It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? June 22, 2015

Hello! Welcome to It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? This weekly meme, hosted by Book Journey, is where we share what we have read this past week and what our plans are for the upcoming week. It’s a great way to see what others are reading and to discover books to add to your own To Be Read list. You never know where that next great read may come from!

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What I'm currently reading/listening to

Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline

This is for my book club this week. I am pretty excited to be reading it.

Optical Delusions in Deadwood (Deadwood #2)

by Ann Charles

Loving this series! And I am hoping to see the author this fall, where else..... in Deadwood! 

What I recently finished reading

The One That Got Away

by Bethany Chase

Great read! My thoughts will be posted later this week.

The Orphan Master's Son

by Adam Johnson

Read this for book club. Intense but good. A lot to talk about.

Mama Cried

by Talia Haven

Interesting short story. Read my thoughts here.

Restore (Stories of Singularity #1)

by Susan Kaye Quinn 

Another short story by one of my must read authors. I love this series. Read my thoughts here. 

What I am going to read next

The Lives Between Us

by Theresa Rizzo 

Love Theresa's stories. I am excited to start this one! 

I love my reading world!
What's going on in your reading world this week?

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Mama Cried by Talia Haven

Mama Cried

Mama Cried by Talia Haven

Kindle Edition, 12 pages
Published January 9th 2015 by Sheehan and Haven

Jenny was enjoying herself on the swings when Azula, one of the guardians of the playground came to take her away.

Together they journey to a cinder building where Jenny must make a powerful decision.

My thoughts about Mama Cried ~~ 

'I lean back, leg and arms stretched straight, hair streaming behind me. Part way throught the arch forward, I bend my arms, pull my body upright and pump my legs harder.' 

This is the opening line from Mama Cried. Just reading that took me back to my childhood where I was imagining myself swinging high on our old swingset. So I was hooked. Mama Cried is a very interesting short story and I am always amazed when authors are able to put so much into so few words.

'So many children have come and gone with their puppies over time. It seems like the playground is always getting new arrivals. Some stay for a awhile; others leave soon after they arrive. Now one of the guardians has come for me.'

Hmmmm. This story didn't go where I thought it was going to go. I like stories like that, ones that surprise me and keep me thinking about it after I am done.

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