Sunday Book Club: November New Releases

Note: I received copies of both books as advanced copies for review.

There have been so many new releases in the past few weeks that I haven’t been able to keep up. The second I finish one book, I’m already on to the next. But, there are two books coming out this month I wanted to make sure I shared with you so you can get your hands on them right away.

There have been so many new releases in the past few weeks that I haven’t been able to keep up. The second I finish one book, I’m already on to the next. But, there are two books coming out this month I wanted to make sure I shared with you so you can get your hands on them right away.

The first is Artemis by Andy Weir.

Written by the author of The Martian, Artemis takes places in the near future where humans have been able to colonize on the moon. The story’s heroine is Jazz, a witty Saudi Arabian girl who moved with her father to the moon when she was a little girl. She’s been living as a fairly successful smuggler, but then she gets brought into a fairly dangerous scheme.

Overall, I enjoyed this book.

It was fast paced and definitely a page turner. The quirkiness of each character was great. I also loved the little details about living on the earth vs the moon.

Before reading the book, one thing I heard mentioned a lot was how Andy Weir would handle writing a women’s first person perspective vs a man’s. Honestly, that part didn’t bother me at all. The only part that really irked me was Weir made the choice to make his main character a Saudi smuggler. I applaud him for choosing to make his main character an incredibly intelligent woman and weave her and her father’s heritage into the story….but it just rubs me the wrong way that he then had her become a smuggler. I’m curious to hear what other’s thoughts on this are.

Overall, go read the book. It’s a lot of fun and the ending is clearly set up for more books (if he chooses to write them).

Next up is from a brand new author, but you know the woman well, Krysten Ritter!

Yup, somehow between being kickass in Veronica Mars and Breaking Bad. Then actually kicking ass in Jessica Jones, she managed to write a thriller. (Anyone else feel like they’re slacking off now?)

Bonfire by Krysten Ritter

Short summary of Bonfire: A woman is forced to confront her past when her hometown is facing corruption.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I started reading this novel. There were no reviews to go off of, since I received it as a galley. I got sucked in so quickly though. I didn’t try to solve or guess what was going on as I read (because any guess I had was incorrect), so I was able to just let myself go and enjoy what was happening. Which was probably good because what was happening was creepy.

This is great thriller if you’re looking for something to curl up with for the evening. I’m so happy that Ritter got the opportunity to write such a great book and I can’t wait to read what she puts out next.

So what are you reading? Anything good lately?