pickStrout‘s debut novel about a mother and a daughter, and their relationship. Amy is 16 and just starting life. Isabelle is a single parent, working as a secretary at the factory, trying to get by. It‘s the warmest summer in memory and things are about to change.
pickSuper heavy on the introspection. But I think I gained something from reading it.
pickJust the kind of book I love for October and while it had some good twists, I called the who pretty early on. The how and why was fun to see unravel, though.
Another of my #trappedinaspookyhouse reads, chosen for me by @GHABI4ROSES and organized by @PuddleJumper
Last night my library hosted an author program which featured Wade Rouse, aka Viola Shipman! 💕📚 I got to run the whole thing which included facilitating the event, handling the Q&A portion, and the best part of all - getting to go out to dinner beforehand with him and his lovely husband! It was an absolutely magical evening!
so-soI‘ve read & enjoyed McCreight‘s earlier novels. I‘m always a sucker for a disappearance story, so I made this my August #BOTM pick! But despite some multimedia & mother/daughter perspectives, I never warmed to either (or really any!) character. The plot‘s twist didn‘t pack the punch I hoped for & I don‘t think it will stick long in my memory as I never felt eager to pick it up any time I set it down. I didn‘t hate it but I didn‘t like it either!
pickGood but not great, but it might be that I wasn‘t paying close enough attention? But some of it was a little confusing.
It‘s time for the October 2024 #bookspin list! I love this exercise each month. 😋 The tagged book I‘m already 2/3 through so that should be an early finish. I‘m in progress on a few others too. But I like the mix of library and owned, and all different genres. I hope October is a very bookish month for us all! 💗
