This week’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish) is another potential TBR list buster! I love/hate these types of categories…since I want to read all the books, but don’t have time to read all the books! The books below are on my Kindle and were either purchased or received from publishers. And, though it’s not on this list because I wrote it on Sunday, Go Set A Watchman will have arrived on my Kindle by the time this post goes live!
My Ten Latest Book Acquisitions
After the Crash by Michael Bussi (January 6, 2016 in the U.S.)
This novel about the mystery surrounding the lone survivor of a plane crash in the Alps is already a huge bestseller in Europe. Sounds a bit like Sarah Lotz’s The Three.
Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb (August 24, 2015)
I loved Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, so this story told through the eyes of an autistic adult appealed to me.
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich (July 7, 2015)
I downloaded this one after reading Katie at Bookish Tendencies‘ glowing review.
Dare Me by Megan Abbott (July 31, 2012)
This was one of my vacation reads…a mini review is coming.
Days of Awe by Lauren Fox (August 4, 2015)
A “raw, achingly funny novel about a woman who, after the death of her best friend, must face the crisis in her marriage, the fury of her almost-teenage daughter, and the possibility that she might open her cantankerous heart to someone new.” (Goodreads)
Girl at War by Sara Novic (May 12, 2015)
The most recent book I finished reading.
Summerlong by Dean Bakopoulos (June 16, 2015)
A surprise hit for me that I downloaded for my July 4th vacation (my review).
The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young (September 1, 2015)
A Southern Gothic debut starring a New York transplant who goes back to her Louisiana home. Family secrets, betrayal, you know the drill…
The Hopeful by Tracy O’Neill (June 9, 2015)
I downloaded this debut about a teen figure skating prodigy for vacation, but ended up putting it down.
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes by Anna McPartlin (July 7, 2015)
I read the first few pages of this one, but ended up moving on to something else.
Tuesday Intro
Every Tuesday, fellow blogger Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where bloggers share the first paragraph of the book they are currently reading or thinking about reading soon.
Plot Summary from Amazon (adapted for length)
Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman—Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, who as Isak Dinesen wrote the classic memoir Out of Africa.
Here’s the first paragraph of the Prologue (from an uncorrected proof):
September 4, 1936
Abingdon, England
The Vega Gull is peacock blue with silver wings, more splendid than any bird I’ve known and somehow mine to fly. She’s called The Messenger, and has been designed and built with great care and skill to do what should be impossible – cross an ocean in one brace launch, thirty-six hundred miles of black chop and nothingness – and to take me with her.
Would you keep reading?
You have a few books I’m really looking forward to, especially Best Boy and Days of Awe (they’re library holds for me!). Definitely curious what you’ll think of Bull Mountain…it reels you in pretty quick!
I’m excited to start Bull Mountain…planning to get there right after Go Set A Watchman!
I have Best Boy and Days of Awe both waiting for me to get to in the coming days/weeks! I’m PUMPED because Lauren Fox is from Milwaukee and apparently Days of Awe takes place on the east side, where I lived for several years during undergrad and after. She is doing a book signing and reading on her pub day at a local independent book store, so obviously I have to go. It will be my first author event, so we’ll see how it goes!
That’s so fun! I love books set in areas I’m really familiar with…and very cool that you’ll get to meet her! You’ll have to fill us in on your blog.
I think I’d keep reading Circling the Sun. Beryl sounds like a real character.
Here’s my Teaser/First Paragraph for this week: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/teaser-tuesdaysfirst-chapter-first_14.html
What beautiful writing. I’d read more!
Nice list of books! I loved Dare Me and hope to get to Best Boy soon. I’m on the fence about Go Set a Watchman.
I think a lot of people are on the fence 🙂 Sadly, Dare Me was a bit disappointing for me, but I loved The Fever.
I just got a copy of Circling The Sun. Hope to be reading it soon!
Today I am featuring When the Moon Is Low by Nadia Hashimi.
I’m enjoying it so far!
You’ve got several books that I want to try. After The Crash, Summerlong, The Hopeful, and I love the teaser for Circling The Sun. I don’t know what it is about that one, but I’ve been interested in it since I first heard of it – several months ago.
It’s fiction based on the real life Beryl Markham…kind of a badass lady so far!
So many good books! I do like the look of Circling the Sun – and it reminds me that I haven’t read Out of Africa yet. I started it a while ago and had to put it aside to finish other books!
I haven’t read Out of Africa either! But I remember my mom talking about it a long time ago…maybe that was about the movie?
I enjoyed The Paris Wife, so I have been contemplating this one. I don’t know if I would enjoy it, since the setting does not appeal to me. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s mine: “THE MURDERER’S DAUGHTER”
It’s different than The Paris Wife, but I’m enjoying it much more than I thought I would (I wasn’t super excited about the premise, but wanted to give it a shot since I loved The Paris Wife so much).
Lots of great stuff there! I’m particularly curious about After the Crash, I’ve had it on my list for a while, but haven’t read many reviews. I’ve also got Best Boy and Bull Mountain in the queue, so look forward to your thoughts.
I haven’t read any reviews of After the Crash either…I heard about it at the Speed Dating event at BEA and it sounded interesting! Sounds like lots of people are planning on reading Best Boy and Bull Mountain as well.
I’d only heard of two of these, but I’m intrigued by several of them after reading your blurbs. I’m reading “Circling the Sun” right now too and I’m really enjoying it so far!
Me too! More than I thought I would…Beryl is quite a badass!
I love the opening for Circling the Sun, and in fact, I’ve started the novel and am really enjoying it! Hope you will, too!
I am too…I’ll look forward to your review!
I like the writing in that intro and enjoyed her previous book, The Paris Wife, so I’d keep reading.
I did too!
Circling the Sun is on my list to read, since I’ve enjoyed other books by the author. You’ve got some interesting reads coming up based on your list. Enjoy!
Same reason I chose it!
I haven’t heard about After the Crash yet, but it sounds good. I’m about to start Circling the Sun. Hopefully, the rest of the book will be as interesting as the opening.
I heard about it at the BEA Speed Dating event and it sounded good…so we’ll see!
I’m not too sure about this one although I like the synopsis.. I’d read a little bit more.
I love your list! Bull Mountain was very good, read it! Dare me was a fun read. I haven’t picked up Circling the Sun, but I’ve heard good things.
Hopefully we’ll like Circling the Sun. I need an amazing book nowadays.
What a great collection! I’m really looking forward to reading Bull Mountain later this week. I didn’t find Days of Awe “funny” but more snarky in defense or coping. I would keep reading Circling the Sun. The writing looks to be beautiful and poetic.
Regarding the first paragraph of Circling the Sun: I always sort of groan when authors put words into famous people’s mouths. But I’m a huge fan of Beryl Markham and Isak Dinesen too so I will likely read this book soon.
That opening paragraph says a lot about the character that I like. I have this my name on the long holds-list at the library for this book. I sure hope everyone in front of me reads fast.
I’m so tempted by Bull Mountain! I looks verrry good but I’m worried about female characters, so I’ll probably sit on it until more reviews come in.
Also, Best Boy looks intriguing and I must now check it out. 🙂
Sarah, I really want to read Days of Awe!! I’m so excited that you have a copy; can’t wait to hear how it goes for you. I think Circling the Sun sounds like a great selection; I hope it is interesting!
What a great mix of reading! I tried to get to the author event for Brian Panowich last week but had my grandson and didn’t think a 4 year old would enjoy this particular genre 😉 He’s coming back to Atlanta the end of August/beginning of September so I hope to meet him there + pick up the book. It sounds wonderful – maybe by then you will have read it and can share if its a must buy or not.
I’m about 3/4 done with Circling the Sun ~ that beginning is something isn’t it? I could feel my heart in my throat as the plane is headed toward the water. Hope you are enjoying it!
Oh no! Meeting Brian Panowich would have been so much fun! But, glad you got some time with your grandson.
I like the intro you shared. I’m hesitant though about that particular book, not having been able to get through her last one.
From you list, so many of the titles look like they will be good. Bull Mountain in particular caught my attention. And Summerlong.
If you couldn’t finish The Paris Wife, I’d probably skip this one. Same style, though a very different subject matter.
And – I’m starting Bull Mountain as soon as I finish GSAW…hopefully in the next few days!
I don’t know anything about Bull Mountain, but I want to read it!! Everyone seems to like it (everyone being maybe 2 people). I’m sold already. All of the covers of the books you’ve acquired are pretty. Good work.
First chapter rocked my world…heading off to bed now to get back to it!