I’ve gotten a couple of new ARCs recently and I think I really lucked out with these as they sound very interesting to me.

The first one is I’m Perfect, You’re Doomed by Kyria Abrahams. This is a coming-of-age memoir of a girl growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness. I’m not much of a memoir reader but this sounds like it could be interesting.

The other book is from the imprint Serpent’s Tail. I’ve read a couple of books from this publisher and have really enjoyed them so hopefully this is also a good book. The Good Plain Cook by Bethan Roberts is the story of a young woman who answers an advertisement for a good plain cook and ends up getting more than she bargained for.

My other book is The Romantics by Galt Niederhoffer. This book has such a lovely cover and promises to be a captivating story of two friends, one about to be married, and what happens on the days leading up to the wedding.

If this wasn’t enough, to tempt me further I’ve received the latest catalog from Hesperus Press. Unfortunately their web site is under construction so I couldn’t find more info but it looks like they’ve got a list of world literature that they are about to launch August 2009.

So much to look forward to. How about you? Got any new ARCs you are excited about?

So I seem to be making a bit of progress on my reading challenges lately. Good thing as I am sure I’ll find other challenges to join later – heh. Let me tell you about the books I’ve read:

For the Southern Reading Challenge I read Sights Unseen by Kaye Gibbons. This novel deals with a young girl growing up with a manic depressive mother. I really liked this book. It was such a fast read because I couldn’t wait to see what her mother would do next and it was heartbreaking to see a family love one of their members and not know what to do for them.

Next up are two books I read for Dewey’s Reading Challenge. The first one is Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen which I practically finished in one sitting. What a wonderful young adult novel. If you haven’t read it go read it soon. I know I can’t wait to read more by her.

The other book I read was Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos. I liked this story until I got towards the end. Then it got a little bit too contrived for me. I believe she has a new book out so hopefully one day I’ll check it out and maybe I’ll like it better.

For more on all the books, click on the titles for my reviews.

Anyway, I’m in the middle of another book for a reading challenge and I’ve got a couple of others lined up. I’m so excited as some of these are books I’ve had on my shelves for a long time and these challenges are prompting me to get to them.