What I've been reading and fun fall plants I saw on my walk.
People are starting their Halloween decorations-fun
-by Christina Soontornvat
A Wish in the Dark: Nice story of justice, befriending you enemies, it all works out in the end. Not super memorable a few months later.
-by Nghi Vo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune: Great story packed into a small space. It has the bit by bit reveal of the full story as you go.
These are the fruits on a palm tree
-by Emma Newman
Planetfall: Recommendation by the author of Murderbot stories...and like those, super competent, broken person does interesting stuff in space. Would read more.
Multi colored Lantanas are some of my favorites.
-by Justin Torres
We the Animals: Coming of age story. Picked it up because it was on a library recommended list and short, lol.
-by Alessandra Torre
The Ghostwriter: Another story about writers. Adjacent to thriller genre. Also picked it up because it was on a library list. Good read, not sure if it will be memorable in the long run.
-by Martha Wells
Network Effect: Murderbot series! This is the one novel in the series, love it!!
Network Effect: Murderbot series! This is the one novel in the series, love it!!
One perfect pomegranate
-by Naomi Novik
Deadly Education: Book 1 in a series. Think Hogwarts but much much deadlier. Perhaps a bit over the top with shear number of baddies, but I am all in for the story and relationships. The second book comes out soon!
End of season roses
-by Kelly Yang
Three Keys: a follow up to Front Desk, YA, relentlessly upbeat, but fun and fresh.
- by Kate Stayman-London
One To Watch: Famous by social media, Bea becomes the first fat lady on a Bachlorette type reality show. A fast read, but nothing really surprising in the story. Good ending.
-by Gretchen Rubin
Happier at Home: One of her earlier books. Follow on to her Happiness Project with some nice ideas. Not strictly necessary if you have read her later stuff, but easy to finish.
-by Lauren Oyler
Fake Accounts: Not sure how to classify this, adjacent to thriller type fiction, but only for a small percent of the book. My biggest take-away was that she convincingly writes about the effect social media has on one mental health and thoughts. I wanted to see the ending, which was mostly satisfying, but there is a large chunk in the middle that you can skip if you aren't feeling it.
Artichoke!
-by Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris
My Boyfriend is a Bear: Short graphic novel. Story is exactly as the title says. Super cute and worth the time.
-by Kim Harrison
Dead Witch Walking: First in a series. World has a virus apocalypse, halves the human population, but not the witches, vampires, pixies etc. I like the idea, but the style is too non-stop. The cranky guys is always cranky, the vampire tension only shuts down for 5 seconds at a time, etc. Fine for an airplane read.
-by Cynthia Ozick
The Messiah of Stockholm: Hmm, super literary short novel. The author has popped up here and there and I figured I should read something she wrote. I don't think I need to read more though.
DNF
-by Hank Green
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: Only got through the first chapter and just couldn't get into it before time was up. Not meant to be at this time.
-by Earl Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Lazy Lover: I remember loving these as a kid. My aunt had a huge set of them. There was a waitlist for the electronic version at the library. Are they popular again? I read about a third and it just seemed so boring.
The Case of the Lazy Lover: I remember loving these as a kid. My aunt had a huge set of them. There was a waitlist for the electronic version at the library. Are they popular again? I read about a third and it just seemed so boring.
-by Torrey Peters
Detransition, Baby: Not bad, just not as exciting as the others I was reading. I got about 15% in, time was running out on my checkout so it fell off the bottom of the pile.
Persimmons
-by Andre Aciman
Call Me By Your Name: I read the first third, then Wikipedia about the rest. It is good writing, minute by minute of what is going on in a 17 yr old boys head. Didn't feel the need to finish.
-by Jacqueline Carey
Banewrecker: The first of two books telling a Lord of the Rings style story from the point of view of the villains. I love the idea, but I just could not handle the style. Just a little too...old fashioned? turgid? romantic? full of thuses? This was not even a DNF but a Couldn't Get Started. I only managed 20 pages.
Milkweed pods and flowers
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