It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Button
" data-orig-size="474,356" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" aperture="aperture" /> Hosted by Kathryn from Book Date, this is a weekly event to share what we’ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind. Here is what I read the week ending 21 May 2018. To learn more about each book, just click on the book cover!Not a great reading week. I am hoping the next few novels are much, much better.
FINISHED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE:
Book Cover Image: The Complication by Suzanne Young
" data-orig-size="266,400" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: The Pisces by Melissa Broder
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Wicked River by Jenny Milchman
" data-orig-size="267,400" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" aperture="aperture" />I love, love, love how Ms. Young was able to tie all six books in The Program series together in the final novel. Even those that felt like they were stand-alone novels had a purpose. All together, complete with the finale, this makes for one of the most compelling series in YA fiction.
I am struggling to figure out just what Melissa Broder wanted to do with her novel. Was it to shock? Was it to discuss the idea of relationships? Was it to find an excuse to write about sex with a merman? There is nothing sexy about this novel about love versus lust, addiction versus obsession. I can’t even believe I finished it let alone recommend it to anyone.
Jenny Milchman’s latest novel was okay. It was too long; the whole thing could have been shortened by at least 100 pages or more. The story was okay as well. I honestly skimmed most of the story, skipping entire chapters without losing anything, because I wanted to find out what happened but did not have the patience to wade through the minutiae to do so.
DID NOT FINISH:
None of them were bad enough to warrant DNFing, at least for me.
CURRENT READ:
Book Cover Image: Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
" data-orig-size="261,400" sizes="(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px" aperture="aperture" />CURRENT LISTEN:
Book Cover Image: Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper
" data-orig-size="258,400" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px" aperture="aperture" />NEXT UP:
May Review Copies:
Book Cover Image: The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Obscura by Joe Hart
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall
" data-orig-size="267,400" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin
" data-orig-size="263,400" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: A Shout in the Ruins by Kevin Powers
" data-orig-size="258,400" sizes="(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Onyx & Ivory by MIndee Arnett
" data-orig-size="264,400" sizes="(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Tin Man by Sarah Winman
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Furyborn by Claire Legrand
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Legendary by Stephanie Garber
" data-orig-size="263,400" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
" data-orig-size="265,400" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
" data-orig-size="331,500" sizes="(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: All the Little Lights by Jamie McGuire
" data-orig-size="267,400" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" aperture="aperture" />Book Cover Image: Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
" data-orig-size="263,400" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" aperture="aperture" />So, what are you reading?
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