Bus Reads

  • A Bus Reads Goodbye

    I had every intention of bringing Bus Reads back once I was in building after maternity leave, but you know, it’s a lot harder to find time to read when you are a new mom – who would have thought?! And while I still had my commute, it was really hard to focus…mom brain really… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for June and July: Quarantine Edition

    I’ve been trying to stick with physical books while working from home, mostly from my bookshelves or from our local bookshop here in Tacoma. I did manage to snag an ebook with my library card from Overdrive that was a very quick read. Quarantine reading has been pretty slow going compared to my commute reading… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for May: Quarantine Edition

    My main form of reading on the bus was audio books, then that changed to long walks with a pair of earbuds, but as the weeks go on it’s been physical books on my shelf that have been getting more and more attention even though my reading habits have drastically slowed. Here’s what I read… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for April: Quarantine Edition

    I’ve found that commuting by bus gave me a lot more time to focus on my reading and being at home creates so many more distractions, I have less time to focus on a book in my hand. My few little escapes to walk the neighborhood have really been the only time I can slow… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for March: Quarantine Edition

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time, but in the world of quarantine being home does too! Here’s what I read at home in March: The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. Sad and beautiful. I tend to shy away from any books that have… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for February

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in February: Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera. This novel reminded me of Where the Crawdads Sing and I can’t quite tell you why. Three women, Gertrude, Retta and Annie, from… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for January

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in January: The Wall by John Lanchester. Due to climate change an island nation has built a wall to keep out the Others – those adrift. Each citizen is assigned wall duty for… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for December

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in December: Vox by Christina Dalcher. A read-alike for A Handmaids Tale, women of America can no longer hold jobs and are limited to 100 words a day. They are forced to… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for November

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in November: The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones. In a dystopian world those seeking adventure and a chance to see nature pay a high price tag to explore outside the salt… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for October

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in October: Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik. Running from her past, Lily seeks a different sort of adventure after her teaching job in Bolivia ends and her listlessness grows tiring. In… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for September

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in September: Circe by Madeline Miller. The story of Circe, the daughter of the sun god Helios, banished to an island for Zeus believes her to be a threat. Unlike other children… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for August

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in August: Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee. I’m glad I gave myself a bit of time before I read this book. To Kill a Mockingbird was one of those books… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for July

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in July: Early Riser by Jasper Fforde. I really enjoyed this book, I think the only issue I sometimes have with Jasper is that it sometimes feels like in his books there… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for June

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in June: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens This felt like a book that will stick with me for quite a while. This book has so many layers and brought me… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for May

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in May: Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin A nice little thriller, reminded me a bit of Josh Bazell’s book Beat the Reaper, which I also enjoyed. Rice Moore is seeking a hideout… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for April

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in April: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. This book is so hard to put into words with its madness and dark tales of a person consumed by multiple identities. Born in Nigeria to… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for March

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in March: If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio. On the day that Oliver is released from prison, Detective Colborne, who worked the case and is now retired, has come to… Continue reading

  • Bus Reads for February

    Commuting to Seattle by bus five days a week gives me a lot of reading time. Here’s what I read on the bus in February: Brass by Xhenet Aliu. A story of a mother and a daughter and how one’s path sometimes winds it’s way differently than expected. Chapters were told in alternating voices of… Continue reading