I am saving all my vacations for the
fall but I did manage to get in plenty of summer reading. In between romance
novel binges, I really enjoyed the following books:
Read this if: You think Nancy Grace
is nonsense and wonder about the real stories behind the crimes we see on the
news.
This psychological thriller is on
all the best seller lists this summer and for good reason. I could not put down
this story of a missing wife and a strangely aloof husband.
Read this if: You think being the
New York Times food critic would be one of the most amazing jobs ever, you
struggle with your weight or you love reading about family dynamics.
Frank Bruni’s memoir about being
asked to be the food critic for the New York Times when he has just gotten to a
good place in his life long battle with food and his weight is extremely
entertaining and thoughtful. He recounts his childhood, growing up in an
Italian family where food was love and the life of a political reporter, where
eating fatty foods at all hours became the norm.
Read this if: You feel a little
unsatisfied with your regular life while imagining yourself saving the world and
want to read how taking action can go a little wrong.
A librarian in a small town who
feels like she is trapped in a life she didn’t choose finds one of the ten year
old patrons of the library camping out in the stacks one night. She learns that
his extremely Christian parents have been sending him to anti-gay therapy and
he is running away to avoid the classes. She decides to single handedly rescue
him and they commence a road trip where they each learn a lot about themselves.
Read this if: You try to imagine
what it would be like to Britney Spears or a member of her family.
A young woman, Logan, gets a call to
come visit her super famous pop star cousin, Kelsey, after being separated for
years due to a family estrangement. The visit quickly turns into a role as
assistant to a very broken, isolated girl with an extremely manipulative
family. While Kelsey quickly makes a series of decisions that could wreck her
career, Logan tries to keep things together. This is a quick entertaining read,
like a novelized US Weekly.
Read this if: You dream that every time
you go to the library, this time will be the one where you will stumble upon a
mystery that leads to a wild adventure.
A young witch leaves behind her
family legacy and turns to an academic study of alchemy. Her studies unearth a
book that many mystical creatures are interested in acquiring. Adventures ensue
as she meets a handsome vampire and must protect the secrets of the book. The first book of a trilogy offers a little historical fiction, a little fantasy, a little romance and
lots of entertainment.
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