All Books Considered

1.   The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4)  by Maggie Stiefvater Everything I ever wanted in this series ender. I know I will re-read this series every year. 2.  Every Exquisite Thing  by Matthew Quick Honestly, I had a hard deciding between this and TRK as my favorite book of the year. This was so magnificent and beautiful. My review HERE . 3.  Salt to the Sea  by Ruta Sepetys Heartbreaking and haunting; a new classic. 4.   The Smell of Other People's Houses   by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock This book was so beautiful and so unexpected.  My review HERE . 5.   The Unexpected Everything  by Morgan Matson Clark definitely gets TOP book boyfriend marks for 2016. Loved this! My review HERE . 6.   In Real Life  by Jessica Love This felt exactly like high school to me.  My review  HERE . 7.   You Know...

Top Ten Tuesday  is hosted by the fab ladies at  The Broke and the Bookish ! This time, I really picked books that scream SUMMER to me! 

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson Blurb from Goodreads : Andie had it all planned out.  When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we’re talking no more than three weeks) But that was before the scandal. Before having to be in the same house with her dad. Before walking an insane number of dogs. That was before Clark and those few months that might change her whole life. Because here’s the thing - if everything's planned out, you can never find the unexpected.  And where’s the fun in that? My Review: So I don't think I was expecting this one to be so much like Since You've Been Gone -- the missing/absent parent(s), the list/hunt, the summer, the setting, the incredible female friendships -- this isn...

Number of Books Read I read (well, including one DNF at around 25%) 18 books in April.  This was a month of re-reads, first two of my favorite Rosalind James as I was preparing for an appellate argument (stress = comfort reads) and then my TRC re-read prior to the release of TRK. Highest rating 5 MILLION STARS Lowest rating One DNF Best read of the month Book which surprised me the most Fictional crush of the month But which one?! Take a guess!! Three books I’m looking forward to reading next month                    Monthly Recap Reviews Mini Reviews: At the Edge and The Edge of Surrender by Laura Griffin Undecided by ...