I've had such a good week of reading. The quality of the books I've picked up has been excellent. I have been devouring books, which is great, but I am sure that will slow down once I start in on a few other projects.
Last week I dropped off some books for my cousin's twin boys. Listening to them talk, enjoy some stories, eat supper....two and a half year olds are delightful. I think I could visit them every day - it would certainly be hard to be in a bad mood around them.
Two of my favorites this past week:
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch is not only a Book of the Month selection but also a Jenna Bush Hager book club pick - and it is fantastic. At just over 200 pages, this was a one-sit read for me, and I loved every page. Moving between the present day and the early 80s, we meet Heron who raised his daughter Maggie by himself. In the 1980s, Maggie was just a little girl and has no memories of her mother, Dawn, who left the family. Readers see Dawn's perspective as well as Maggie's as their stories are revealed. The writing in this novel is so good - spare, yet enough. I can't wait to talk about this one with friends.
Audrey Ingram's The Summer We Ran has been all over Instagram. It's also a Book of the Month pick for June. This was also a fast read, and easy to get into. Another book that moved between time frames, we see Grant and Tess as teenagers who fall in love despite coming from different backgrounds. Thirty years later, Tess and Grant are political opponents, battling for the governorship of Virginia. They've kept their past a secret, until a photo from long ago surfaces and the two must connect with each other and come to terms with what happened that ended their love affair.
I've still got a few more from the past week that are worth sharing and I'll be picking up another new book to start before bed tonight. What else do I need to add to my TBR?
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