Book Journal: May 2014

May Reading Stats: Books (5), Pages (1,645), Days Spent Reading(30)

April 30th – May 4th

geek girlGeek Girl – Holly Smale

Pages (378), Days to Read (6), Rating (5/5) 

A fabulous homage to all the geeks out there. Such a surprisingly fantastic read with some really funny moments. Bring on Geek Girl 2!

 

 

May 5th – May 13th

Seige and Storm

 

Siege and Storm – Leigh Bardugo

Pages (386), Days to Read (9), Rating (3/5)

A great gothic Russian fairy tale with some uncanny parallels with The Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings.

 

 

May 14th – May 19th

Whered You Go BernadetterWhere’d You Go Bernadette – Maria Semple

Pages (330), Days to Read (6), Rating (4/5)

A suburban drama with a  cute, quirky feel and a surprising ending. If you like Little Miss Sunshine, you’ll love this.

 

 

May 21st – May 25th

3rd April

Goose – Dawn O’Porter 

Pages (228), Days to Read (5), Rating (4/5)

A Tour De France of teenage life in 1990’s Guernsey. As good as the first helping and just as harrowingly honest.

 

 

May 27th – May 30th

17888952The First Phone Call From Heaven – Mitch Albom

Pages (323), Days to Read (4), Rating (3/5)

Another inspiring read from Mr. Albom, just didn’t quite hit the bar for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most Wanted Releases: April 2014

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                           15th April22nd april The Break Up Artist April 29Ruby 29 April                      

 

 

 

 

 

3rd April – Goose, Dawn O’Porter

8th April – Dreams of Gods and Monsters, Laini Taylor

10th April – The Good Luck Right Now, Matthew Quick

10th April – The Museum of Intangible Things, Wendy Wunder

15th April – The Geography of You and Me, Jennifer E. Smith

22nd April – All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han

29th April – The Breakup Artist, Philip Siegel

29th April – Ruby, Cynthia Bond