I’m joining in the Show Us Your Books linkup hosted by Life According to Step & Jana Says. I’ve always been a bigger reader, but have fallen off the reading wagon this year. This linkup was the perfect way to get me back into the routine of reading and a great way to find new recommendations. In November I got back to reading and finished:
This is a coming of age story, about a girl and her dealing with the death of her gay uncle from AIDS. I liked this but felt like it dragged a bit. I didn’t really care for the sister’s character at all and the parents seemed almost shadow characters, not really developed. It wasn’t a book that read smoothly for me, but the story line was interesting.
Now, I wish I had looked up to see if the third book had been released before I started this series. Sadly, I have to wait until Fall 2015 for the conclusion. I prefer to read straight through a series. With that said, neither book one or book two really finished on a cliff-hanger. I liked Passage more than The Twelve. These books remind me of the Walking Dead series, where the survives have to worry just as much about other survivors than they do the “threat”.
I did not care for the jumping around of the story-line in the second book and was a bit put off that several “main” characters were killed within the jump between book one and two. While you know the story is not finished, it did seem to have a sense of closure. Both book one and two I moved quickly through.
A story of a husband’s double life unfolds in a dark way for his wife. For me this was a page turner, and while I think you know where the story is headed you want to see how it unfolds. I felt like the ending was a bit drawn out, but at the same time the conclusion did not satisfy me.
I am totally a “judge a book by the cover” kinda gal, and I am intrigued by the last one! I just might have to look into it 🙂
-Linds
Do you think You Should Have Known is worth it? I’ve gone back and forth on it for a while and still haven’t added it to my to read list.
Thanks for linking up!
i haven’t been reading either. booo.. i could use a challenge like this to get me started again.. but i think i might wait until january.. want to start off on a clean slate 🙂
I like reading a series all the way through but lately haven’t had time to even finish A book so I haven’t picked up any series lately.
You should have known sounds pretty good. I love being abel to read a series all the way through or I forget too much in between.
You Should Have Known sounds interesting! Reminds me of another review: The Husband’s Secret.
i am the same way with series, especially when you’re in that awkward stage of forgetting most of it but when you re-read before the last book you remember too much? you know? lol
I’ll need to check out the Twelve series but maybe I will wait until they are all out!
I haven’t read any of these! Judging by their cover (something I can’t help doing) I’m interested in the first one, and based on your description I want to read the last one – it sounds intriguing!
the twelve series…so good. they pushed back the last book???? #RAGE. it was supposed to be released this year.