Evelyn’s Comments (group member since Jan 26, 2016)

Evelyn’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

1. What are you reading for this category?
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by
2. Have you read the author before? No is her first book.
3. Where is the author from? She is from United States

- What are you reading this week?
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

- What news story is it inspired by and how is it connected?
The author investigated the sexual abuse of Harvey Weinstein.

- Do you enjoy books that are about or set in the real world, or do you prefer books set in an imaginary universe? Both

1. What are you reading for this category?
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff

2. What genre is this book in? Essays

3. Do you normally read this genre? Not really.

1. What are you reading for this category?
Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren

2. What type of collaboration is it?
Two authors writing with a pen name.

3. Do you think having multiple people collaborate on a book makes it more interesting? Yes, when the book is told in different point of views.

1. What are you reading for this category?
The Killer Across the Table John E. Douglas

2. Which prompt did it fit? Which year?
It fits a non-fiction book for the year 2016.

3. How did you decide which prompt to choose?
I decided for this books because I want to read more nonfiction books.

1. What are you reading for this category?
The One by John Marrs

2. Was it hard to find a book to fit this prompt?
Not really.

- What are you reading for this category?
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House Alyssa Mastromonaco

- How did you find the book?
I had on my to read list.

What are you reading for this category?
The Arrangement by Robyn Harding

Do you enjoy reading thrillers?
I am starting to love reading more thrillers.

- What are you reading this week?
The Chase by Elle Kennedy

- Where is it set, and is it a real school/university or a fictional ONE? Fictional university

- Are the main characters teachers or students?
The main characters are students.

- What are you reading this week?
Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

- Do you often choose a book because it has won or been shortlisted for a prize?
I choose a book more when it has won a prize.

- Are there any literary awards you particularly take an interest in? No.

- What are you reading for this category?
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

- Who recommended the book?
Staff Pick by Summer Reading Selection Committee, BPL, NYPL, & QL

- What are you reading for this category?
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

- What type of criminal is featured in the book?
The criminal that is featured in the book is a serial killer.

- What are you reading for this category?
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

- How does your book link to "something new"?
Is a new author that for me.

- What are you reading for this category? (Both books)
After the Kiss and Flirting with Scandal.

How are they connected?
Both of them are romance novels.

- What are you reading for this category?'
When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

- What topic did you choose? Was it one you voted for during the polls?
I choose a book by an author from an island and I am not sure if I voted for it because it was the first poll.

- What were some of your other favorite topics that didn't make the final list?
Fiction or non-fiction about the climate and/or climate change

- What are you reading for this category?
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

- Do you typically enjoy novels with multiple perspectives?
Sometimes when is done right.

- What are you reading for this category?
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy

- Have you read the author's books before?
No this is my first book from this author.

- What are you reading this week?
Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

- Do you often read newly published books?
I only read newly published books if they are available in the library.

- How did you find out about this book (eg Goodreads, award winner, author’s website, friend’s recommendation etc)
I found out about this book by blogs.

What are you reading this week?
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley

- Is the book nonfiction or fiction?
Nonfiction

- How is it related to STEM?
Is related to technology.

- What are you reading this week?
I read The Poet X

- What format is the book?
Poetry

- Is this a format you read regularly, or something new to you?
No is not new is just a format that I do no read.