Here’s how my March reads break down:
Junk You Probably Don't Want To Read
Charlatans by Robin Cook: I really liked this one. I smile the whole time I am listening to these books because the dialogue is terrible and the plots are so outlandish. The characters are so thinly drawn, too. BUT I CAN’T GET ENOUGH. **Audio
Viral by Robin Cook: This is the first one of this that I read instead of listened to, and I liked it a lot!
Host by Robin Cook: This is my very favorite one yet. Med students! Murder! Zombie coma patients! **Audio
Busted by Karin Slaughter: This was just a 2-hour novella that appeared in my Libby app's skip-the-line section, and it was a delight. **Audio
Junk You Maybe DO Want To Read
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover: This book was SO STOOPID. But I listened to the whole thing anyway. Also, why is this book/this author having a moment? I don't even get it. Terrible. But, I mean, if you are in the mood for terrible... ALSO IT IS BOOK 1/2, SO, DAMN IT. **Audio
The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin: How could I have forgotten about Emily Giffin?! **Audio
Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin: She’a a guilty pleasure for sure. **Audio
Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult: Yes please. More of this. **Audio
Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda: A great, quick little thriller. I like this author better on audio, to be honest.
Solid Meh
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley: I did not love this one, if I am being honest, but she is SO good at plotting. **2022
Anthem by Noah Hawley: Ok, you guys. This one is on all the best of lists, but it was only ok for me. I think Ozeki and Doerr both sort of say the same thing but better. Maybe read this one because it is buzzy, but don’t expect too much. **2022
The Postmistress of Paris by Meg Waite Clayton: The beautiful spy WWII genre is kind of played out, but I liked this one anyway. **Audio
The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James: This was SO SCARY I couldn't even listen to it at night when Minnie was awake, which is my prime audiobook time. **Audio
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman: SO GOOD. Especially if you don't usually like time management books.
The Tobacco Wives by Adele Meyers: Entertaining but not earth shattering. Meh. **2022
Excellent Books from Not 2022
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain: This one started out slow for me, but then I had to listen fast and faster because I did not want to wait for the conclusion— loved it. **Audio
The Family by Naomi Krupitsky: I meant to read this one last year, but it never came in. Finally I got it, and IT IS SO GOOD. Read it!!
Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby: When will this book be a movie? I could not stop listening. **Audio
Excellent 2022 Reads
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain: This was a random Libby find, and I LOVED IT. She reminds me a ton of Joyce Maynard, and I look forward to listening to her whole catalog. **Audio **2022
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys: This is the must-read YA book on everyone's list FOR GOOD REASON. The minute I put it down, Jack picked it up. **2022
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Searle: ooooooooh, loved it and CRIED even. Plus! Lauren Graham reads the audio book. **Audio **2022
The Club by Ellery Lloyd: Ooooooh yesssss. I loved People Like Her and was so disturbed by it that I still think about it all the time. This one is also riveting and full of terrible, compelling people-- my favorite combo. **Audio **2022
Wildcat by Amelia Morris: Hilarious and dark but also light-hearted. This book is perfect for mom clutter right now. **2022
BOOKS OF THE MONTH
What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris: This is lovely. KB is a terrific narrator, and I loved the story. I am usually skeptical about debuts, but this one is great. **2022
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith: This was my Book of the Month Club pick this month, and I just adored it. Funny, sad, quirky, and the ending was perfection.
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Stats:
This Month
25 books
10 books published in 2022
14 audio books and 111 print books
This Year
71 books
25 books published in 2022
37 audiobooks and 34 print books
Wow! That's a lot of books!!!
ReplyDeleteI consume almost exclusively non-fiction and have been reading up a storm so far in 2022 (well, I thought so, at 33 books but you're at a whole other level), but I can tell I need a breather. I actually watched a show last night instead of reading and it felt both rebellious AND liberating.