Pick a book, Any book... As Long as it's from Here

I've decided that my reading for the next two weeks (after I finish the story I just started, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, and concurrent with some ebooks I have on loan; see below) will be chosen from these 4 floating book shelve stacks. This way, I have choices, but limit them to these options. It helps me stay focused, clear TBR piles, and stay on top of my reading challenge goals.

Upper left (top to bottom):

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (I'll be honest, I am sort of dreading this one)

Between Shades of Gray by Ruth Sepetys

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Upper right (top to bottom):

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks*

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Hurari

In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum

Lower right:

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger*

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks*

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Lower left:

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Night by Elie Wiesel

Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

Educated by Tara Westover (another one that I am just not that in to, but will read regardless)

I also plan to make time for at least two ebooks currently on loan from my local library. Those titles include:

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

The Crossing by Michael Connelly

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry

Believe Me by JP Delaney

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg*

*denotes a book that will be a re-read

Comments

Sweet Water by Cara Reinard

Sarah Ellsworth is a mother of two teenage sons, one away at college and the other, Finn, still in high school. One night she and her husband Martin receive a frantic, disjointed call from Finn. They aren't sure what is wrong, but they know their son needs help. When they find him sick and disoriented in the woods, they also find the body of his girlfriend, who has injuries that make it look like she has been attacked. Sarah wants to do the right thing and call the police, but her husband, a member of one of the most prominent families in tow, has other ideas. He convinces Sarah to leave the body where it is and get their son home. He and his high-powered family have experience covering up incidents that might put them in a bad light, and the death of a teenage girl, perhaps at the hands of their son and grandson, is no different. Sarah goes along with the ruse, but is unhappy about it and becomes increasingly concerned about what exactly the Ellsworth's are covering up this ...

Hummingbird Lane by Carolyn Brown

Emma Merrill has had an incredibly challenging life. She has been living in a fog since her late teen years, and is feeling hopeless about her future. Sophia Mason, her childhood best friend, comes back into her life at an opportune time and the two set off together on a journey of self discovery. The two rekindle their once deep bond while staying in a trailer on the vast plains of south Texas, reconnecting over their shared love of art. While it seems at first a one way street, with Emma nedding Sophia to help her begin to finally heal, it becomes clear that these two need each other in equal measure. Both are weighed down by secrets, and rediscovering their friendship helps both finally speak their truths and look forward to the future. Told from multiple points of view, I found the premise of Carolyn Brown’s latest story interesting, but this book did not draw me in. The descriptions of the surroundings and people were well written and provided colorful imagery, but I found t...

The Last Town by Blake Crouch

The Last Town is the final book in the Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines trilogy. It has been three weeks after Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke wakes up in Wayward Pines, Idaho, and here we are at the story's conclusion. A nomad sent beyond the fence over three years before is on his way back to town, and his return is sure to shake things up, but as he makes his way back, the town is on the verge of a breakdown (or a breakthrough, depending who you ask). The residents that remove their chips to wander at night are free from surveillance, but that doesn't mean no one knows they are up to something. A murder pulls Ethan in two different directions. Who does he believe when push comes to show? David Pilcher, creator of the town and Ethan's new boss, or his former partner Kate Ballinger (née Hewson), who almost ripped his marriage in Seattle apart? Ethan has to decide, and quickly, as things rapidly deteriorate in Wayward Pines. Is it better to live a half life, or potenti...

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