Books I’m Reading

Finally got the chance to kick back with a few novels. I’d been in a bit of a dry spell, not just behind in my reading, but also failing to find a book that really set me off. I don’t know about you, but I tend to read in spurts. If I get my hands on a really good book, it just makes me want to read more. If I read some novels I’m so-so about, I tend to put books aside and check out the Netflix queue. Thankfully, this past week, I got my hands on some great ones. All debut, too!

WAKE, by Lisa McMann. Hypnotic page turner about a girl who involuntarily and uncontrollably gets sucked into other people’s dreams. Spellbinding and sweet love story. I was initially skeptical, because of the strange, distant tone employed in the novel, but it didn’t take me long to get sucked in, much like the main character. Really enjoyed.

It’s apparently the first in a series. I am very curious to see what is next, because I must admit, it felt like a deliciously self-contained novel.

PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS, by Sherry Thomas. Another Bantam Dell author, I just kept hearing the buzz about this book, and I picked it up while out indulging in my favorite addiction at the Boston Borders with buddy Maureen McGowan. Well, the buzz is all deserved! Fascinating and inventive historical romance. A reunion story, too. My favorite kind. What I really loved about this book was that it’s a cure for all those silly “big misunderstanding” kind of books. Yes, the couple is estranged after the hero decides that the heroine is an unforgivable bitch. But she actually did what he accused her of. Nicely done. Goes right in there with “favorite historical romances I’ve read recently” The Book of True Desires, by Betina Krahn, and The Companion, by Susan Squires.

Your turn! Tell me about any good books you’ve read recently!

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PS: I totally forgot to draw a winner for the Sarah Beth Durst book the other week. Oops! I blame deadlines. You have until Tuesday to enter at that post, and then I’ll draw.