What I’m Reading Now
Passions in Death by J.D. Robb – This is book #59 of her In Death series about Eve Dallas, a homicide detective in futuristic New York City. I always love these!
Freckles by Cecelia Ahern – I have enjoyed several books by this author. This one is middling for me so far.
Her Gates Will Never Be Shut: Hope, Hell, and the New Jerusalem by Bradley Jersak – I had put this book down a few months ago and recently picked it up again. I have read some other nonfiction in the meantime that I liked, so I’m hoping this will be easier for me to read this time.
What I Recently Finished
Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg – Berg never disappoints. I raced through this enjoyable novel about a woman who makes major changes in her life after the death of her best friend.
The Fifth Avenue Apartment by Pamela M. Kelley – This was a fun, lighthearted read about a woman who has been searching for what she wants to do with her life and how she finds a career that seems right for her. It was enjoyable. The author also released a bonus short story that set the stage for a possible second book.
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum – This book was recommended by someone on Instagram, and I am so glad I took a chance on it. It was very thoughtful and warm. I appreciated both the story and the lessons shared as the characters grow.
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon – Very well-written book that is part memoir and part informational discourse on the issues that arise for people who don’t fit or start to question the church. I really liked this book.
Natural Selection by Erin Hilderbrand – Nice short story about a woman in love who has things turned upside down on what is supposed to be a romantic trip to an exotic location.
Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins – A fake relationship romance with a twist. Cute book.
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio – Loved this magical realism novel about a woman whose life changes in an instant and how she copes with her new reality. I wrote a longer review of this a couple of weeks ago. Highly recommend!
What I’ve Added to my TBR List
I added a lot of books again this month. A lot of them are my standard fare, but I’m also trying to expand my horizons a bit:
- The Anti-Heroes by Jen Lancaster
- When We Were Friends by Jane Green (short story)
- Smells Like Tween Spirit by Laurie Gelman
- Nantucket Summer House by Pamela M. Kelley
- Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
- More of Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
- The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick
- The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
- Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick
- The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
- Summer Island by Natalie Normann
- The Hygge Holiday by Rosie Blake
- The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson
- Crime Scene by Jonathan Kellerman
- Lethal Prey by John Sandford
- Gryphon’s Valor by Mercedes Lackey
- Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb
- Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman
- Billy Straight by Jonathan Kellerman
- UnClobber by Colby Martin
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