Ok so clearly I read a lot of books in 3 weeks especially since most of it was vacation.

The Chalk Man  was creepy and interesting and well written. Such a refreshing change from all the not-too-great mystery books out there lately.

I’m Just Happy to Be Here was a quick read and i will say that while I liked some of it, it wasn’t as much my cup of tea. 

Am I There Yet? was wonderful. I follow her on instagram and love her drawings.

On Turpentine Lane was mediocre. 

The Book of Essie was interesting and not too bad. i was glad to read it.

Something in the Water was actually quite contrived and in the end I didn’t like it. 

I read  Driving by Starlight  for book club. It was a book I wouldn’t have picked up and I really liked it. 

The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder was lovely and a bit slow moving in the beginning and totally worth it in the end. 

Number One Chinese Restaurant was fun and funny and interesting and I liked reading it. 

I just recently watched Love, Simon so I thought it would be fun to read Leah on the Offbeat  and I am glad i did, it was lovely to be back in that world again.

The Sun Does Shine was a tough read and some of it was slow but it was an important read for me and I am glad i did.

Bring Me Back was another mystery that was dragged out and a stupid twist that made me think why i even bothered to read it.

All We Ever Wanted was my first Emily Griffin in years and years. I really loved this one despite totally hating the last one I’d read by her.

Amateur Hour  was a good read. Some of it was so right on that it was almost painful.

The Happiness Curve was an interesting read and made me hopeful for my 50s and 60s. 

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer was different, weird and amazing. I love this author.

Unfuck Your Brain was not worth my time. I didn’t learn anything new and while I curse a lot and don’t mind it at all when others do it, much of the cursing in this book felt wildly unnecessary to me and I don’t like it when authors do it as a gimmick.

That’s where I am now. Reading book #160 which is not a great one.

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Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

Not a lot this week. 

Mem was really really different. I am not sure if I liked it but I also didn’t dislike it.

Getting Back to Happy was great. If you read their blog, you won’t be surprised by much of the content. 

 The Glitch was fun and a fast read. A bit weird but it didn’t bother me, I enjoyed reading it.

Us Against You is the sequel to Beartown which i loved. I am a bit more distracted this time around but I still love love love these books. His writing is so simple and yet so profound. I love it.

 

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Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

This week was a great week of reading. I loved all of what I read.

I actually read Warlight last week but forgot to write about it. Ondaatje’s words are just such a pleasure to read. This novel wasn’t my favorite but I still enjoyed the words.

That Kind of Mother was wonderful, I really enjoyed reading it.

I enjoyed The Cactus even more. It was one of those quirky main character novels which I’ve read many of by now but I still loved it.

 Beauty in the Broken Places was sad. I knew nothing about this story but I enjoyed reading it.

My Ex-Life was fun and quirky, too. I enjoyed it.

 Regrets Only was likely my least favorite of all these light novels. I thought the main character was too over the top for me and the novel was just not as tight as I would have liked it, but I read it anyway.

The Queen of Hearts was fun and enjoyable even if it’s not a book i am likely to remember.

In fact, I might not remember any of these for too long but I enjoyed reading all of them and that’s all that matters, especially this week. 

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Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

This was a travel week which means lots of books. I will say I am still in a slump where I don’t really feel like reading and I start a lot of books and stop them. 

I picked up First, We Make the Beast Beautiful because Ali mentioned it and I thought it would be an interesting read. It was interesting but also I think I have to read it a few more times. 

Blackfish City was an interesting read. I enjoyed it but it was darker than I wanted at that moment.

This Messy Magnificent Life was lovely and I should read more of her.

If You’re in My Office, It’s Already Too Late was a quick read. Interesting and full of tidbits that are helpful. 

The Perfect Mother was a different mystery for a change, not about drunk women. It also was honest about how hard it is to be a mom. I really liked that part. 

The Girl Who Smiled Beads was sad and empowering at once. It goes to show you that we can overcome so many things in life.

Only Child the best book I read in weeks. It was incredibly sad and very depressing but it was also fantastic. I am glad I read it.

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Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I flew long distance this week so that meant, there was much reading. 

I really enjoyed The Gunners even though it took me a while to really get into it.

Sophia of Silicon Valley maybe should have been but wasn’t all that interesting to me considering I work in the Valley and understood the not so well disguised references. It was ok but really reasonably mediocre.

Tyler Johnson Was Here  was another powerful book about gun violence. I believe these books are important to write and to read. 

Only Human  was the final installment of the Themis files and I loved it. I loved this whole series. I hope this author writes more.

Not That Bad was another book that I read because I believe it’s important to read. It was a very tough read but I am glad I did.

It’s Not Always Depression was interesting. I skimmed parts of it but I liked the idea behind it, I’ll see if I can use in the next month and then I’ll know how powerful it really was.

Genuine Fraud was trying too hard. I felt the same way about her previous book so I am not sure why I even read this one but there we are.

My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs: The Nobel Lecture was a super fast read and I love love love Ishiguro so I knew I was going to like it and of course I did.

Still in the book rut. I am still starting and stopping so many books. 

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Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

Panorama was a really good read. It’s about a plane crash but it’s about so much more. I enjoyed it.

Wedding Date was a quick read, not the type of book I usually like to read but I was traveling and it was easy and quick to read as we drove around. 

Brass was a book I’d checked out several times before I got to finally read it and I really really liked it so I am very glad I kept checking it out and finally got around to actually reading it.

The Last Equation of Isaac Severy had so much potential and while it was a bit interesting, it wasn’t as good as it easily could have been. For a topic that was reasonably interesting, the execution was mostly meh.

The Female Persuasion was Wolitzer and she’s always reasonably enjoyable for me and this was no exception. I read it pretty quickly and enjoyed it all the way through.

I couldn’t put The Oracle Year down once I started reading it. Even though it became more and more convoluted and ended on this didactic note, I read it so fast and enjoyed it throughout.

The Oracle Year brought me to #90 for this year. The big upside of all of my upcoming travel is that I get to read more, hopefully. 

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Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.