Spring!
When spring comes to the Midwest, everything seems to change. People are happier, the air smells different, and everything seems possible. It also draws us outside again, no longer bundled up in layers of thick wool and polar fleece. You can tell, from a distance, that we're human. Experiencing the great outdoors also means that reading usually takes a backseat to frolicking in flowers, eating fresh spring veggies, and doing other warm weather activities. That definitely happened to me this spring. I hardly read anything!
April:
The Lady Elizabeth--Alison Weir (Why can I not get over my obsession with English history, particularly Tudor history? Why?)
Water for Elephants--Sara Gruen
When You Reach Me--Rebecca Stead (So unexpectedly poignant.)
May:
I'd Know You Anywhere--Laura Lippman
Bossypants--Tina Fey (my girl yo!)
Call Me Irresistable--Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Golden Compass--Phillip Pullman (a Mark Reads selection and OMG I WANT A DAEMON)
Vision in White--Nora Roberts (I read this series because my coworkers wouldn't stop talking about it. The characters are stereotypes, but it was kind of fun fluff for a spring that had a lot of wedding stuff going on in my real life.)
Between Shades of Gray--Ruta Sepetys (I finished this book just before a really bad storm that included the tornado sirens going off. It was very appropriate.)
Bed of Roses--Nora Roberts
Savor the Moment--Nora Roberts
June:
The Tiger's Wife--Tea Obreht (I liked it but couldn't help but be irritated that the author is younger than me and yet so incredibly talented and successful.)
Happily Ever After--Nora Roberts
Allison Hewitt is Trapped--Madeline Roux (Kind of a Madison style Shaun of the Dead in novel form. If they make the movie I should play Allison. Not joking.)
In the Garden of Beasts--Erik Larson
The Snowman--Jo Nesbo (LOVE)
Don't Tempt Me--Loretta Chase (Terrible.)
Reflections on my 24th year of reading coming soon!
Oh boy! Okay, so, Bossypants: A+
ReplyDeleteSo excited for The Snowman (next up for book club), glad peeps like it.
I'm thinking of The Tiger's Wife for a winter read? I'm excited we are reading some of the same books!
Oh man! I'm so excited for you to read The Snowman. I am getting really into "thrillers" recently. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteAs for The Tiger's Wife; I thought it was amazing, particularly for a first novel. But honestly, I am so so jealous of Tea Obreht that it really did influence the way I read the book. I know that is snarky, but I am just so jealous of her talent at such a young age. I wish I could write like her!!