Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Not the Lightest Reading - July 22, 2014

Currently Reading:         
  • James Madison by Lynne Cheney (received through NetGalley)
  • The Boleyn King by Laura Andersen
  • The Escape by Mary Balogh (received through NetGalley)

Recent Reviews:

Bringing Down Gaddafi: On the Ground with the Libyan Rebels by Andrei Netto (received through LibraryThing)
4 stars

Journalists often risk their lives in order to go behind the scenes and describe what really happens in war torn countries.  Andrei Netto, a Brazilian journalist, attempts to discover what is really going on during the rebellion in Libya.  This harrowing account follows him as he makes the dangerous journey into Libya and travels with rebels through the fighting.  He also give background on Libya’s tumultuous history and geographic and cultural information.  This book is well written and really does lays out the current rebellion simply and honestly as seen from an eye witness.  I received this from the LibraryThing giveaway.   
 

Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie (received through NetGalley)
4 stars

What an extremely creepy and horrifying book.  All of the children of the world are killed at once by a deadly virus called the Herod Event.  This part of the book is heartbreaking as it examines two families who lose children.  Suddenly, the children come back to life but they are in no way the same children and as the adults attempt to deal with this, the story really turns horrific.  This is not typically my genre but I found myself compulsively reading this to find out what happens to these families.  I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

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