My Latest Reads

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

About the Book: Years after he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18 year old Coriolanus Snow remains the last hope of his fading lineage. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow becomes alarmed when he's assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird from District 12. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and political savvy, they race against time to ultimately reveal who's a songbird and who's a snake.

Rating: 3/5

Comments: This was a pretty good book that gave a lot of background on the Hunger Games and the Snow family. Personally, I read this after reading the Hunger Games and enjoyed it in this order. If you're a fan of the Hunger Games series, I recommend the read!

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

About the Book: The lives of two sisters living in France are torn apart at the onset of World War II.

Rating: 4/5

Comments: This was a beautiful story that gave me chills and moved me to tears.

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

About the Book: The story centers on Eleanor Oliphant, a social misfit with a traumatic past who becomes enamored with a singer, whom she believes she is destined to be with.

Rating: 3/5

Comments: I found the story to be interesting and beautiful.

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

About the Book: A family haunted by the sudden disappearance and presumed murder of their eldest daughter Julia. Almost 20 years later, the Carrol family remains fractured by the emotional fallout, each member using different strategies to cope with grief. Upon the death of husband Paul, the family is dragged back into the spotlight, with new information that situates Paul at the center of Julia's disappearance.

Rating: 2/5

Comments: I enjoyed the book but I felt like it took a while to get to the climax of the story. I felt like I was waiting and waiting for something to happen. When it did? Boy oh boy did my jaw drop! Great story, but like I said, kinda long.

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

About the Book: Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true.

Rating: 3/5

Comments: Definitely a more mature version of The Summer I Turned Pretty (not that I'm complaining.