Stacking the Shelves: 9/10-9/16

For possible review (on Bookloons):

The Breathless by Tara Goedjen

Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones

First Reads from Goodreads:

Second to None by Nancy Herkness

Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa

The End of Men

Title: The End of Men 
Author: Karen Rinaldi
Publisher:  Harper Perennial
ISBN: 978-0-06-256899-1

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: So many things about this book were confusing - the chronological jumping around between characters, the title, and the lack of depth.  This just made it feel very disjointed and flimsy.

Rating: 2/5

Hir

Title: Hir
Author: Taylor Mac
Publisher:  Dramatists
ISBN: 978-0-8222-3495-1

Why Read?: Scriptd

Thoughts: The playwright describes this as "absurd realism" and I cannot think of any better way to describe it as it is very absurd, but parts are also very human.

Rating: 4/5

The Explorers Club

Title: The Explorers Club
Author: Nell Benjamin
Publisher:  L.A. Theatre Works
ISBN: n/a

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: This was fun and humorous, with all the standard farcical elements, but I think some of the visual humor was lost with the audio production.

Rating: 3/5

Stacking the Shelves: 8/27-9/9

First Reads from Goodreads:

Rummage by Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa

The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover

Intervention Earth by Carolyn Burell

Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary

Received in September's Fresh Fiction Box Not to Miss:

Love Me by Bronwen Evans

Bound Souls by N. D. Jones

The Scot Beds His Wife by Kerrigan Byrne

A Momentary Marriage by Candace Camp

Seeking Sarah by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason

Something Like Happy by Eva Woods

Received in September's Scriptd:

Hir by Taylor Mac

Luna Gale by Rebecca Gilman

The Hate U Give

Title: The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
Publisher:  Balzer + Bray
ISBN: 9780062677082

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: A very powerful and timely ya novel.

Rating: 4/5

The Sound of Rain

Title: The Sound of Rain
Author: Gregg Olsen
Publisher:  Thomas & Mercer
ISBN: n/a

Why Read?: First Reads

Thoughts: This was a very taught suspense right up until the end - too many loose ends.

Rating: 4/5