I’m still reading my next book and it’s a little longer than anticipated so I thought I would add a blog in the meantime. I wanted to add a little about what I am looking forward to reading this summer.
All About Mia – Lisa Williamson
I read The Art of Being Normal a year or two ago and it was one of those books I picked up and couldn’t actually put down again until I was done. It was eaten up in one night. I absolutely loved the story and thought it addressed the kind of issues a lot of teens are up against in this day and age. It looked at transgender issues, issues surrounding young people discovering themselves and their sexuality and realising who they are in a world that can often seem overwhelming and as clear as mud. It was done in a funny and interesting way that didn’t patronise. I am actually the proud owner of this book written in Norwegian of all things. Williamson was giving them away for free on her twitter account and who was I to turn it down! Read it for yourself
Deception – Teri Terry
The sequel to Contagion which I read from Netgalley a while back as well. Contagion told the story of Shay and Callie on the run from the Aberdeen flu; a disease that is threatening the population and from which there is no cure. Callie survived somehow and may hold the key to finding the cure, but she needs to find her brother Kai. Contagion was a great read and an interesting chase at the same time. As always happens in these situations all hell breaks loose and the world becomes a dangerous place to live in whether you have the disease or not. Add to that the military and goodness knows what’s going to come up! I have Deception ready and waiting once I have finished my current read.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman
One that has been on my list for some time and now I plan to make time for it. The description of Eleanor and her simple life where has the same routine every day really appeals to someone who does pretty much the same herself. I am happy in routine am happy in a bubble like that. I am however more than fine reading about someone else getting that bubble popped! I reckon this one will be devoured pretty quickly.
Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
I make a point of reading any book when there is a film version out that I want to see. I think the film of this looks amazing but I won’t watch it till I’ve read it. Having a toddler means cinema trips are pretty rare for me (I’ve seen Star Wars since he was born…) so it’ll probably be a while before I get to watch it. The sheer amount of 80s nostalgia and geek references makes this one incredibly appealing though. I saw a Delorean, The Iron Giant (my absolute favourite thing in the whole world) and a plethora of video games in the trailer. This book practically has my name on it.
Tin – Padraig Kelly
I saw this in Waterstones this afternoon and it immediately caught my eye. It’s Pinocchio esque – a boy who is a robot who wants to find out what it is to be human. As someone who weeps endlessly at the end of Bicentennial Man and thinks the Disney version of Pinocchio is possibly the most amazing, and at the same time downright scary, story I think this is about the cut of my jib. I am also a bit of a steampunk at heart so anything mechanical like this will always appeal.
So that’s my list. Now my son is bigger and requires slightly less watching like a hawk I can get my head in a book more now. We also have two holidays lined up and can usually get a good three to four books in then. If anyone can point me towards any other good suggestions I am all ears. I am hoping to finish Days of Wonder in the next few days, though have an awful feeling it’s going to break my heart, and then get onto Deception. There is so much good stuff out there at the moment that even standing in a book shop surrounded with it all makes my mood lift infinitely. Skulduggery Pleasant was also there winking at me, but I really overdid those books when I read the first six in a row. The excitement and fun wore off as each book got longer and longer and more and more dark. I must read them again though, that detective became a friend as well as a character; who wouldn’t want a wisecracking skeleton in a trench coat around?