Water For Elephants

Book #225 (Unique books)
Book #2 in 2014

 Water For Elephants

by Sara Gruen

 "Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future.

By morning, he's landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, he's in love.

In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all..."


January 19th (late) to January 22nd - 3ish days - 335 pages

Notes:
Finished this literally 10 minutes before book club, like a champ.
A+ procrastinator.

I enjoyed this much, though.

Warm Bodies

Book #224 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2014

 Warm Bodies

by Isaac Marion

 "R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.

And then he meets a girl.

First as his captive, then his reluctant guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R’s gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn’t want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight."

January 5th to 18th - 2 weeks - 241 pages

Notes:

I literally did not have time to read in the last couple weeks it was awful. Only about 2 actual days spent reading.

Hardcore crushing on Isaac Marion right now ngl