Book Update: The Last Reads of 2015

Hi Everyone!
Happy 2016 to all of my readers. I hope you had a Christmas and NYE/NYD that were full of fun, love and champagne. For the first post of the year, I thought I would bring you some thoughts on the last several books I read in 2015. I hope you enjoy!

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Ernest Cline's Ready Player One is a great read for almost anyone who loves dystopian books. The reason I say almost anyone is because this book is centered in a world that revolves around a virtual reality game, and the nerd factor is HIGH. Being a nerd, I loved it, but if you can't get down with super-nerdom, save yourself the agony.

If you think your nerd level is high enough, this is a fun read that tells the classic story of an underdog enjoying victory over a large corporation, in the big, bad world of capitalism. For best results: ignore the overly-political comments and enjoy the fantasy world created by Cline.

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Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica is a good read for any of you who enjoyed The Girl on the Train. While this one does not have quite as many thrills, the book does have mystery, set in an otherwise 'normal' family and community. 

A quick read, and one I liked, but did not love as much as her other book, The Good Girl.

I am literally obsessed with Leah Remini. She is so funny, and her family is a total hoot. However, now that I have read this book, I am also obsessed with how weird scientology is, and can't stop watching documentaries about it and reading books about it. Enjoy your time in this new rabbit hole I have fallen into...

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology is a funny, interesting and at times, scary, book.

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Full disclosure- I am still reading this one, as I write this post. However, thus far, I am a big fan, and I think that anyone who is a fan of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, will love Blind Rage: A True Story of Sin, Sex and Murder in a Small Arkansas Town, by Anita Paddock.