Summer Book Review

I finally got back into the swing of reading (after taking 17+ credits at school, which left me no time to read). So this summer I knocked a LOT of books of my list, with the help of my Kindle Paperwhite 3G that I received as a graduation present. From a book snob like myself, it was a big leap for me to feel comfortable purchasing something like an e-reader. I love the feel of books, the way they sit in my hand, and the smell of the book. But I love the kindle! Reading it is so close to reading an actual book, and it has a backlit screen for nighttime reading (which is when I read the most). I also love the 3G option of the book that allowed me to look at the store without being in a Wifi network (and you don't have to pay for the 3G network either). So, all-in-all, I'm in love with it and am happy that I decided on the Kindle as a graduation gift.

Back to my reading list; all books listed below are linked to the Goodreads book page. 

Summer book list:
The Four Corners of the Sky
The Wolf of Wall Street
Gone Girl
Dark Places
Sharp Objects
Transatlantic
Divergent
Insurgent
Animal Farm
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Alchemist
Inferno
If I Stay
Where She Went

I didn't hate any of them, but I didn't find some of them particularly good: The Wolf of Wall Street was way too long of a book, and by the end of it all I wanted to do was finish the darn thing! The Alchemist was not long, but I never really got into the book like I do with other books. So that was a little disappointing. Inferno was fantastic until the last few chapters, where it went completely off the deep end with the story line. I won't ruin anything for those who haven't read the book, but it just didn't fit with the other novels that Dan Brown has written for the Robert Langdon series. I did appreciate the art history references, those were fantastic!

My favorite books are shown below, in no particular order:

These three were so easy to read, had fantastic plots, and made me want to read more by the author. I usually judge a book by that last part; if I finish a book, and I want to continue reading other books by the same author, then the book is written exceptionally well. Look out for another reading list in a month or so!

xoxo

Caitlin