Well I guess I should at least point out that I have done some reading
and listening to audiobooks since the last September post (Maryland). Listed
below are my accomplishments followed by those on my To-Read List.
HAVE READ:
Audiobook: The Expats by Chris Pavone. An adult spy novel, but not
necessarily a thriller. This book has lots of double crossing, betrayal,
suspicion, and intrigue. It’s just slow in a few spots, but this is easy to
overcome as you will want to solve the mystery. This was for the adult book
club.
Book: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. The Jungle Book, but with ghosts. Neil Gaiman has said that this
work was inspired by his love of The
Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. This Newberry winner deserved its medal as
it is a wonderful, whimsical read filled with horror, fantasy, and action.
Definitely recommend for tween and teen readers. We did this with my Tween book
club last month.
Book: This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers. Not your average zombie tale.
This book looks at the zombie apocalypse through conditions of humanity. It is
not cheesy or funny. We meet a young girl who after years of parental abuse and
after a sister’s abandonment, has lost her will to live. Then, the zombie
apocalypse happens. While other characters focus on survival, Sloane awaits for
her moment to leave our world and be at peace. This book was amazing and I
highly recommend for older teens.
Book: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Traditional
Vampires, but awesome. This book has vampires, which shouldn’t be exciting
considering all the vampire fiction that has come out in the past 10 years
(Thanks Twilight) BUT this is the
famous Holly Black. She is pretty great with dark, twisted tales. I truly loved
this book, but it took a little too long to get into. It had lots of action,
some romance, and a kick ass female character. Highly Recommend!
ON MY PLATE:
Audiobook: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. ??????? My husband is a
big Neal Stephenson fan so I thought I would give this a try as an audiobook.
The problem is that it is LONG. 102 chapters long. The other problem is that
even though I am halfway through it, I can’t tell you where it is going or what
it is about so far. I am pretty sure it involves the development of
cryptography and data havens?
Book: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley. I have not started,
but this is for my Tween book club in a week. It seems like it will be awesome
to read. Two sisters who follow in their ancestors footsteps to solve fairy
tale crimes? Sounds amazing!
Book: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. This Massachusetts on the
United States of YA reading list. I have not started…in fact I haven’t even
checked it out at the library yet.
So LOTS to do peeps! I gotta get going!
