August books
I've had a rough month of reading! I started several books that I didn't care for, and have mostly driven around in silence or with the radio on (there are few good new songs right now). Here are the two I finished early on...
Heart Trouble - Mary Kay Andrews
Fifth in the Callahan Garrity series. Callahan gets pressured into representing a woman hated by the city of Atlanta. This is more of the same, all the way up to the same ending I mentioned last time. I don't mind too much, though I just found this one a little boring. I tuned out a lot and so the solved mystery didn't seem all that informative to me. Also, the epilogue picks up like within 20 minutes of the end. Why not just make it another chapter?
My enjoyment: 2
Book quality: 2.5
First Comes Love - Emily Giffin
It is 15 years after Josie and Meredith's beloved brother Daniel was killed in a car accident at the age of 25. The sisters have never been best friends, and now they are on such different paths that there is constant tension between them. Each woman begins to evaluate their life since Daniel's death and what they might need to change. This description doesn't sound that interesting, but I really enjoyed this book. On one hand, it seemed like barely anything was happening for most of it, but Giffin just has a way. I get hooked on her stories so easily, even when I don't love the characters or the situations. I suppose my only real complaint is with the audiobook. It had two readers--one for each sister--and I didn't find that necessary. Especially since when the reader for Josie would do Meredith's voice, it was very deep and not at all like the actual reader for Meredith, so it was kind of confusing, almost like there were two Merediths.
My enjoyment: 4
Book quality: 4
2016 books: 27
Heart Trouble - Mary Kay Andrews
Fifth in the Callahan Garrity series. Callahan gets pressured into representing a woman hated by the city of Atlanta. This is more of the same, all the way up to the same ending I mentioned last time. I don't mind too much, though I just found this one a little boring. I tuned out a lot and so the solved mystery didn't seem all that informative to me. Also, the epilogue picks up like within 20 minutes of the end. Why not just make it another chapter?
My enjoyment: 2
Book quality: 2.5
First Comes Love - Emily Giffin
It is 15 years after Josie and Meredith's beloved brother Daniel was killed in a car accident at the age of 25. The sisters have never been best friends, and now they are on such different paths that there is constant tension between them. Each woman begins to evaluate their life since Daniel's death and what they might need to change. This description doesn't sound that interesting, but I really enjoyed this book. On one hand, it seemed like barely anything was happening for most of it, but Giffin just has a way. I get hooked on her stories so easily, even when I don't love the characters or the situations. I suppose my only real complaint is with the audiobook. It had two readers--one for each sister--and I didn't find that necessary. Especially since when the reader for Josie would do Meredith's voice, it was very deep and not at all like the actual reader for Meredith, so it was kind of confusing, almost like there were two Merediths.
My enjoyment: 4
Book quality: 4
2016 books: 27