JULY

 

Tilt ~ Emma Pattee

Too ludicrous. Too much suspension of belief. Too poorly developed.

A "thrilling literary debut about how we confront disaster" (gawd, there is no hope for us) and from the " hotly anticipated" list (someone must know someone)

Very (VERY) pregnant woman wandering around Portland after a massive earthquake.  Utter unfeasible rubbish.

Famous Last Words ~ Gillian McAllister

Wavering between a 3 and a 4 rating

A very enjoyable read. Not a who-dun-it but a why-did-he-dun it.

A loving husband "goes rogue", holds people hostage, shoots them and disappears.  I never quite knew where it was going or guessed the storyline.

The story is told from the point of view of the wife and the hostage negotiator.

Weyward ~ Emilia Hart

 It started as a DNF but I went back to it.  All about right time, and what you have just finished reading. In this regard it was a just-right light snack

3 story lines, 3 historical periods.

It was an enjoyable read.  The theme was a mix of female empowerment and supernatural witchy powers. Both themes were lightweight (it was heavier on the brutality of men)

The Tiger's Share ~ Keshava Guha

 I love books set in India ... but not this one.

Overly flat descriptions of suburbs of Delhi that still did't bring it to life.

Characters that were written on paper but few had life breathed into them.

Plot had such good potential ... the privileged position of males in India clashing with the achievements of modern women ... but it backed away at the end with capitulation to the male ego.

JUNE

 

Gliff ~ Ali Smith

 Speculative, dystopian.

Just not sure about it! Thought provoking take on A Brave New World

King of Ashes ~ S. A. Cosby

Jeeze, maybe I'm hard to pleeze! Read close to 50%

Couldn't care is they all became ashes. Crappy character portraits.
 

Butter ~ Asako Yuzuki

 Just didn't grab me. Might go  back to it

Isola ~ Allegra Goodman

 Based on a true story.

Took a while leading up to her being marooned and would have liked a similar section after her rescue.