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Books read July 2011.

September 3rd, 2011

18.  The Sweet Potato Queens’s First Big-Ass Novel:  Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, But Could Have, And May Yet by Jill Conner Browne.  I was recommended this SPQ series by a friend in book club, but I made the mistake of checking out this (untrue) book first.  It was very easy reading, but it was just so silly that it ruined me to want to try reading the true ones.  Being a self-proclaimed Southern girl, I found it almost offensive but funny too…  Read the reviews on Amazon (of both the true and untrue versions) and make the decision for yourself.  3 stars.

19. Wither by Lauren Destefano.  I couldnotputthisbookdown.  I read it in a matter of hours (seriously) and while the subject matter is pretty intense, the story is riveting.  Now my only regret is that part 2 of the trilogy doesn’t come out until next year!  Which means part 3 will take even longer!  I’m realizing how spoiled I was in reading The Hunger Games virtually back to back.. to back.  5 stars.

20.  The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer. Thanks to Patsy for letting me borrow this one.  I thought this book was cute.  Definitely light-hearted and fun, chick lit.  I still don’t know how the main character was able to deposit her paychecks legally, but whatev.  4 stars.

21.  The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wells.  Wow, crazy family.  I’m giving this book 4.5 stars, only because of some subject matter.   I am glad she told this story because I know she’s not alone in her struggle with family of this nature.

22.  Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Wells.  Once I find an author I like, I’ll try to check out other books he/she has written.  I loved the insight of putting together a story like this.  It made me grateful that my kids knew their great-grandparents only a little, but they’ll know their grandparents (all 4 of them!) very well.  4.5 stars.

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