Thursday, May 8, 2014

Minute Review - May 8, 2014

The end of the school year and lots of busy days ahead.  I'll always have time for reading but I fear my reviews keep getting shorter and shorter. 

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 Most Dangerous Book by Kevin Birmingham (received through the publisher)
  • The Hollow Ground by Natalie Harnett (received through NetGalley)
 
On Deck:
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
  • Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
  • The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men by Colin Wilson (received through NetGalley)

Recent Reviews:

Stupid Girl by Cindy Miles (received through NetGalley)
3.5 stars

Olivia is a tough ranch girl with a complicated past and a desire to start anew.  Brax grew up in foster homes on the tough streets of South Boston.  In this case opposites do attract and they form a sweet friendship that leads into something more.  I liked the characters in this book and their interactions with each other were quirky and cute.  I did find myself hoping that the author would steer clear of some of the current clichés in the genre but they were all there (the troubled, tattooed, violent and promiscuous male has been done ad nauseam).  Otherwise there was a good story here with enough heart to keep me reading.  I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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