I'm still in the middle of my annual reading blitz, but thought I'd share my "Summer Reading List" and why I chose them as part of my Summer Blitz. Twenty-four books made the list putting the reading time frame as two books a week.
1. The Passage * Cronin (Suggested by local Librarian and listed as one of the top horror reads)
2. The Twelve * Cronin. (Part two of The Passage Trilogy..with book 3 out in October 2015)
3. All The Pretty Horses ** McCarthy (Cormac McCarthy is one of my favorite authors and...
4. The Crossing ** McCarthy (this is part of award winning trilogy "Border Trilogy"...
5. Cities Of The Plain** McCarthy (book 3 of trilogy. Won national book and critic circle awards)
6. Dark Places--Flynn (Finishing 3 book set of "Gone Girl" & "Sharp Objects" Big year for Flynn)
7. The Casual Vacancy--Rowling (Reading another J.K. Rowling book that IS NOT Harry Potter)
8. Thereby Hangs A Tail--Quinn (Continue reading clever mystery series with narrator as the dog)
9. The Invention Of Wings--Kidd (Made Operah's Book Club, Best Seller Category)
10. The Last Full Measure--Shaara (Finishing the Killer Angels Trilogy. Classic Historical Fiction)
11. American Sniper--Kyle (Following the Chris Kyle craze and Clint Eastwood Film)
12. Finders Keepers--King (book 2 of trilogy following Mr. Mercedes. Stephen King has a winner)
13. All The Lights We Cannot See--Doerr (2014 National Book Finalist, GoodReads "Best Hist. Fic")
14. Landline--Rowell (Best Fiction 2014 GoodRead Choice Awards)
15. Outlaws Of Sherwood--McKinley (a Robin Hood twist I couldnt resist from BookBub)
16. Station Eleven--St. John Mandel (National Book Award Finalist 2014)
17. The Round House--Erdrich (2012 National Book Award Winner)
18. I Am Pilgrim--Hayes (Made GoodChoice Critic Award List for "Best Thrillers")
19. The Girl On The Train--Hawkins (hottest book of 2015...huge waiting list at library)
20. The Quick--Owen (One of the biggest Books last year 2014. Next Gillian Flynn)
21. The Vacationers--Straub (Recommended by a friend.)
22. We Were Liars--Lockhart (National book finalist, GoodReads 2014 YA winner)
23. The Wright Brothers--McCullough (made top read for 15, Barnes & Noble)
24. In The Garden Of The Beast--Larson (huge Larson fan!)
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Kadyn (Books 10-16)
10. Amelia Earhart by Victoria Garrett Jones
11. Everest (Book One) by Gordan Korman
12. Everest (Book Two) by Gordan Korman
13. Wood Song by Gary Paulson
14. House on the Gulf by Margaret Pederson
15. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
16. Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne
Playing a little catch up for Kadyn...but he has been reading a lot lately! Kaleb will be following in a later post for HIS reading challenge update!
11. Everest (Book One) by Gordan Korman
12. Everest (Book Two) by Gordan Korman
13. Wood Song by Gary Paulson
14. House on the Gulf by Margaret Pederson
15. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
16. Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne
Playing a little catch up for Kadyn...but he has been reading a lot lately! Kaleb will be following in a later post for HIS reading challenge update!
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