The Good Neighbors: Kin (book one) by Holly Black

The Good Neighbors: Kin (book one)
by Holly Black

( REVIEW )

The Good Neighbors: Kith (book two) by Holly Black

The Good Neighbors: Kin (book one)
by Holly Black

( REVIEW )

Star Trek: I, Q by John de Lancie, Peter David

Star Trek: I, Q
by John de Lancie, Peter David
(Audio)

( REVIEW )

Torchwood: The Undertaker's Gift by Trevor Baxendale

Torchwood: The Undertaker's Gift
by Trevor Baxendale
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11775979

( REVIEW )

Good Night, Harry by Kim Lewis

Good Night, Harry
by Kim Lewis

( REVIEW )

KateKintail's April Reading Log

This is a recap of my April reading, for a swap-bot swap I signed up for. I chose to post it here so that I can format it the way I want. See below for a very brief recap of what I thought of the books along with a link to read more about my thoughts, if you so desire.

I dove back into Stephen King this month and am currently so in love with 11/22/63 that I've been talking about it over and over again with people who haven't even read it yet. LOL I'm only a third of the way through, but I'm excited to find out what happens next!

Here's a list of books I read during the month but didn't finish (or haven't finished yet):

• Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Call to Vengeance by Jude Watson


• 11/22/63 by Stephen King


• The Sherlockian by Graham Moore


• Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld


• The Good Nighbors: Kind (book three) by Holly Black


• For Packrats Only by Don Aslett


• This Star Won't Go Out by Esther Earl

Here are the books I finished this month:

1. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/170468.html
   Not life-changing YA, but a good read at a time when I needed what was in this book. Deanna and her friends & family felt extremely true-to-life. I thought the author was just okay at reading her own book for the audio.


2. Raf by Anke De Cries
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/170685.html
   Raf is a stuffed giraffe who gets lost one day, but just when his owner is about to give up ever seeing him again, Raf sends a postcard--he's in Africa! This was cute... strange, as I couldn't figure out how realistic or imaginative it was supposed to be.


3. Oliver by Birgitta Sif
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/170993.html
   Oliver is a bit different. He puts on puppet shows and reads books. He's used to being called weird and doing his own things alone or with his stuffed animals and other toys. Oliver is, basically, me when I was a kid. This was a lovely story!


4. Torchwood: The Dead Line by Phil Ford
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/171230.html
   The audiodrama version of this included the actual cast members; what a treat! A very simple mystery that Tosh could have figured out in a second. But a lot of great moments I really enjoyed. Lovely to jump back into this world again.


5. Things Hoped For by Andrew Clements
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/171412.html
   Second book of a trilogy; I read the other two and liked them. I liked the music references in this book. And I liked seeing how the characters came together in this book. But I did not like how every other sentence had to start with either But, And, or Because. It got on my nerves. So annoying.


6. The Green Mile by Stephen King
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/171959.html
   I'd seen the movie, but the book was just as powerful and the ending was something I hadn't remembered. I was moved and overwhelmed by the simple beauty and terribleness of this tale.


7. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/172209.html
   Beautiful words--each one like its own perfect little poem showing truth and realness. But beautiful words are not enough for me. I HATED every character. I didn't feel for any of them. It was a good picture of a place and time, but it's a place and time I could easily have lived without. Did not like this book.


8. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/172331.html
   Read for a swap-bot swap. I finally got to read this decades after putting it on Mt. TBR! I really, really enjoyed the mystery. It definitely challenged me and I didn't figure it out (though it made me feel good at the police at the end didn't figure it out either and needed the murderer to explain it to all of us). I watched one of the movies and HATED the way the ending was changed!


9. The Good Neighbors: Kin (book one) by Holly Black
   http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/173226.html
   I've had a lovely, signed edition of this book on my shelves since it came out, and I'm only now getting around to reading it. I liked the art. I liked the dark faerie world Holly Black created (she is EXCELLENT at that). This book is mostly Rue starting to fall down a rabbit hole.


10. The Good Neighbors: Kith (book two) by Holly Black
    http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/173317.html
    Things don't go well for Rue in this book. She's not only falling down a rabbit hole; now she's being pelted by rocks while falling. Some interesting twists and turns in this one; I felt really sorry for her.


11. Star Trek: I, Q by John de Lancie, Peter David
    http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/173716.html
    I liked about as much as I disliked, but in the end I enjoyed this one. There were some strange moments I thought were a bit out of character. But I enjoyed this in the end and felt entertained with the actor reading the book on audio.


12. Torchwood: The Undertaker's Gift by Trevor Baxendale
    http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/173849.html
    I didn't feel like I was quite on top of the story at times, but I enjoyed the ride. And I loved the Ianto & Jack storylines. I even liked the civilian characters who get pulled into the problem as well.


13. Good Night, Harry by Kim Lewis
    http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/174250.html
    Adorable stuffed elephant can't fall asleep. This book is just filled with so much awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

That's my April. I'm hosting a biography swap next month on swap-bot, which is not a genre I read much of. But there are two books I'm planning to read (one listed above, the other in my purse as I just picked it up from the library where it was on hold for me). So I'm excited about my May... especially finding out what happens next in 11/22/63!

Happy reading, everyone!