Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Showin' My Books - May '20

Um, how is it already almost halfway through May?! I have a handful of books this month, mostly because I was trying to finish Erin's book challenge (which I finally did for the first time ever!) and I had a book club book (which I read in a single day). But I've had a hard time choosing books to start. I have a ton of books on my Kindle, and on my nightstand, and on other tables and shelves and ... And I want to read them all, but I can't manage to get started.

Anyway, here we go.


Life According to Steph


Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke - I enjoyed this. The main character is flawed but not unreliable or hateful. The ending isn't neat and tidy, but also isn't necessarily a cliffhanger. There's a second book out now. 4 stars


The Dutch House - by Ann Patchett - I pretty much read this in one sitting (which may or may not be because of my book club deadline combined with quarantine). I really liked it. My only quibble is with the vagueness of the time jumping, but that's a minor issue. 4 stars


Two Girls Down (Alice Vega #1) by Louisa Luna - I've had this book for over two years and now I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to read it. Such a good mystery, and the characters are written so well. I'm glad to know that there's another Vega and Cap book out! 5 stars


An American Marriage by Tayari Jones - I was late to the party with this one, too. It was definitely worthy of the hype. I loved the way the story was told, even though it was a sad, hard story to tell. 5 stars


Mirror Image by Sandra Brown - This was a re-read - I first read it back when it came out THIRTY YEARS AGO. This was my introduction to Sandra Brown and I used to read all of her books, but at some point strayed away. I think I'll start picking up some new ones (or new-to-me). Surprisingly, I felt like this held up. The most dated part of it was the use of VHS and the lack of condom use. 4 stars (maybe 4.5)


Currently reading My Dark Vanessa for book club. I'm actually ahead on this; book club is still a week away!

Happy Reading!