in may i read:
the glass hotel, by emily st. john mandel (i loved this author's previous book (station eleven) and had been eagerly anticipating this book. it didn't hit me with quite the same force as the previous one BUT i did enjoy reading it and the world that was created was vivid in my imagination as i was reading. a solid read, and i'd recommend it, but it didn't blow my mind.)
revolver, by marcus sedgwick (this is a YA book by an author i really enjoy, and this book - set in alaska during the gold rush - kept me on edge and eager to find out what was going to happen next. it would be perfect to read on a snowy weekend in the winter, and you could read it in a weekend - it's not long. i definitely like this author and would recommend him!)
southern lady code, by helen ellis (this book disappointed. i'd had it on my list for a long time but didn't remember what it was about, and this non-fiction set of essays by a southern woman living in NYC and attempting to be both hilarious and sweet just didn't do it for me. pass on this one.)
wow, no thank you, by samantha irby (i listened to the audiobook of this and was very entertained. good if you like irreverent female comedy.)
long way down, by jason reynolds (this is a YA book by an author i'm hearing a lot about right now. this book is written almost as a series of poems. it's powerful and relevant (the protagonist sets out to kill the kid who just killed his brother), and a little magical realism-esque, which isn't always my jam but i liked this a lot. would definitely recommend it to people who like YA)
disappearing earth, by julia phillips (hoo boy, this book was good. highly recommend! go read this book! a set of interconnecting stories of women in kamchatka. i learned a ton about life in kamchatka, got a snippet of native-white russian relations, got some love stories, got some SAD stories, didn't always know where a story was going (but it always got there), and LOVED the ending. this book has gotten a ton of great press and several national awards, all of it justified.)
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