I Let You Go by Clare Macintosh

I'm going to give away a little of the story in I Let You Go by Clare Macintosh.  If you don't like stories about domestic violence, then this book is not for you.  I, personally, can handle those sorts of stories.  I really liked this book.  It was well written.  There was a mystery that you knew was there, but it wasn't the complete center of the story.  The main aspect of the story was intriguing in and of itself.  It was hard to understand why the main character was making certain decisions, but she was a likeable character.  I was on her side, so to speak.  There were twists and turns in the story that weren't always expected.  However, the ending was a little obvious, but still good.  There was one main part of the plot that I totally didn't see coming.  So, that was nice.  Overall, I liked this book.  I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

American War by Omar El Akkad

What can I say about American War by Omar El Akkad?  It's set in the future around 2075.  There is an American civil war going on.  Global warming has submerged a large portion of our country.  The concept intrigued me.  I felt as though the author could have done so much with the story.  However, he didn't really.  It was basically just a story of revenge.  Revenge that begets revenge to be more specific.  The ending was especially disappointing to me.  I just really saw no purpose to the book other than the revenge angle.  It was annoying for me, but if you like a good revenge story, then maybe give this one a try.  For me, it was a 2 out of 5 stars.

The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy

I did not like The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy at all.  I added it to my "to read" list because it was someone's #1 must read for the summer.  I skimmed over the synopsis, and it seemed like it could be decent.  I was mistaken.  It's a true story of the author's life.  I get that life can stink sometimes.  I just didn't like her attitude toward things.  When a gay, married woman gets angry with people because they call her female spouse her wife, that just makes no sense to me.  I get that she sees herself as the wife and not her spouse.  However, getting angry at people about this is just absurd in my opinion.  I say cut people some slack just like you'd wish they'd cut you some slack about certain things.  It just really summed her up as a person it seems.  She did not seem like someone with whom I would be friends.  I feel for her because she went through some very horrible experiences, but to always look on the dark side doesn't help anyone in the end.  I give this book 1 out of 5 stars.