Sunday, March 31, 2013

March Books That Did Not 'Make the Grade'


After reading such an engrossing novel such as 1Q84, it has been difficult to find any reading material that engages me in the same way.  I thought I had found two candidates but unfortunately, both of them did not make the grade.

Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland: I liked the storyline but the pace was too quick.  Without much of an introduction to this new world and the key point of the plot made in the first ten pages, there was nothing left to be desired.

Dented Cans by Heather Walsh:  The voice of the main character, a high school girl, is very realistic and easy to engage with but the way she goes on random tangents about her life and family lead me to believe I would have to read about mindless gossip and drama before the real storyline came into play. Overall, I felt it was not worth my time.

Hopefully April will be filled with more reading treasures! Happy Easter!

~Shelly-Beans

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