My book count for 2013 was down to 21, not quite on par with what I've been reading the past few years...but I'll have tons of time to read this year, right? Does a newborn hanging around put a damper on that kind of thing? I do most of my reading at night in that lovely quiet time between "ahhh, my face is clean and teeth are brushed and the animals are all snuggled up and quiet" and "I can no longer read the words without smacking myself in the face with my tablet because my eyes are so tired MUST go to sleep," and I'm guessing that "MUST go to sleep" part might hit me a little earlier than it has in the past. Adventures to come!
At any rate, I'm already three books into 2014, none of which have been total crappers, so off to a good start. But not time to chat about those yet, just some brief thoughts on 2013 books. To start, epicness carryover from last year's Game of Thrones extravaganza in the form of A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons - enter this world at your own risk, it's a ginormous commitment in terms of the sheer number of pages you need to make it through. Moving on to others...
Loved, read immediately:
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
If you're into that whole "these books are actually intended for 'young adults' and skew fantasy world" kind of thing:
Divergent series by Veronica Roth (although the first book was my favorite and then I thought they got progressively more meh...so you really don't have to go down this path, but they're pretty quick reads)
I also reread the last two books of the Hunger Games trilogy again. I had to. The movie.
A little heavy/sad, but worth your time:
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - this one got to the pregnant lady in me, and I think I cried
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum - also good if you share my fascination with World War II era stories
Really interesting and confusing and also has some of that "history is cool!" thing going for it:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
There were also some girly fluffy books in there, per usual, but nothing that you can't live without. And that's it! Some not especially memorable books sprinkled in this year, or perhaps I'm already forgetting everything. I can blame pregnancy brain, right?
I'm also considering all of these baby books "books in progress at all times," so I feel like you should know about them because it makes me feel like I'm reading all the time. Maybe that's where my reading has gone - instead of books for me, I'm on babycenter learning what vernix is (GROSS, but extremely functional) and what I should and shouldn't be worrying about.*
What to Expect When You're Expecting - the standard, right? I like the weekly updates as baby keeps growing.
The Baby Name Wizard - Craig said he needed a book to figure out baby names, and we both really like the way this one is organized. Narrowing it down...
YOU: Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy - it has cool pictures and explains all the craziness going on in my body and with baby. And reminds me to eat my veggies.
The Happiest Baby on the Block - just started this one, but my co-worker who just came back from maternity leave pressed this into my hands and, with a hint of desperation and exhaustion, insisted that I read this BEFORE the baby comes. I'm taking it seriously.
* Who am I kidding...I worry about everything.
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