All About Them Books Vol. 1

I got my shit together this month so I could link up with Steph and Jana for Show Us Your Books. I love these book posts I always find something new to add to my "to-read" list. So here's what I read last month or in some cases didn't read because I don't waste time with books I'm not enjoying.

Casebook by Mona Simpson - First up a book I didn't finish, by about the  half way point I still wasn't really sure what the main plot point was and I really didn't care to keep reading to find out. I usually put a book down before halfway but something about this book made me think, "hey this story will improve." I didn't, this book gets 1 star.

The Hurricane Sister by Dorthea Benton Frank - I give this book an eh, the last few Dottie Frank books haven't really thrilled me the way the first few did. The story line wasn't hugely creative and the writing was just average. I give this book 3 stars.

Yes Please by Amy Poehler - I was worried I was going to be disappointed by this book, I love Amy when I watch her but sometimes humor doesn't translate well in writing. I wasn't disappointed at all, while not as in depth and juicy as you would like a celebrity book to be (so tell me more about this divorce) her humor was there and I laughed a few times. I give this book 4 stars.

Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts - I'll admit I like a little formulaic romance now and then, this hits the mark. While this book was better than the first book I know the last book in the trilogy is where the real actions awaits. I give this book 3 stars.

The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams - I  really wanted to like this book more than I did based on how much I love Williams last book A Hundred Summers. Unfortunately I didn't even like this book half as much, I wasn't a huge fan of the Vivian/Gogo story line and the paragraphs of science related writing had my eyes glazing over. I did like the little twist at the end so I give this book 3 stars.

A Year On Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball - Goodreads kept recommending this book to me so even though my library doesn't stock it I decided I spend the $3 on half.com and read the book anyway. I loved the idea of 3 old friends (friendship stories are my favorite) buying an old house/farm and living together while farming and fixing it up. There were a few plot lines I wish would have been expanded more and few that could probably have been left out but over all I enjoyed this book, I give it 3 stars.

First Frost by Sarah Addision Allen - I put my name on the library hold list for this book in January and I was 6th in line on the hold list when the library finally stocked it. The first book in this series, Garden Spells, was the first Allen book I read, I love how she mixes just a little bit of magic into each of her stories. I also love that this book followed Garden Spells so many years apart, story wise, it gave me a chance to see how the characters had changed in developed since the Garden Spells story. I recommend any of Allen's books and I give this book 4 stars.

You by Caroline Kepnes - As disturbing as this book was I still loved it, well worth the half.com price since again my library didn't stock this book. Focused on a how much of a footprint we leave on the internet with our social media and email accounts it helped to reassure me that I had made the right choice when deciding to delete the beachy soup blog. I give this fucked up book 4 stars and a recommendation to the author to seek a little professional help.

What did yo read last month that you loved or hated?

Kelli