It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 1 June 2020

 

#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.

What I Read Last Week:

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

I’ve heard good things about one of this author’s other books, Night Film but I haven’t had a chance to read it. I chose this one first because I fell in love with the edition’s cover on Barnes and Noble and the premise sounded interesting. I wasn’t sure at first that I would like it when I first started reading (which seems to be a common thought lately). It’s a very unique read to say the least. It could have a genre of its own …. thriller/time warp/sci-fi or something. But the more I got into it the more I ended up really loving it. And by the end… well I was crying. Which I hate, but it usually means I really enjoyed the book. 

Rating:

4.5 of 5 Stars!

The Sea of Lost Girls by Carol Goodman

I picked this one up on a whim after Amazon recommended it to me while shopping for other books. I’ve never heard of the author before or read any of her previous works. Just like Neverworld before it I wasn’t sure I’d like this book at first. Tess is the quintessential helicopter mom and let’s face it, Rudy is weird. We’re drawn into the mystery when Tess picks her son up at 3am on a Point surrounded by water that’s off limits to students at the fancy prep school Rudy attends and Tess and her husband teach at. He’s sopping wet and he’s just had a fight with his girlfriend…. A girlfriend who is found dead early the next morning. Tess is drawn into a web of secrets and lies as she attempts to protect her son from falling under suspicion. But as the reader follows Tess down twists and turns and learns of her own sordid past you’re kept guessing until the breathtaking end. I wouldn’t say this book is perfect, but I couldn’t put it down. I finished it in a single day. 

Rating:

4 of 5 Stars

Currently Reading:

 The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Okay, say it with me… I wasn’t sure at first if I’d like this book when I started reading. I’m actually still not sure I want to finish it. Rachel (the main character) is not the problem. Neither is half the plot… the true crime podcast, the trial, even the subplot of Jenny Stills’s death so long ago. It’s Hannah and her psycho-stalker ways of trying to get Rachel to help find out who killed her sister. Any sane journalist would have had Hannah arrested for stalking by now. I guess we’ll see where it goes and if Rachel and Hannah ever meet face to face. 

• The Night Swim releases August 4, 2020 - 

Next Read:

The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell

I’ve been waiting to read this one until closer to the release date (July I believe) but I can’t wait any longer. Ms. Campbell is one of my favorite thriller authors and I’m ready for her next twisty read. 

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What have you been reading lately?