What have you been reading? I've picked up some awesome library books in the last couple of weeks,
Kindred Spirits - Rainbow Rowell.
I liked this book fine, but it wasn't my favourite by Rainbow Rowell. I liked the main character, Elena, and loved the twist at the end, but the story just didn't grab me.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Ryan North and Erica Henderson.
I really, really love Squirrel Girl. This collection of the first 4 Squirrel Girl comics is so cute and funny. Doreen Green tucks her tail into her trousers and goes to college, while saving the world on the side. I love tippy-toe her squirrel friend, the inclusion of Iron Man and her knitting room-mate. I've had the Squirrel Girl theme song stuck in my head for weeks though!
The First Rebellion - M.C. Beaton.
I feel a bit ashamed for liking this book so much. On the one hand it's full of bluestockings, feminists and the story is so engaging I Need to know what's going to happen! But on the other hand the women are kissed, sometimes forcibly, in the manner of a she-says-no-but-likes-it-really Mills and Boon romance. Which makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. But not so uncomfortable that I'm not going to read the rest in the series.
My Tiny Garden - Lucy Scott and John Cardwell.
I love this kind of book with photos and stories of lots of inspiring gardens. These are all tiny gardens, and I especially like the one on a houseboat!
Check out my other library book reviews too!
Have you read anything lovely lately?
They all sound worth a read. I borrowed two books from my library and both were weird. I read one, a comfortable kindness and then museum of curiosities which I decided to abandon after about 20pages, too strange!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey were all good, I often abandon weird books too, life is too short to read bad books!
DeleteI liked Kindred Spirits but it finished too quickly. I mean, I know that's sort of the point of these 99p WBD books but still, I wanted more Rowell!
ReplyDeleteI always want more Rowell, she doesn't write fast enough!
DeleteI keep seeing MC Beaton books around, maybe I should try one... I've moved back to Mother's for a while and forgot how quickly the libraries here get book orders in, I'm being spoiled!
ReplyDeleteI've finished the 'Waverly Women' trilogy now, which I did enjoy, but I still was uncomfortable with the ways women were portrayed, I can't work out if the author was joking or if it was just dated or what!
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