June read for The Dogwood Belles at www.bookclubsonline.org
Sci-Fi - I gave it 4 stars. I liked the format but my reading buddy did not. I will read the sequel Waking Gods which is due out next year.
Next up Audio book - I would call this one historical romance although there is the whole time travel thing. I gave it 4 stars but probably not have rated it so high if I read the physical book. More on that in another blog.
The next book is YA and I gave it 4 stars. I wanted to love this book and I wasn't sure what I thought until Lila Bard walked in. She made the book for me. Overall it was good but I felt as if the plot was rushed. Not a lot of time for detail or to develop the relationship between the characters as we swooshed through the action. I will definitely read books 2 & 3.
The 4th book was recommended to me on Amazon and GoodReads with the enticing 'because you liked The Night Circus...". I loved The Night Circus but these two books are nothing alike except there is a circus. The writing was beautiful, the world was interesting, but reading was slow and stressful. I worried about the bear. I suspected the author would break my heart over the bear. But the end was a total disappointment. Tragedy happened and the characters didn't seem to care as much as they should have so I didn't even get to sob like I wanted to. Just 3 stars for me.
The 5th book was an audio book and a big DNF. 2nd time I have read a 'wolf' book and thought how can werewolves be so boring? It was just too repetitive. Not at all what I expect from Anne Rice who terrified me with The Witching Hour. I read enough to know that it wasn't going to get better, life is short, too many other books I could read. One star.
The 6th book was the June book for Good Reads Group - The Broken Spine Book Club https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/189582-broken-spine-book-club
Based on a true event, set in late 1800's Iceland, a very grim, dark story about a woman who is sentenced to be executed for the crime of murder. Excepts from historical documentation gave it authenticity. The end was very emotional and I cared more than I thought I would. It was a good book but some people might find it depressing. 4 stars for me.
And last, another Audio book. YA contemporary but I really enjoyed it. The conclusion was a big shock even though there were clues all along - I guessed wrong. I cried all the way to work listening to the last disc! More about this one in another blog. 4 stars.
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