Published in : 2020 Format read in : ebook Location : Los Angeles, US Rating : 4/5 Why I read it : I believe I saw this book first on the Morning's ToB longlist and then same day came across a copy in my library's Overdrive catalog and decided to read it. One line review : A slow mental destruction waiting to happen, live, as you read the book - not fun but also reinforces how easy it is to miss the signs. Who should read it : If a little stream-of-consciousness and reading about mental illness is something you gravitate towards, I would recommend this book to you. Soon, you’ll have your own beautiful boy or girl who will look at you with their perfect little face and you’ll feel love and hope and, mostly, you’ll feel the weight of everything that’s ever happened to you and everything that will ever happen to them and you’ll want to run. Thoughts : At the beginning of Pizza Girl , we learn that our unnamed protagonist is pregnant, just out of high school, and working as a pizz
This is a weekly event hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.
Books completed last week
Zilch! I was on vacation and I could hardly find the time to lift a book. But now I have one lazy week ahead of me, and I just can't wait to get back to reading!!
I am currently reading
Haunted Ground by Erin Hart - This book has been lying on my bookshelf for 4 months. I have forever been picking it up to read and then putting it back after reading the first page. I feel the first page of a book is very important. If the first page turns me off, then I will keep bumping it down on my TBR shelf. Finally last week, when I found I only had immediate access to this book, I managed to get past the first page. Now, I am 83 pages in, and the story is gripping. Erin Hart has created a good double suspense, separated by centuries and I can't wait to see how she relates them.My reading plans for the next week
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath: I've wanted to read this book for ages. I am real curious to find out how this successful woman, Esther Greenwood, gets through her mental breakdown. After reading this, I want to understand how this story was apparently a distress call for help by Sylvia Plath, who herself committed suicide at the age of 30.
Night Runner by Max Turner: A novel about a boy who doesn't yet know he's a vampire, and is on a race against time to trace his past and learn about some of the mysteries of his life.Check out what others are reading here!
Comments
J. Kaye, I hope you get to read Night Runner some time soon.