Recently Read | October 2nd

Once there is more content on this blog I'm going to figure out how often to post a recently read, which will basically be a brief list of books that I've read and enjoyed (or read and hated) that I'm not going to write a full review on for various reasons. So here we go.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn [4/5]

• I ended up loving this book when I thought that I would hate it, just because I have heard mixed reviews but I've also had bad experiences with popular things in the past.
• I haven't seen the movie yet... but I will.
• I want to be friends with Amy Elliot Dunne and yes I maintain this desire after reading the entirety of the book.

the First Third by Will Kostakis [5/5]

• This isn't so much a recent read (I read it in July) as a read I feel deserves a mention but don't think will get a proper review because of time constraints.
• This book is delightful.
• So is the author, you should follow him on Twitter.

Every Breath, Every Word by Ellie Marney [5/5], [5/5]

• These were also read in July but the two books of the series that have been released both earned 5 stars so I had to include them in this list.
• Sleuthing! Sensible teen heroes! Sherlock Holmes references without being inelegant/overt/pushy about Sherlock Holmes references!
• Ellie also wrote this post about YA recently and it is brilliant.

the Collected Works of A.J Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin [4/5]

• This book reads like a love affair to the short story told through the eyes of a collection of people who have learned to find themselves in books.
• It is a beautiful testament to the fact that reading is for everyone, and anyone, and the simple truth of this resonates through every sentence.
• (I started writing a review for this when I read it but never finished because the above opening paragraph was too good.)

There, that's five. Happy reading.