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...
This is a weekly event initially hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog, now by Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books, to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.
Books completed
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
News from over here
Although I only finished one book last week, I ended up beginning three others, so that right now, I am in the middle of 5 books. It could be a while before I finish all of them, but I'm guessing that will happen all at once. I also got two reviews up.
Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch by Richard Hine
Blankets by Craig Thompson (You should read this one! One amazing read and on my WOW list!)
Although I only finished one book last week, I ended up beginning three others, so that right now, I am in the middle of 5 books. It could be a while before I finish all of them, but I'm guessing that will happen all at once. I also got two reviews up.
Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch by Richard Hine Blankets by Craig Thompson (You should read this one! One amazing read and on my WOW list!)I also have a giveaway of Hush, Hush and Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick going on, so if you are interested, head on over there.
Books on my nightstand
So, there are five books stacked on my nightstand right now. Or rather, 3 books and my nook, Hobbes. But I'll be getting through only three of them this week.
Planning to Live by Heather Wardell:
I started this one yesterday, and while different from my usual reads, I found that I was really enjoying it a lot. It is a fast-read, and at this point, I would say that it is chick-lit, but that wouldn't be entirely right, because the protagonist is also going through a phase of self-introspection, at the toughest site possible - at an accident site - her own accident.
Panopticon by David Bajo:
I started this at work one day on my break, and it was a mistake, because I truly struggled to put it down. This book was definitely gripping and a fast read. I don't want to say much right now - if I finish it this week, I'll be reviewing it soon. Besides, this book releases tomorrow, so you may want to check it out soon.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling:
I'm already saying sigh. Because I've reached Book 5, which is on the other side of halfway. Besides, the first part of the last movie is getting released in a month (for which I am tremendously excited, although I criticize all the Harry Potter movies afterward). I'm already wondering when I will re-read these books again (I do it every year, so I'm sure to be doing this next year).
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Last week was a nice mixture of research, picture books and reading for fun. Here's what I'm reading this week.