Published : 2021 || Format : print || Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El
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This post is a little late coming out, but better late than never!
As it always happens to me, all my holds came together! And that was 5 of them, of which 3 are 14-day books. I already had a couple of 14-day books on hand, so now it's a marathon race to complete them versus a conflicting option to abandon one or two of them.
Here's what I picked:
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. (In progress)
- Say you're one of them by Uwem Akpan. (In progress)
- Not my daughter by Barbara Delinsky. (In danger of getting the whip!) I've been hearing mixed reviews about this one, so now I am definitely intrigued.
- Rainwater by Sandra Brown.
(Also in danger of getting the whip!) So many good things about this author I've heard, that she's on my Awesome Author Challenge 2010 list.
- The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I picked this book up for a couple of my friends to read. I read this book last year and remember liking parts of it, but overall finding it a disappointment compared to the previous two Robert Langdon books.
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I have about 10 books on hold from the library that I just know are going to be ready to pick up all at the same time. Yikes!
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Haven't read any of these but I do like Sandra Brown.
pussreboots, I did find The Lost Symbol was nice occasionally but annoying some times with the deluge of history.
Alaine, loved your review of Devoured! That's going on my Friday Finds!
bermudaonion, I would be lying if I say I get through all my library reads. I take books from 2 libraries, one is my university library (which has 3 month check-out) - those books stay on my shelf the longest! The other one is either 14-day or 21-day checkout. Varies.
Lynne, I'm looking forward to what you think of Say you're one of them. Rainwater is definitely appealing too. Yikes! 10 books! I hope they don't come together for you!
Diane, looking forward to your review of Not my daughter!
Linda, thanks!
Juju, you should! It's really good!
Cat, I haven't read Sandra Brown .. so if I do read this one, it will be my first by her!
Lusty Reader, I was so hesitant to pick City of Bones, but now I am hooked and can't wait to finish it!
My loot always comes in at the same time too. Hope you enjoy yours!
BTW I have an Award for you here.
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/01/awards-thank-you.html
uenohama, it is interesting. Gets you thinking about certain issues.
Sarah, ditto there! I've seen a few series in my library, listed from some other number, but not one. What's up with that?!?
MarceJ, thanks for the award! :)
Vicki, thanks for the award! :)