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?
