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Summer Reading Update

My Summer Reading List isn't doing so hot guys. I have bailed on the following 4 books...

  • Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters
  • Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich
  • Diamond Head by Cecily Wong
  • Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
I've tried to read all 4 of these books, and so far none of them have captivated me. Beautiful Ruins also got a second chance, but I just couldn't do it. There was something about it that just threw me off. I think the storyline was not as simple as I would like for a summer read. I prefer something simple and beachy not flashing back and forward through time and changing characters left and right. Diamond Head just didn't quite grab me in the first 50 pages and I didn't have enough confidence that it would wow me in the coming chapters. When it came to Witches of East End I just couldn't do it. I tend to like to read the book first before the movie or TV show starts, and since I have already watched and loved the now cancelled (WHY!!!!???) Lifetime show it kept me from getting into the book. I heard they're really good, but my mind always goes to the screen version and I have a hard time replacing character descriptions or plot lines in my mental filing cabinet. It's small minded I know, but I always like the book better if that gives me any redemption. As far as Wicked Charms goes I just think I've outgrown Janet Evanovich and her style of writing. Diesel will always have a special place in my heart since he dropped out of the sky and landed on Stephanie Plum's doorstep, but I just can't enjoy these anymore. The Lizzie and Diesel series is great if you haven't heard or read it and of course so isn't Stephanie Plum. 

I'm excited to get my hands on JJ Philbin's book Rules of Summer which is waiting for me at the library. I'll admit my list isn't as good as last years. Summer '14 I read several standouts, Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple being my absolute favorite! Just an off summer I guess. Like I said I have Rules of Summer to pick up, Open Road Summer, and The Orphan Queen which I've had on hold since March, and I just found out that Jane Green's Summer Secrets is available for me to pick up! I looooove a good Jane Green book, Another Piece of My Heart is one of my all time faves in Chick Lit!

Stay tuned for more updates on my summer reading adventures!
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