pickThis weekend was my bookclub's second annual retreat. We stay in a beautiful old farmhouse that has a huge kitchen with couches and a fireplace. Its a wonderful weekend filled with reading, laughter and great company
I devoured the tagged book this weekend. Great storyline!
pickIt was good, but didn't quite live up to the author‘s Crimson Lake books. Maybe because those books are about a specific duo, with other characters in their orbit, and while this one also has what I would consider to be two main characters, the focus constantly shifted to other characters. Or maybe the characters in this one just weren't as appealing. Still worth reading though.
pickBy far my favorite Donlea book
Dr. Sloan Hastings, a forensic pathology fellow whose personal DNA project turns her life upside down. When her test results reveal she‘s actually “Baby Charlotte” — the child at the center of a decades-old Nevada disappearance — Sloan is pulled into a web of family secrets, murder, and small-town corruption.
🥃 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🐆
Author Ann Patchett says 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 by 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 is “both a work of extraordinary compassion & a really great novel.“ Sounds fascinating & gripping. A man deals with addiction, loneliness, the trauma or past tragedies, & the kind of regret one can only know when at a certain age. Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial, I'm looking forward to reading this “masterpiece,“ published July 29th.
pick#Nevada My first Vlautin, won‘t be my last. Haunting novel about a girl who moves from LV to Reno to escape an awful boyfriend…she hits rock bottom but then gradually she picks herself up and things get better. Bleak but gradually more hopeful.
How is anyone expected to read under these conditions?
pickA great read about the impact of war, generational trauma, and the importance of human connection. Alternating perspectives of individuals in Las Vegas, centering the war in Iraq and the aftermath on soldiers and their families, as well as an immigrant family. In-depth inner dialogue and emotional lives of the featured characters who all struggle, but do their best. A great audio as well!
pickKnowing she was adopted, Sloane never thought twice about her birth parents until submitting her DNA to a genealogy database for her fellowship assignment. Results show she is Charlotte Margolis, a baby that went missing 30 years prior. This news takes Sloane on a quest for what truly happened to her and her missing parents. Unique story, fast-paced story. I finished it in 2 days. Definitely recommend!
