Six Degrees of Separation – From Second Place to The Perfect Girlfriend #6Degrees

Six Degrees of Separation is a monthly meme hosted by Kate @ Books Are My Favourite and Best. The idea is to start with the book that Kate gives us and then create a chain of six books, each suggested by the one before…

Well I loved taking part in this meme so much last month that I thought I’d join in again! 😀

This month Kate’s starter book is Second by Rachel Cusk, a book that’s been nominated for this year’s Booker Prize.

I tend to stay away from books that have been nominated for the big prizes as I haven’t enjoyed the ones I’ve attempted to read. One book was a Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan that I DNF’d because I didn’t have clue what was gong on and really didn’t like the characters!

Another book that had unlikeable characters was Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena, but I’m happy to tell you  that the mystery kept me listening.

That Night by Gillian McAllister was also about a family, but the characters were more likeable, plus she’s one of my favourite authors.

Lisa Jewell is another favourite author who writes about families, and The House We Grew Up In is a fantastic book that looks at the dark side of family life.

Thinking of the dark side of family life reminds me of Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land a psychological thriller that I read years ago, and can still remember how shocking it was.

My Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton was shocking, but also fun because the main character Juliet was just bonkers! I’m laughing thinking about her now as I don’t think I’ve met another character quite like her. 😆

Starting with Book Prize nominee via another prize winner and five thrillers I loved, hope you enjoyed the trip! 😀

Next month the starting book will be The Lottery by Shirley Jackson