This is the order I read things in the last few months…
Book Lovers by Emily Henry – hadn’t read very much romance, so I thought I’d give this a go. Well written, enjoyed the humor, and appreciated that she gave some dimension to the male love interest. Did not feel compelled to read more romance immediately afterwards.
A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman – Really emotional, powerful book. I normally don’t like books that are so episodic, but this was truly excellent.
My Friends by Frederik Backman – DNF. I got really busy for a few weeks and kept telling myself I’d circle back to it. Never did.
Dungeon Crawler Carl – Would love to play the video game version of this, but didn’t especially like the book. I mean , I’ve played literal video games with more character development. I think litRPG just isn’t for me. Then for some reason I read the second one, still thought it was bad, but enjoyed it a lot more.
Project Hail Mary – Incredible premise, and out of all of these it was the biggest page turner. Felt a little let down by some of the decisions at the end, but not enough where it detracted too much.
So, I think I’d like to stick to something contemporary. Don’t really care what genre. I just want it to be in that “truly excellent” category.
by aaronjaffe