Does
anyone else they could rewind the clock a little and go back to summer? I am so
excited for the fall, the ushering in of the holidays, and the opportunity for
layering, but there really is nothing like reading an entire book on a lazy
summer day.
I have to
admit; I have not been that great lately about sticking to my New Year’s Goal
of reading more… I blame Netflix; I stumbled onto this show, Shameless, and
cannot stop watching it. Thankfully I think I have made it through almost all
the episodes, and I have promised myself that once this show is over I am
staying off Netflix for a bit. Anyhow, on to the book round up for August.
Visible Empire, by Hannah Pittard// Basically any book that is set during the 1920’s –
1960’s I am pretty much guaranteed to love it. The books that are centered
around the Paris/Atlanta plane crash completely mesmerize me in the weirdest
way. I still cannot believe that I never learned of such a large-scale event
when I was in school, and I just find it so jarring that Atlanta went through
such a tragedy.
Visible
Empire is about the children, spouses, friends, and loved ones left behind to
deal with the grief, a mayor that must figure out a way to move an entire
community together and rise from such a tragic event, and the scandal the
accident brings to the surface.
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake, by Amy E. Reichert// A rom-com should seriously be
made out of this book. I know some of you out there might shake their heads,
but I have no shame in confessing that I bought this book because of the cover,
and it totally paid off; I will definitely be reading more books by Reichert!
An
unlikely pair, Lou, a restaurant owner and chef, and Al, a restaurant reviewer,
cross paths on the day Lou got her worst review, which also happened to be the
review that Al was celebrating. Al challenges Lou to make him fall in love with
the city of Milwaukee, which she agrees to. The two fall in love, but what will
happen when the truth comes out…
The Secret To Hummingbird Cake, by Celeste Fletcher McHale// Get ready to
experience every emotion possible when you read this book. A story of lifelong
friends, navigating their way through marriage, the unexpected speed bumps in
life, and the secret to hummingbird cake.
