Books... (mine and Norah's)

My bullet journal (still loving!) now contains pages to list books I have read in 2016 and so far I am up to 36 books. It will be fun to see how many books I end up with at the end of the year. So here are books 32-36...

I decided to try reading a new author that had books out for awhile (so easy to get at library) and was a series. I picked up "Plum Island" by Nelson DeMille. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked this book or that I would stick with it. It was far fetched and I couldn't decide if I liked the main character or if he would drive me crazy. The book picked up with the second half being better than the first half and I ended up enjoying it enough to read the next one.

I liked "The Lion's Game" a lot more than the first book but yet...I think you need the first book to set up the characters for the next book. So I enjoyed this book and was sad that it ended. So immediately I got book number 3.


Book Three is "Night Fall" and I liked it but not as much as "The Lion's Game." It ends with September 11, 2001 so there is a eeriness to it. The 4th book was already checked out so I got on the wait list. Now I'm into the characters and want to see what they do next.


I have heard a lot about "The Woman in Cabin 10" by Ruth Ware and knew I would read it. It is like a modern day Agatha Christie novel. Parts seemed strange and I felt that it could have been edited in some scenes yet needed more in others. It was a quick read.

Then another book I have heard a lot about is "Siracusa" by Delia Ephron and it was another quick read. It is based on 6 main characters with 4 characters being the narratives in the story. So you immediately know something has happened with one or both of the other main characters. This is a book that shows me why I like books in series. You kinda want to know more about the characters in the future and you really don't know enough about their pasts either. The book is basically a snap shot of an event/time in their lives. I can see that this could become a movie.


The last two books were good and more of what I consider lighter reads but I'm ready for a 500+ page kinda book with lots of details, characters, and a big ole' plot. ;) But who knows what I'll end up reading next!?

Also I thought I would add Norah finished reading the series "Wings of Fire" she has read the first 8 books and I believe number 9 will be out this fall.

I went to the library and they helped me pick up three books of different series to see if she wanted to start one of them next. (I LOVE OUR LIBRARY AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE! Seriously it is one of my favorite things about living in Pawleys!)  Norah does seem to like to read books that are in a series...just like me!

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Books... (mine and Norah's)