Young Adult and Adult Books I've Been Reading

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Still like the basic idea of the Prison that watches everything and the Realm outside stuck "in era" ... but honestly, I found this one harder to follow than Incarceron. Half of the time I couldn't tell who or what was actually doing the speaking. Which is strange. You'd think the second book would be easier to follow than the first.



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Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


OOOOH. Another superb zombie story. Maybe even four and a half. Yep. Four and a half. I read it for #bookaday so I was not careful about taking notes (who am I kidding ... I rarely am) but seriously. This was well written. Lots of description and action and word choice.



Can't wait to hear more from Benny Imura.



PS Good twist, too.



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The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I know they are utter rubbish but I can't help it ... I love the action fictional action tinged with bits and pieces of truth. Made me want to go back to the East Coast (was actually in DC for a week or so last summer for the first time in over 20 years). Been a Steve Berry fan since I picked up The Amber Room in an airport bookstore a couple years back.

Sort of reminded me of National Treasure set where it was.


Now curious to go read the two ebook stories. Neither are Cotton Malone stories ... but they do deal with two characters integral to this one I just finished.



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I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Egads. This is one of the strangest stories I have ever read, and this latest book is no exception. John Wayne Cleaver is a troubled, troubled young man. But this author manages to make the reader care about him.



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Where She Went by Gayle Forman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


While saying I "really" liked it might be a bit of a stretch ... I will say the author did a great job of extending a story that we didn't know had more to be told.

Kind of reminded me of Mockingjay in that I didn't always love some of the choices the author made in terms of the character ... when I was finished and sat back and thought ... yeah. That was the way it needed to go.



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