The Books I'm Reading Now
I'm listening to Liane Moriarty's story of the aftermath a plane full of psychic predictions regarding conditions of each passenger's death, Here One Moment; I'm reading Sally Rooney's newest novel, about young-adult brothers seeking love and hope after their father's death, Intermezzo; and I'm listening to the first in Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven fantasy series, Hell for Hire.
What are you reading these days, bookworms?
01 Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Flight attendant Allegra Patel loves her work--despite the sometimes-bossy passengers, their overstuffed baggage, and the fallout from someone's inevitable air sickness.
But on today's flight, an elderly woman is causing a major disruption. She's going through the plane as if in a trance, announcing expected ages of and causes of death for each person aboard.
From the overworked dad trying to make it home in time for his daughter's musical, to the mother of two young, crying children, to a spry older couple, to Allegra herself, the Death Lady (as she is later called) announces a prediction of each person's age of and cause of demise.
Here One Moment traces what begins to happen as the first of the Death Lady's predictions seem to come true and each passenger considers the prospect of their own immortality--and for some, what seems to be their imminent death.
I'm listening to Here One Moment as an audiobook.
02 Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Peter Koubek is a thirtysomething attorney in Dublin, unshakeable, unsentimental, and highly successful. He's struggling to maintain two relationships--one with Naomi, a playful younger woman, and one with his earnest and caring first love, Sylvia, who is coping with a health issue.
Ivan Koubek is ten years younger, a competitive chess player, a loner, and, he has always thought, his brother's Peter's opposite.
In the wake of their father's death, each brother tests the line between hopelessness and possibility, considering his place in the world and what the future might hold.
Rooney is also the author of Normal People, Conversations with Friends, and Beautiful World, Where Are You.
03 Hell for Hire (Tear Down Heaven #1) by Rachel Aaron
I love a playful fantasy book (see Hench and Starter Villain), and I'm hoping Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven series is one I'll love too.
Various demons work as mercenaries in Nine Hells, and Bex trusts only them to protect her. Over time, these free demons have evolved into grumbling lackeys for the Eternal King. But teaming up with their new client--a powerful male witch who's got it in for the king--could change everything.
Rachel Aaron is also the author of the DFZ Changeling series, the Heartstrikers series, the Crystal Calamity series, and other books.
I'm listening to Hell for Hire as an audiobook.
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