Saturday 9 July 2011

My Summer Reads

I've been a bad blogger this month. I've been reading a lot, but for some reason (maybe the weather) I've been neglecting BBTO.

My last couple of blogs were about the BBTO Chick Lit Challenge and it really proved to be a challenge because I just couldn't get into it. Was anyone able to stick with it?

Here are a few of the books that I've been enjoying:

I read a good novel called Maine which will appeal to most women. It is about the dynamics of a family of three generations of women who are all very different - yet similar in many ways. The family cottage in Maine is the real hub of the novel.  I found it dragged a bit towards the end, but that might have been me -
sort of a restless reader this summer. 


Sister: A Novel was recommended to me by someone who reads BBTO and should really start her own blog because she reads a crazy amount of books - very quickly.  This novel is a psychological thriller with lots of twists and turns. The novel ends very differently than I had expected it to.

I really enjoyed a bundle of books by Kevin O'Brien.
I had never read anything by this mystery/thriller author before and I was surprised in a good way. The character development was great and there were a lot of twists and turns in the plot. I'm usually pretty good at figuring out "who did it" but this author kept me guessing.


I just finished reading Still Missing. It reminded me of the novel Room. It is a novel about a woman who was kidnapped and held captive by a man who raped and tormented her. If anyone has read this book I'd be interested in hearing what you thought of the ending.


And I finally got around to reading Water for Elephants. I enjoyed it but felt slightly let down after all the hype.  The best part for me was the way the novel ended.

What has everyone else been reading? Anything good?

4 comments:

  1. I just read about Maine in (of all places) People mag (getting my hair done). I'm going to Maine in a 2 weeks and I think I'm gonna download this book to get me in the mood.

    I'm gonna skip Still Missing; I couldn't put Room down but I found it a little too disturbing.

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  2. Maine is the perfect book for Maine! Hope you have a great time!

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  3. Hi! Still plugging away at the chick lit - it's just what I need this summer - when it's so hot, my brain is fried as well, and chick lit so far is the perfect antidote!

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  4. That's great! I am so glad you stuck with it.
    Anyone who is interested in some good chick lit suggestions can check out your blog!

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