Sunday, April 27, 2014

April 27, 2014


Currently Reading:

  • The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
  • Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
  • We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)
  • Natchez Burning by Greg Iles (received through the publisher)
  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (received through NetGalley)

On Deck:
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
  • From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
  • Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
  • Rocked, Lost in Oblivion Book One by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliot (received through NetGalley)
  • The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men by Colin Wilson
 
Recent Reviews:

Abducted by a Prince (Cinderella Sisterhood, #3) by Olivia Drake (received through NetGalley)
3.5 stars

A revengeful man sets out to abduct the debutant daughter of an Earl but instead grabs her spinster cousin.  This Cinderella story has an extremely likable heroine who is talented, intelligent and consistently demonstrates common sense.   The book also includes an intriguing mystery as to the identity of Damien’s parentage that actually kept me guessing until the end.  I did find Damien unlikable at first and though he does redeem himself, his character transition did not seem very believable.  Overall, this is an enjoyable romance with an interesting plot twist.  I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


The Harm in Asking: My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race by Sara Barron (received through Goodreads)
3 stars

This book of humorous anecdotes by Sara Barron explores the awkward moments in her life.  There are definitely some very funny moments in this book and I loved reading about her exchange program in France and her interactions with her brother.  Overall, though, she tries too hard to make very ordinary events funny therefore the book became tedious in parts.  I received this book in a Goodreads Firstreads Giveaway.

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