What I've Read Recently..and what's next

(Click on the titles to read the Synopsis on Goodreads!)

Refinery29: Style Stalking - Piera Geraldi

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

I received this book through Blogging For Books and really had high hopes about it.  I ended up being a bit disappointed with it.  The fashion tips were actually really great but the outfit photos they put together were a little bit "much" in my opinion.  You can read my full review HERE

To All the Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han

My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

This is considered a "young adult" novel so it has very short chapters and is an easy read.  I really loved the main character, Lara Jean.  I could definitely relate a lot to her, being kind of awkward about love in my teenage years too.  It was filled with some funny moments and it kind of read like something you would see in a movie.  I really enjoyed this one.

Dark Places - Gillian Flynn

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

If you've seen or heard about the movie Gone Girl then you know this author loves to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat.  I had a hard time putting this one down.  You always want need to know what's going to happen next. A lot of the characters have this very unlikable quality about them but you somehow still end up rooting for the main character Libby.

The Martian by Andy Weir

I just started this one so I can't give a review yet but it is basically about a man that gets stranded on Mars after his mission goes wrong.  They are going to be releasing the movie (starring Matt Damon) in November this year, so I wanted to read it before I see the movie.

Here's what you need to know about my "to read" list above..  I go to my local library a lot to trade in books that I read and didn't care for, and also to look at the section of books on sale.  They sell books between ten cents to fifty cents, so I stock up.  There are a ton of newly released books that I would love to read but I can't always afford to buy the newer ones.  So I'm sorry if you are looking here for the newest book releases because unfortunately I don't usually get them.  Sorry!!  BUT I do list new ones on my Goodreads that I want to read and I try to keep an eye out for them at the library or if I have a little extra money to pick out a new one.

(Synopses courtesy of Goodreads)

Hush by Kate White

When Lake Warren learns that her husband, Jack, is suing for full custody of their two kids four months after their separation, she's pretty certain that things can't get any worse. The upside is that she's working with the Advanced Fertility Center as a marketing consultant, alongside the attractive, flirtatious Dr. Keaton. But the morning after their one-night stand, Lake finds Keaton with his throat slashed and discovers that things can indeed become worse—they can become deadly.

So as not to jeopardize her case for custody, Lake is forced to lie to the police. Having just been intimate with a man who has been murdered, and wanting to protect herself from being charged with the crime, she begins her own search for the truth. Meanwhile, the police start looking at her closely, people at the clinic start treating her with hostility, and strange clues begin dropping—quite literally—on her doorstep, and Lake realizes that she is dangerously close to dark secrets, both about Keaton and the clinic. But can Lake stop what she's started before it's too late?

Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

One of the nation’s most beloved and successful writers of women’s fiction, Jennifer Weiner has become a literary phenomenon with millions of copies of her books in print. Her latest work, Best Friends Forever will delight fans and critics alike, following the ups and downs of a long-time friendship between two young girls who grow up to be two very different women. Addie Downs and Valerie Adler were eight when they first met and decided to be best friends forever. But, in the wake of tragedy and betrayal during their teenage years, everything changed. Val went on to fame and fortune. Addie stayed behind in their small Midwestern town. Destiny, however, had more in store for these two. And when, twenty-five years later, Val shows up at Addie’s front door with blood on her coat and terror on her face, it is the beginning of a wild adventure for two women joined by love and history who find strength together that they could not find alone

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want--husband, country home, successful career--but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she felt consumed by panic and confusion. This wise and rapturous book is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and of what she found in their place. Following a divorce and a crushing depression, Gilbert set out to examine three different aspects of her nature, set against the backdrop of three different cultures: pleasure in Italy, devotion in India, and on the Indonesian island of Bali, a balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence.

Have you read any of these books??  Do you have any book suggestions for me?

Also, you can find my last book post HERE