Book Anticipation: January 2016 New Releases

There are a slew of new releases out this month that I can't wait to read. Here are a few new reads out this January that sound interesting to me:

Title: The Longest Night by Andria Williams
Genre: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

Print Length: 400 pages

Publisher: Random House (January 12, 2016)

Publication Date: January 12, 2016

Set in Idaho Falls 1959, Nat and Paul Collier move with their two daughters to a remote military town where Paul will be stationed to oversee a nuclear reactor.

When Paul discovers that the reactor has been compromised and that the military intends to cover it up, he keeps the information from Nat.

His lies, along with her growing unrest and difficulty settling into a new town takes its toll on their relationship and they begin to drift apart.

Book Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

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Title: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Genre: Mental Health, Biographies, Memoirs

Print Length: 300 pages

Publisher: Flatiron Books (September 22, 2015)

Publication Date: September 22, 2015

Rating: 5/5 stars

Furiously Happy is about "taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they're the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It's the difference between "surviving life" and "living life". It's the difference between "taking a shower" and "teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair." It's the difference between being "sane" and being "furiously happy." -Furiously Happy

Book Review: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

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Title: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Print Length: 391 pages

Publisher: Riverhead Books (September 15, 2015)

Publication Date: September 15, 2015

Rating: 4/5 stars

"Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this rich, expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents the story of one such marriage over the course of twenty-four years." - via hardcover edition

Transparency. It is seemingly the stuff that strong relationships are made of and what many couples strive to have with each other. Complete and total honesty in every situation no matter what. Lauren Groff's novel, Fates and Furies, flips this ideal on its side entirely. Told first from the perspective of Lotto Satterwhite and then later from his wife, Mathilde, Fates and Furies shows the reader both sides of the marriage coin and how two people who have spent the better part of their lives together can have completely different perspectives of life, love and success.

New Year, New Blog!

Hello my fellow readers!
If you've been following me, you'll know that I formerly wrote the blog, the daydream list. While I enjoyed working on that project, I've had something new in the works that focuses more on something that I'm passionate about.

Welcome to the Book Gawker! I'm bringing my love of all things literary to a new space that will focus entirely on my favorite topic - books. Have you ever stood around the aisle of the book store trying to find something new? If you're like me, you're always looking for another book to read and can have a hard time choosing. I'm hoping that this little piece of the blogosphere will help you find your next book to read.

In the past I've formatted my reviews as a monthly post about the books that I read over the previous month. With this blog, I'm hoping to post more frequently so that I can spend more time thoroughly reviewing each book and giving my recommendations. While I probably will not do a thorough review of everything that I read, I will write my recommendations for the books that I finish this year as I did for last year. I did import all of my 2015 reviews from the daydream list here so you'll be able to look back at them if you choose.

I hope you'll enjoy reading along with me in 2016!