Here is what I must take:
The Beekeeper's Lament by Hannah Nordhaus and The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin (TLC Book Tour for the last one). Only Mine by Susan Mallery also part of a blog tour, which will be posted on August 1. Mallery's book is rather small. It's a mass market paperback, so maybe that shouldn't count towards the total? I'm definitely taking it, but I just don't think it will take up much space.
After that, it's kind of hard to choose. So, I thought I would ask for a little help. First, the offerings from my adult reading pile:
I bought The Passage by Justin Cronin on my vacation last year. I think he's getting a little lonely (and dusty) at the bottom of my pile. I went to Jodi Picoult's signing for Sing You Home in March. It was great to meet her. I'm a big fan. I think I have about 10 of her books, three of which I still need to read. The best way I can describe Before I go to Sleep by S.J. Watson, is a creepy adult version of Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. Sugar in my Bowl by Erica Jong is a combination of stories where women talk about sex. This one is out of the ordinary for me, which is why it intrigues me the most.
Adult books are great, but I also have a DEEP Young Adult pile I want to get to. This is where the decision-making gets a little tricky.
Adult books are great, but I also have a DEEP Young Adult pile I want to get to. This is where the decision-making gets a little tricky.
(Psssst!! I'm not done yet!)
And I guess I will stop there. The list could go on, but these are some of the books I really want to read. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott, Anabel by Kathleen Winter, Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly, The Gray Zone by Daphna Edwards Ziman, Nightshade by Andrea Cremer, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. I have the entire Harry Potter set, but obviously I can't lug seven heavy hardcovers with me.
I think the adult pile will be easy to choose from, but I think I need a little help the rest of the way. Any thoughts out there?
HP would keep me busy for one vacation- forget the others :) I suggest Nightshade and Sugar in My Bowl.
ReplyDeleteSugar in my Bowl is a hardcover, but it's very light. And I'll admit to being really curious about that one. I have heard some really good things about Nightshade. This is good. A few more opinions, and I'll come to a decision. Thanks for the input.
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