Here Beside the Rising Tide | 
pickHonestly this book was a bit insane, and I loved it. Romance author Jenn Lanaro finds herself at loose ends when her marriage fails. She absconds with her screen addicted children to the beach town where she grew up, determined to “win points” in the divorce. Chaos unfolds as her childhood best friend emerges from the waves and sea monsters good and bad arrive on scene. Jane does a beautiful job of marrying the honest and the absurd. ⬇️
LeafingThroughLife Jenn‘s grief over her deceased mother, her anger at her soon to be ex-husband, and her confusion about how to be the “grown-up” so she can do the right thing about both the mundane and bizarre things that are happening somehow cozy up perfectly with the unlikely battle to save the island from sea monsters. At its heart, this is a wild story about childhood, growing up, and how, no matter how old you get, you‘re never too old to need your mom. ⬇️ 2d
LeafingThroughLife And one final hat tip to Emily Jane, an author who, when seeking to honor her own recently passed mother, conjures up a species of junk food-addicted, clairvoyant time-traveling squid who love jam band music and can save the world. 10/10, no notes. ❤️ 2d
