June and July Reads
June was a fairly light reading month for me, since we had friends visiting and I was very active in both of my sports. I did manage to read these four books, listed here in order from worst to best:
4. Alibi Man - Tami Hoag - Self-loathing, whining narrator ruins decent mystery.
3. Bloody Mary - JA Konrath - It's probably a bad sign that 2 months after reading it, I cannot remember a single thing about it.
2. Butcher's Hill - As always, Tess Monaghan does not disappoint.
1. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris - Hilarious look at corporate America.
What my reading lacked in June, I certainly made up for in July. Keep in mind I was on holiday for two weeks and took a round trip transatlantic flight (always good for at least 4 books in total). Plus, since I was in the States, books were cheap and plentiful. Listed in order of worst to best:
18. Fuzzy Navel - JA Konrath - Like a fifth-rate B movie, but not as enjoyable.
17. Reservation Road - Jonathan Burnham Schwartz - Overwrought
16. Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsey - Perhaps I was ruined byt the US television series, which I thought was much better than the book.
15. Lady Killer - Lisa Scottoline - Yawn.
14. Compulsion - Jonathan Kellerman - Overly complicated plot with too little pay-off.
13. No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay - Great premise but it falls flat and unravels about halfway through the book.
12. This Champaign Mojito is the Last Thing I Own - Ross O'Carroll Kelly - Enjoyable enough self-absorbed D4 satire.
11. Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill - Creepy ghost story, perfect airplane reading
10. Dirty Martini - JA Konrath - Fun little read (although it might make you think twice about eating out)
9. Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline - Enjoyable with fun characters
8. Little Stalker - Jennifer Belle - Good if you can overlook the skeevy Woody Allen overtones and parrallels.
7. Dry Ice - Stephen White - A solid read.
6. Dead Time - Stephen White - A twisty and twisted page turner.
5. Fourth Comings - Megan McCafferty - Jessica Darling is back and better than ever.
4. Another Thing to Fall - Laura Lippman - Another exciting Tess Monaghan mystery.
3. Year of the Fog - Michelle Richmond - Atmospheric book about memory and loss.
2. Charm City - Laura Lippman - Tess Monaghan's humble beginnings.
1. The Ghost - Robert Harris - Fantastic, fast-paced thriller.
posted by -Ann @ 6:04 p.m.
7 Comments:
It always amazes me how much you manage to read. In June and July, I read Antonia Fraser's biography of Marie Antoinette. Unless you count gardening books, that's it.
Thanks to bookmooch, I have a stack of books on my nightstand waiting to be read. I've really been into Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. They are so fun to read!
I'll go for non-reading dry spells, but lately, I'm like you...reading my butt off!
18 books in July?!?!?! And you still managed to "scramble" with me, go to your training sessions and work? Amazing.
And I haven't read any of the books on your list. I think I will have to start on the Laura Lippman books, you really seem to like them.
I'll look for "The Ghost". Thanks for your reviews--saves lots of time.
I am such a slacker!
I'm impressed! You have a lot of books here that are on my "to do" list, but have not yet been done. And since I'm hoping to pick up a new one tonight, maybe I'll take you up on a suggestion or two...
Kaycie - Yes, but clearly you go for quality over quantity.
Swampangel - I haven't read any of those - maybe I need to start.
Babaloo - I was on holiday - that's the only way I'd get through all of those.
Dad - You're welcome. I think you'll like it.
Sandy - Not at all, I was on holiday and everyone else was working, so I'd nothing else to do.
Noelle - Let me know how you get on.
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