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Birding with Benefits
by Sarah T. Dubb
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This is S.T. Dubbs debut novel that takes place in Tucson, AZ where the author actually resides. I really wanted to like this book and placed it on hold because I, too, love birding. There was a very simple plot of an avid birder, John Maguire, who enters a birding contest but his partner drops out at the last minute and asks an acquaintance to step in. Enter Celeste who knows nothing about birds. The rest of the book is a basic boy meets girl, and they fall in love with no twists or surprises. John and Celeste are in their 40's and the sex scenes, sexting, etc. were a bit much and not believable, and I am no prude. But it is called Birding with Benefits...!
Under the Stars
by Beatriz Williams
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A blend of the modern day and the historical. Set on (fictional) Winthrop Island, the book flips back and forth between the present day lives of Audrey, her actress mother, and her bartender father, and a November night in 1846, when the steamship Atlantic gets caught in a storm, suffers a catastrophic disaster, and sinks in Long Island Sound. This book does have some characters from other books of Williams', but can be read as a stand-alone as well. Great summer vacation read: engaging story + historical substance.
Brave
by Svetlana Chmakova
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Brave by Svetlana Chmakova highlights some of the biggest problems in middle school, bullying, grades and unfriendly friends. Jensen Graham dreams to be an astronaut, but how can he be an astronaut if he's failing math? Worse how can he focus on math with bullies at every corner and shifting friends? When art club isn't fun anymore Jensen starts to help out the newspaper crew, Jenny, Akilah, and Felipe, who help him realize it's not okay to be pushed around, can Jensen beat the hardest levels of his life, middle school?
Quidditch Through The Ages
by J. K. Rowling
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i love this book its really informative and dives into the history and world of quidditch. and it helps me understand the world of harry potter that little bit more
The Napping House
by Audrey Wood
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This is a good one. My son can easily fill in the blank while reading this because it is repetitive.
Architects of an American Landscape
by Howard Hugh
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Finally finished this after a few weeks of reading! Nonfiction always takes me longer. But this was a fascinating look into two of the most influential men for new England’s architecture (landscape and general). There’s a whole chapter on Easton, which prompted my family to go on a walking tour of Richardson’s buildings in Easton- including the library (my personal fav), where I discovered this challenge! We discovered the historical society in richardsons railroad as well :)
Starling House
by Alix E. Harrow
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I was very excited about this book. It sucked me in through the first 80% and lost a bit of steam. There were a few loose strings I’d like to have had cleared up . Overall, I enjoyed it yet wanted more from it.
Camino Ghosts
by John Grisham
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This was one of my favorite books of this year so far. I really enjoyed reading about the trial and Lovely’s family history. I haven’t read the second book in this series but I really want to now.
The Funeral Cryer
by Wenyan Lu
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This book was hard to connect to because the main character refers to everyone around her as a title (ex:the husband, the daughter) and refers to no one by name. She is stuck in a less than perfect marriage and is treated as an outcast for her profession as a funeral cryer, which to many makes her bad luck. As soon as she seems to making some changes for her happiness the story kind of abruptly ends. I really wanted more from the ending. One thing I did appreciate about this book was the glimpse into Chinese culture at the time.
The fallen angel
by Daniel Silva
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Another typical Gabriel Allon book. This one was very long though. There is a lot of information about the Temple Mount and history that makes you wonder how much is true.
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