Book Update: July in Book Book
- Aug. 2, 2017, 11:28 a.m.
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January:
Fallen - Karin Slaughter
Criminal - Karin Slaughter
Unseen - Karin Slaughter
Snatched - Karin Slaughter (Short Story)
Busted - Karin Slaughter (Short Story)
The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware
Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter
Never Go Back - Lee Child
February:
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Not a Drill - Lee Child (short story)
March:
The Dry - Jane Harper
April:
The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman
Dead Letters - Caite Dolan-Leach
May:
On Turpentine Lane - Elinor Lipman
I See You - Clare Mackintosh
Everything You Want Me To Be: Mindy Mejia
Trust No One: Paul Cleave
The Arrangement: Sarah Dunn
June:
Truly Madly Guilty: Liane Moriarty
Our Little Secret: Roz Nay
Do Not Become Alarmed: Maile Meloy
The People We Hate at the Wedding: Grant Ginder
Fates and Furies: Lauren Groff
July:
Touch - Courtney Maum
Very interesting book. Seemed futuristic but wasn’t set in the future. I enjoyed the writing style and also it’s commentary on society as a whole. Recommend. I liked it better than the first book that I read by her.
High Heat - Lee Child
Short story. Typical Jack Reacher!
Her Every Fear - Peter Swanson
It was good. I read it in a day but it was nowhere near as good as the other book of his that I read (The Kind Worth Killing).
One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Again, read in one day. I did this primarily because it was an easy read and I am behind in my book challenge. Premise was very interesting. Execution fell a little flat for me. Too much exposition. The characters, particularly the two men ended up feeling false to me as a result. People always complain that men don’t know how to write women. But women shouldn’t write men as women.
The Child - Fiona Barton
Very good book. I liked it a bit better than the first novel of hers that I read (The Widow) and the reviews on goodreads do reflect that sentiment as well. There is some carry over of characters but you don’t have to read the first book to enjoy this one.
The River at Night - Erica Ferencik
Some issues with the book but overall it was a great, suspenseful read. Will I ever go river rafting now? Probably not. RECOMMEND!
Total: 25 books + 4 short stories
pandora ⋅ August 02, 2017
I felt the same about One True Loves! I enjoyed it, and I read it in a day, but it fell flat for me too.
Jeanine ⋅ August 02, 2017
I couldn't get into The Widow! I'll have to check out The Child!
plushcreep ⋅ August 02, 2017
I'm excited to read The River at Night!
MaggieTheCat plushcreep ⋅ August 02, 2017
Reading it was a very visceral experience!
Linda ⋅ May 20, 2019
We read some of the same authors, I see.
Linda ⋅ August 22, 2019
I’ve read many of the same books. I read much more than I did when I was still working.