Thursday, January 31, 2013

Books I Read: January

 I didn't have time to read a lot, but I think I made a decent showing - especially since my first book I started at Christmas and it still took me half of January.
Dragonfly in Amber - Diane Gabaldon Dear God, this book took three weeks of my life and I complained through most of it ... and at the end I wanted to immediately get the next book from the library. I'm going to wait so that maybe I can read SOMETHING else, but I think (possibly unfortunately) I'll be reading the next installment.
Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich Well, I needed a fun quick read after that. This series isn't as fun as the Stephanie Plum books (hey, you have your smut and I have this) but it was fun.
The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls (re-read) Every time I read this, I am flabergasted by how no one came to these children's rescue. A lot of it I can relate to, but not the downright neglect. Seriously. This was for my newest book club, and I still had a lot to say about it.
Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins I had several work road trips this month, and listened to this during a couple. It was light and airy, but I really liked the voice of the narrator. It was funny and real for a teenager, without being all "like" and "totally" ... except when using them for comic effect.
The Light Between Oceans - ML Stedman Oh man, I picked this for book club which was at my house this month (you pick the book the month you host) and I didn't know ANYTHING about it. It was heartbreaking, and amazing, and sort of easy to read but such complicated emotions. At the end, I just couldn't fault anyone for their decisions, right or wrong.
Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich Fun, fun, fun. Started last night, read and finished on the plane today.

1 comment:

Ginger said...

That's EXACTLY how I felt about Dragonfly in Amber. I disliked a lot of it, and then felt compelled to get the next one (I liked the next one better fwiw).