Rating: 4 / 5 This year's Around the World in 52 Books reading challenge has a prompt for a book you've owned for at least a year, but haven't read yet. In browsing my shelves, I happened on QUICKER THAN THE EYE by Ray Bradbury which is a book I've owned for many years, but… Continue reading QUICKER THAN THE EYE by Ray Bradbury
Month: August 2019
THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB by Karen Joy Fowler
Rating: 3 / 5 This year's Around the World in 52 Books reading challenge on Goodreads includes a prompt for a book about reading, books or an author. While I do have many books about books, I spotted THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB by Karen Joy Fowler at my local used bookstore and couldn't resist… Continue reading THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB by Karen Joy Fowler
BAD BLOOD: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Rating: 4 / 5 BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou came up as a recommendation for the BookRiot book about business prompt for this year's Read Harder reading challenge. More recently, I have seen a few posts on Bookstagram as well talking about how good it was, so I decided to give it a try. BAD… Continue reading BAD BLOOD: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
UNDER CURRENTS by Nora Roberts
Rating: 4 / 5 When I saw that Nora Roberts had a new book out on the recent releases shelf at the library, I picked up a copy to squeeze it into my current month's reads as I needed something that seemed an easy read to balance out some heavier content. As it turns out,… Continue reading UNDER CURRENTS by Nora Roberts
ATHENA’S CHOICE by Adam Boostrom
Rating: 3 / 5 I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ATHENA'S CHOICE by Adam Boostrom is a story set in the year 2099. It is a world that has faced climate change and battles for territory. While the world was at odds a virus labeled the Y-virus… Continue reading ATHENA’S CHOICE by Adam Boostrom
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
Rating: 4.5 / 5 The 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge includes a prompt for a book set on a college or university campus and FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell was one of the top recommendations from people in the Goodreads group. When I posted this in my Stack of Shame on Instagram (books that I was eager… Continue reading FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
THE FIRST MISTAKE by Sandie Jones
Rating: 4 / 5 THE FIRST MISTAKE by Sadie Jones is a book that I had put on hold at the library back when it first came out, but then suspended the hold because I was overwhelmed with the number of books I already had. It seems I wasn't paying much attention to how long… Continue reading THE FIRST MISTAKE by Sandie Jones
THE BOOKISH LIFE OF NINA HILL by Abbi Waxman
Rating: 5 / 5 THE BOOKISH LIFE OF NINA HILL by Abbi Waxman is a book that I saw recommended by many trusted book reviewers time and again on my Instagram feed, so I was excited with my Southern California bookstagram group decided to choose this title for our inaugural buddy read for August. Set… Continue reading THE BOOKISH LIFE OF NINA HILL by Abbi Waxman
HAG-SEED by Margaret Atwood
Rating: 4.5 / 5 As part of this year's Around the World in 52 Books reading challenge on Goodreads, I was asked to read a book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare. I decided to pick up Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST because it was a play I had not read before. In trying to determine how… Continue reading HAG-SEED by Margaret Atwood
SADIE by Courtney Summers
Rating: 5 / 5 SADIE by Courney Summers is a book that I've had recommended to me multiple times and when it showed up in my #stackofshame post on Instagram, several people again spoke up for it to be moved higher on my TBR! I have also often heard that it is amazing on audio,… Continue reading SADIE by Courtney Summers