I’m starting my fourth month of the ABC book challenge, where I go through my Goodreads books, one letter at a time, and note some of the more interesting books in “My Books”. Some I have read, some I have not. I originally found this challenge at Me, Myself, and Books, but I think it was started by The Thrifty Bibliophile. Today’s letter is N.
I read Naughts & Crosses last month. I really liked it. There are five books and two novellas in this series, and I’m not sure whether I will continue with it: not because the first book wasn’t good, but because the story doesn’t deal with the same people. I may continue with it someday, but it’s not one of my priorities. Nevertheless, this book is definitely worth reading.
Never Stop Walking is a memoir by Christina Rickardsson. It details her childhood in poverty in Brazil, as well as her adoption by middle-class parents in a European country. It wasn’t highly publicized, but it was a good read, so I have to recommend it here.
Most of the books in my TBR get there either as a result of hearing about them on blogs, or hearing about them on Twitter. I first heard of Nicholas and Alexandra at my weekly Russian meetup group. The whole story of the Romanovs seems fascinating, and hopefully I’ll find some time to get to this book someday.
Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House is probably the most anticipated release starting with letter N this year, at least among book bloggers. It’s release date is finally almost here! I already have it on my calendar to start reading it on Tuesday. Renée Ahdieh’s The Beautiful also comes out on Tuesday; I had to think about which one to read first, but I think this one wins out.
Those are the N books that stand out to me this week. Not too many. There will probably be more O books next week.