I have been on a craaazy reading kick lately. My kindle plus cooler temperatures equals an extremely happy Sarah.
So, what have I been reading? I'm glad you asked.
For those of you who haven't read Divergent by Veronica Roth.... go catch up on that first. Then pick up Insurgent.
The next one was a random find from my local library (on my kindle booooyah!): The Scorpio Races. This book was about a fictional island town and about man-eating horses that came from the water.
That being said... it was an interesting book. The plot was compelling and it was an easy read - once you get past the language. There were some interesting words and made-up stuff in this book so it took a while to get past it. After that, I couldn't put it down!
This book isn't anything new or exciting - but it was pretty fantastic. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a non-fiction book - which is freaky for me. Basically, hell has frozen over.
So the book is about Henrietta Lacks - the woman behind one of the world's biggest scientific breakthroughs of the early 20th century.
It was hard to get into this book and I didn't particularly know what I was getting into when I started the book. But I give it two thumbs up!
Last but not least (for today!), Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot.
This book is a mystery about a perfectly average woman finding herself and a new job... and this was a complete page turner. Loved it!
That's what's on my bookshelf lately... what are YOU reading?!
I am reading crazily these days and I feel like I need a long list to keep me entertained!
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I am more than a little ready for the 3rd book by Roth to come out. I devoured the first two.
Always love your reading posts. I just finished Where'd You Go Bernadette and I thought it was really, really good.
I've been trying to branch out into more non-fiction this year, and started Henrietta Lacks a few months back! I got about 60 pages in and got a little bored/confused, so I figured I would return to it later. Later hasn't arrived yet, but... many other readers have raved about this one, so I know I'll give it a try again sometime soon!
If you're looking for some fun reads in our waning days of summer, I highly recommend Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins and Between You and Me by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. The former takes place in Italy and Hollywood and is just a fabulous story... and the latter is fiction based on the life of Britney Spears! Very entertaining.
I actually did a similar post to this today with the books that I've read lately :) Here are some that I've been reading: on an island, at last, summeland. All good books!
I'm about 30 percent into Gone Girl on my Kindle. Just finished Henrietta Lacks. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it, but my sister "LOVED this book." She is a nurse and was very interested in the scientific aspects.
i just finished divergent the other day and i can't wait to read insurgent!
all of the heather wells mystery novels are pretty cute, easy reads!
i have FINALLY talked my husband into reading divergent...and he's not loving it so far, 30 pages in. i'm hoping he'll turn it around because i NEEEEEED someone to talk to about the crazy!
if you dig a little witchy reading for fall, i highly recommend the witches of east end series, by melissa de la cruz (there's only 2 out now), and a discovery of witches and the follow-up, shadow of night by deborah harkness.
I just finished the Latest HEather Wells book by Meg Cabot. Always forget about them and when a new one comes out I grab it quick from the library. Loved it. I want to read Insurgent but have it on my wait list to get it. Also red Henrietta Lacks and thought WOW. amazing what she did and what her family didn;t receive and should.
I read "GOne Girl" and suggest you read it. Disturbing and not sure I liked it but it was an incredible story.
Love to read and receive recommendations from others. Then we can discuss some day:-)
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