What to Read This Week

Here’s what I’m adding to my to-read list this week and think you should too!

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender: I discovered this book while I was at the library to renew my library card (and let’s be honest, you can’t go to the library and leave without a book).  Rose Edelstein discovers, on her ninth birthday, that she can taste people’s emotions in the food they cook.  A startling realization when she tastes that her happy and loving mother is full of regret and sadness.  Of course, this also means Rose can never enjoy food again.  The premise of this book is just so unique and intriguing I couldn’t leave the book there once I read the jacket and I’m looking forward to seeing how this unique plot plays out.

You’re Next by Gregg Hurwitz: Mike Wingate has finally risen

above his former life of abandoned child living in the foster system.  He is happily married, employed, and the father of an eight year old girl.  Then something from his past he didn’t even know about rises up to terrorize him and he turns to dangerous former friends to get him out of it.  Pure thriller-mystery I just couldn’t help adding it to my list.  And it was recommended to me by goodreads, and I pretty much trust goodreads.

Wintertown by Stephn Emond: 

Just like Why We Broke Up, this YA novel is an illustrated one.  Ivy-bound Evan is awaiting the arrival of long time friend Lucy who has turned Goth over her time away and Evan wants to find his old friend under the pancake make-up.  I really just added this book because I wanted to try another illustrated YA novel after loving Why We Broke Up  so much.  I don’t particularly love the premise.  As someone who was in the goth/punk crowd in high school I know that these are some of the nicest people you could meet in high school.  Crazy…yes.  Did we sometimes not make great choices?  Well, I think that answer would be the same no matter what group of teens you asked.  So the idea that something becomes “wrong” with you because you wear black and dye your hair really bothers me…but I’m willing to put my prejudices aside and give this book a chance (unlike people who stereotype goth kids…just saying…)