I fell off and forgot to tell you what I’ve been reading. Over the last few months I’ve had a great reading life. I’ve been on a lot of planes, trains, and automobiles and that helps a lot. The month isn’t over and I know I will finish at least two more books before the month is over. It’s a great time to be a book reader.
I would love to know what you are reading.
The Missed Connection, by Tia Williams (Advanced Reader Copy) and Purchased
Tia Williams already proved with Seven Days in June that she writes romance that stays with you. Her romance has humor, emotional depth, and characters you will remember. Sasha Cruz has me thinking who would play her in a series. Williams has a gift for making you feel seen in the middle of someone else’s love story. (Advanced Reader Copy) and Purchased
On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites, by Alicia Kennedy
Kennedy traces how what we eat shapes who we are and who we become. This book made me think of so many food memories; my dad barbecuing in the backyard in Houston, him and my grandmother cooking chicken and dumplings in her kitchen in Louisiana (and the chicken was fresh from the backyard); and how now wine shapes everything I eat. This memoir makes you think about the politics of food and the radical art of feeding yourself. If you don’t follow Alicia on social media, you should. She has an amazing newsletter community you can join here, and I’ve been a member since she started and hers is one I always read. (Advanced Reader Copy) and Purchased
Extra Sauce, by Zahra Tangorra
I am a sucker for a food memoir. Tangorra writes about food the way we talk about life. There is grief, hunger, and humor. She doesn’t romanticize the restaurant business or her own heartbreak. Read this one slowly with your favorite wine. (Advanced Reader Copy) and Purchased
The Parisian Heist, by Jo Piazza
Jo Piazza connects two women across more than a century and brings to the reader Jo van Gogh, who for me until this book didn’t know about. Piazza keeps the twists coming in a thriller that is sharp about the art world and about women navigating power on their own terms. I already know this is going to be a comfort re-read for me. (Advanced Reader Copy) and Purchased
Crash Into Me, by Robinne Lee
Robinne Lee gave us The Idea of You and we never fully recovered. It’s a reread for me. So many sentences underlined and annotated. I can’t imagine the pressure to follow this. Crash Into Me follows Cecilia Chen, a photographer in a complicated marriage who is forced to reckon with her own desires when she reconnects with a person from her past. At its core, a story about what women silence in themselves to make their lives fit. Lee writes about longing with patience and that sneaks up on you. (Advanced Reader Copy) and Purchased
A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR Book 1), by Sarah J. Maas
I didn’t want to go down the Massiverse. After speaking with my fellow book nerds, I decided to jump in, but for me I needed to do my research. I discovered this great reading order and haven’t looked back. I will be all caught up by the time the next installment comes out in October and January. Sarah J. Maas drops you into a new world. Part Beauty and the Beast, fantasy, and danger. A slow burn. Feyre is the kind of heroine who grows on you gradually and then all at once. If you’ve been sleeping on this series, consider this your wake-up call. I have a degree in English Literature, but I know now I just want to read whatever makes me happy. This series makes me very happy. I can be literary and discuss the beauty of Tolstoy, but I want to just read everything that makes me happy.
25 Alive (Women’s Murder Club Book 25), by James Patterson
A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR, Book 1), by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOTAR, Book 2), by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR, Book 3), by Sarah J. Maas
Crash Into Me, by Robinne Lee
Start With Yourself, by Emma Grede
The Dahlia Suite, Carinn Jade
The Missed Connection, by Tia Williams
The Parisian Heist, Jo Piazza
This Story Might Save Your Life, by Tiffany Crum
Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
Extra Sauce, by Zahra Tangorra
The Butter Book, by Anna Stockwell
Cursed Daughters, by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
The Book of Lost Hours, by Hayley Gelfuso.
Judge Stone, by Viola Davis and James Patterson
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