The books, from April, not exactly in the order I read them:
age: adult
4.25 stars
Thoughts: I really enjoyed this, except one part at the end. I've read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (note: Eleanor Oliphant was not completely fine) which has a similar main character, but I didn't enjoy that book very much, and this one was much better.
age: YA
pages: 448
genre: mystery/thriller
4.25 stars
pages: 422
age : adult
One sentence summary: Bea, a (plus-sized) popular fashion Instagrammer, complains online about a reality show she watches not being diverse, and gets invited onto the show where they have attempted to fix the problem, sort of.
Thoughts: I don't watch the Bachelor (my reality tastes are more people stuck on an iceberg surviving with a toothpick and a nail file) but the behind the scenes of how reality TV works was...exactly what I thought it was, and depressing at the same time.
My main problem with this book was that yeah, I get it, Bea is plus-sized, stop reminding me. Also two of the love interests in here were just... ew.
I finished the book, never ever wanting to be even a little bit famous, or on TV ever, wait, I already knew that...
One sentence summary: Zoe had a superpower, she can go back in time 23 minutes, and when she accidentally ends up inside a bank during a robbery, she gets ten chances to change the outcome.
Thoughts: The time-travel limitation parts were unique and interesting (though never explained) and time travel is my favorite... the weird crush/ romance thing, not my favorite... also the author's name 👍 It was a quick read, I read it one afternoon.
pages: 368
genre: contemporary thriller/mystery
age: adult
4.5 stars
One sentence summary: Matt Pine is one of four children in an infamous family, his older brother is in prison for a murder, and the rest of the family is on vacation in Mexico when they are mysteriously murdered, so Matt (with the sort of help of the FBI) tries to figure out why.
This really reminded me of The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens except with multiple POV's instead of just one. Maybe it's because the main character is also a college student investigating a murder...
pages:384
age: adult
genre: non-fiction, memoir
4.5 stars
One sentence summay: this is the memoir of Dave Grohl, drummer for Nirvana, singer, guitarist, and founder of the Foo Fighter's and he talks about his life and experiences as himself?
Thoughts: Nirvana was popular (and alive) when I was in high school, but due to my weird music taste at the time, while I knew who they were, I never listened to their music. The Foo Fighters played a concert at my college once, but again, at the time they weren't on my radar. I have since corrected the error of my ways, been to the memorial thingie in Aberdeen, and some of the songs from both bands are on my permanent playlist etc.
Even if I didn't know who Mr. Grohl was, this was pretty good for a musician biography. The writing was great, the story was interesting, and it had a great message. The only reason this isn't five stars is that it skipped around in time sometimes and wasn't told exactly chronologically (which is fine) but it did get confusing when someone had died, but were reincarnated in a following chapter.
I have heard (pun intended) that the audio version of this book is fantastic because it has actual music in it and is read by the author... I might have to get a hold of that version.
the DNF list, or more like the started and didn't get very far yet list:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (audio) by Douglas Adams. Libby wanted it back before I could finish and there was quite a waiting list... so I checked out a different book and then it was suddenly available again 🤷♀️ I actually own a copy of this, so I could just read it and skip all this waiting list stuff...
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Owned book. I read about 200ish pages. I do intend to eventually finish this one.
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land (audiobook, library) started in April, still working on it...
books read: 6
fiction: 5, non-fiction: 1
middle grade: 0 adult: 4, YA: 2
owned: 5, borrowed:1
physical: 6, audio:0, ebook: 0
pages read: 2277 (includes dnf books), hours listened: 2ish
dnf: 4
Five stars: I want to own, reread, and stare at the pages in awe and why can't I write like that? If I finish a book in 3 days or less, and don't put it down to read something else, it's most likely in the 4-5 star range.
Four stars: this a book I never got bored while reading, great writing, and that I finished and didn't want to hurl across the room. I might or might not keep and reread.
Three stars: well, I read it, I'm glad I read it. I might not recommend it, but it was OK.
Two stars: how did this crap even get published? I probably spent the majority of the book wondering if it was over yet. I don't finish many two star books...
One star: I really really hated every second of reading this book but I had to finish it for some reason (book club, everyone else loved it, it was an assignment). I can't get this thing out of my house fast enough. That being said, I have only ever given three books one star. I usually can't finish them. Maybe I should write a blog post on my one star reads...
dnf: wrong book at the wrong time (could possibly try again later), It's only been 25 pages and I'm already checking to see if I'm done yet. I started this book, put it down, chose to read fifteen other books, and then remembered this one was on my nightstand. I usually take it as a sign when that happens that a book is not for me.
*I'm not sure what is going on with the font sizes and spacing in this post, I keep setting them and they kept changing on their own. It's Monday...
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