jobs was a complex man. There are a lot of conflicting views on him as a person but I think we can all agree that he is one of those names that impacted all our lives and will be relevant in history for decades to come.

I was able to finish The Darkening Dragons by Sarah Everest, a free e-book in exchange for an honest review. Can you say Cover Love!

This was a good solid start to a series. I gave it a 3.5. Tucker is a trucker and loathes the name and how he is stuck with a name and a job he thought he would be able to run from. On a drive he finds a young woman, Ravinna, passed out on the road and she leads him off into another world heralding him as a hero. Tucker drops everything to follow her Ravinna. Ravinna will do anything to save her world. Including searching for the man that from another world that will help complete the prophecy.

Tucker is an ordinary guy that doesn’t get sucked up into the hero role. I liked the refreshing take on a bumbling hero and new take on dragons and how the fantasy world functions. Overall would have loved to give this a four star but the ending fell a bit flat for me. It all wrapped up to cleanly and quickly.

The Dying Game by Asa Avdic. I received a free copy from Penguin First to Read in exchange for an honest review.

I am struggling with my thoughts on this book. It was very slow read at the start then all the action happened in the last third of the book. It wasn't a bad story but it was so slow in the beginning that I lost interest and didn't really care anymore about the details I just wanted answers and to be done.

I wonder if the way the last half of the book was written could have been peppered into the beginning to make it more interesting throughout?

That all being said, it was a solid book. Just go in expecting it to be slow at the start.

I finished Sunday night with The Romantics by Leah Konen.

This was a random library pick for me, the cover art caught my eye. Gael is a senior in high school facing his parents’ divorce when he starts dating a girl. He comes to school early one day to talk to his girlfriend when he sees her getting cozy with another guy, his best friend. The story is told from Love’s perspective and has some really insightful hard hitting truths peppered into a whirl wind story of divorce, losing friends, dating and finding first loves. It was a cute book and would be great especially for readers that are about to experience their first love.

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