If you read the summary of When Breath Becomes Air you know what you're getting yourself into. It's a novel written by a neurosurgeon/neuroscientist who was diagnosed and passed away of lung cancer before the age of 40. And even knowing that, this novel is a beautiful view into one mans life journey.  

I'm not sure how I've missed Red Rising for as long as I have. The science fiction novel and first in a trilogy of novels was released in 2014 and has been receiving accolades ever since. Somehow though it managed to quietly drift in my "to-read" list for the last year or so up until a couple of weeks back when I really started to hanker for a good science fiction novel.

It's been a long time since I've read a good old fashion murder mystery. When I first into reading this was one of my favorite genres. I really love the guessing games that come with these types of novels and trying to figure out who committed the murder. A Man of Some Repute takes place right after WWII in a small town outside of London. The murder actually took place nearly seven years after the murder took place and the case is re-opened after the body is found.

I've read some truly amazing young adult novels in the last couple of years. Whether it be popular franchises like The Hunger Games or Divergent to lesser known ones like Steelheart and The Rithmatist. Going in, I assumed Throne of Glass might be a top tier young adult fantasy novel. I mean if you just look at the reviews it sure sounded like it was at least in the conversation. But after reading and finish Throne of Glass I can say it's one of the dullest reads I've had in a long time. 

I like many before me read Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff after hearing that President Obama called it his favorite book of 2015. As a side note, is this the first time he's announced his favorite book of the year or is this just the first I'm hearing of it? And what an interesting novel to choose as your favorite book the year. After completing Fates and Furies I can see why someone could love it, but it's not what I'd call a "fun read".

Last time I wrote one of these reading challenge updates I was a couple of books ahead of schedule. After reading the incredibly long A Little Life I fell back to "on-pace" to complete the 28 books I set out to read for 2016. So far I've held pretty firm on my reading lists only making one change to the list after publishing (I'm looking at you Life After Life). So without further ado here are the next five books on my reading list.