Summer is here! Not seasonally speaking, but in teacher terms... I'm done with work until August.
These are the books I have read since June started. Off on vacation tomorrow for a week, so I decided to write one sentence reviews. I couldn't help but add a rating too - although I would recommend all these books.
The Circle, Dave Eggers
A warning to all about the dominance of one technology company and what it means to share information on the internet.
Genre: dystopian fiction
Stars: 5 out of 5
A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers
Down on his luck businessman travels to Saudi Arabia in hopes of selling a hologram communication system to the king.
Genre: modern realism
Stars: 3 out of 5
Attachments, Rainbow Rowell
IT guy in the 90's is hired to screen office emails and falls in love with an employee after reading her conversations with an office friend.
Genre: contemporary fiction
Stars: 4 out of 5
We Were Liars, E. Lockhart
17-year-old girl returns to family's private island near Martha's Vineyard to try and recall the events of a mysteriously tragic summer when she was 15.
4 out of 5 stars
Genre: mystery thriller
Stars: 4 out of 5
Landline, Rainbow Rowell
Overworked TV writer on the brink of a divorce has a chance to save her life and love through a time traveling telephone.
Genre: magical realism
Stars: 4 out of 5
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