The Power

 

Title: The Power

Author: Naomi Alderman

Publisher: Hachette Audio

 
ISBN: 9781549112843

 

Thoughts: I was not really enjoying this until it got to the epilogue, which kinda blew my mind.

Rating: 3/5

Sink

  

Title: Sink

Author: Joseph Earl Thomas

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

 
ISBN: 9781538706176

 

Thoughts: This raw and gritty memoir told in the third person is unlike any I have ever read.

Rating: 3/5

Landline

 

Title: Landline

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

 
ISBN: 9781250049377

 

Thoughts: Fun and quirky magical realism that definitely has you rooting for the main character.

Rating: 4/5

Stacking the Shelves: 4/14-5/18

Bought at Barnes & Noble:

The Summer Hikaru Died Vol 1 by Mokumokuren

Less Is Lost

 

Title: Less Is Lost

Author: Andrew Sean Greer

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

 
ISBN: 9781549112058

 

Thoughts: Greer's storytelling style is unique and his characters are likeable, but I never felt like I could fully connect with it all, but maybe that is on purpose.

Rating: 3/5

The Intermission

 

Title: The Intermission

Author: Elyssa Friedland

Publisher: Berkley

 
ISBN: 9780399586866

 

Thoughts: The story is not bad but not unique; however, I disliked both characters, which is not good in a novel about a relationship on the rocks.

Rating: 2/5

All Your Perfects

 

Title: All Your Perfects

Author: Colleen Hoover

Publisher: Atria Books

 
ISBN: 9781501193323

 

Thoughts: Heart-wrenching love story that will have you cheering for the couple.

Rating: 4/5

Jacqueline in Paris

 

Title: Jacqueline in Paris

Author: Ann Mah

Publisher: Harper Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Eye-opening look at post-war France through the eyes of a fictional, yet rooted in fact, college-aged Jacqueline Bouvier.

Rating: 3/5

The Storm We Made

 

Title: The Storm We Made

Author: Vanessa Chan

Publisher: Marysue Rucci Books

 
ISBN: 9781668015148

 

Thoughts: Heart-breaking story of a Malayan family and the atrocities that occurred during the Japanese occupation.

Rating: 3/5

The Fortunes of Jaded Women

 

Title: The Fortunes of Jaded Women

Author: Carolyn Huynh

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 971797140544

 

Thoughts: Very fun novel of a cursed family of Vietnamese women as they navigate familial and romantic relationships.

Rating: 4/5

The Bandit Queens

 

Title: The Bandit Queens

Author: Parini Shroff

Publisher: Ballantine Books

 
ISBN: 9780593498958

 

Thoughts: Shroff addresses some very heavy subjects in a darkly comedic way that makes this novel highly entertaining.

Rating: 4/5