June 2013 Reads

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June	42	The Double	George Pelecanos
	43	Strip	Thomas Perry
	44	The Son	Philipp Meyer
	45	Duplex	Kathryn Davis
	46	Stupid Fast	Geoff Herbach
	47	Someone Else's Love Story	Joshilyn Jackson
	48	Norwegian by Night	Derek B. Miller
	49	Silver Star	Jeannette Walls

Lots of great books this month.  I did start and cast aside two books; I made it 1/3 of the way thru each, then decided not to waste my time.  It's rare for me to do that.

On to the good ones!  A couple of months ago, I read The Boyfriend by Thomas Perry, this month I read Strip.  Perry can write!  These are great police procedurals, they're hard to put down and they have a great twists!

Stupid Fast is a YA, geared toward boys.  I don't read many YA's, I think I avoid them because they're geared toward airheads, females, and fantasy freaks.  I am female, but not an airhead or fantasy freak.  Stupid Fast was a good insightful read about what it's like to be a boy, coming of age in the current time.

Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson is a Southern tale.  It's funny and charming; a all around good read.  I highly recommend it.

Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller is a debut novel.  I really loved it but find it hard to nail down a description, so I'm going to steal one.  From Kirkus Reviews:  "An unusual hybrid: part memory novel, part police procedural, part sociopolitical tract, and part existential meditation."  Read it!

Silver Star by Jeannette Walls, is another must read.  It's a coming of age story about two sisters searching for family.  Their mom isn't much of a mom and when she goes AWOL, they travel from California to Virginia, alone, searching for their only relative.  If you've read The Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses, you know Walls can really write.  You won't be disappointed if you pick this one up.

What are you reading?