This past Christmas my mom had gifted me a Kindle and it was not even on my radar. Mom's are the best. They just know. I mean she definitely knew all that would entail in 2020... ;)
Have you heard of online libraries? If not, this will change your life. Just like a library you can search books, request holds, and loan them out to your kindle/phone/reading device. Just happens to be the perfect solution for a library during a pandemic. My favorite part about this online library is that its so convenient and its FREE. All these wonderful books cost me zilch.
My total book count from March to August is 18 books. 18!! Out of those 18 I am here to review my top 6 books from this summer. Let's dive in!
The Tatooist of Auschwitz- Books during World War II have always grasped my attention. I cannot fathom what these prisoner's in concentration camps lived through. This one stays with you once your done reading it. You'll encounter the cruelties of life as a prisoner and witness the tenacity of a man who will do anything to make it out alive with his new reason for existing. Ugh. It's painful. It's beautiful. It's a must read.
After- Anyone watch the movie on Netflix? That's how I landed on this one. I was so ticked that the movie came to abrupt halt with no solid closure. The plot of the movie was all over the place and the details to Hardin and Tessa's love story were so rushed. Somehow I landed on Google searching about the movie and found that it was based on a book series. My heart did a happy dance in that moment. Per usual with a book-turned-movie situation the book was SO MUCH BETTER.
The book is about a college-bound girl, Tessa, who is driven to succeed in all areas of her life until she meets a guy on campus who is going to challenge the way she is wired. This British, B.A. boy gets a wake up call when he realizes the girl he hurts the most is the one he cant imagine living without. Fair warning this book can get a tad rated R. These characters are real and messy. I love them immensely.
In Five Years- This one is so unexpected. It reads so uniquely. The book starts by introducing us to the leading lady who has her life planned out. She's an NYC career climber. She also happens to predict her engagement night. However, she does not predict that she wakes up from a dream to a totally new man, apartment, and life. This book flip-flops from her reality with one man to living another life with a different man. All her type-A ways get challenged as life gets messy. Her BFF goes through a life-altering situation, and some shocking surprises happen along the way that clashes her two worlds: her dream and her real life. This book was a page turner. I had to know what was going to happen in the end.
The Royal We- Anyone else a sucker for a classic royal tale? This book starts off with a look into what will happen at the end of the book but without the context. It's like a reverse cliff hanger; You get a taste of whats ahead so you will devour the beginning with rapid speed. Or maybe that was just me? :)
Bex, an American mid-west girl, travels abroad to England for a study exchange program. It so happens that on the night of her arrival she has an unknowingly, normal encounter with the English Crown Prince, Nicholas. The story unfolds Nick and Bex's relationship and questions if their love can endure their different lifestyles.
Twice In A Blue Moon- This book could easily become a movie! The book starts with the main characters, Sam and Tate, meeting on vacation when they are younger. These two become quickly connected when Tate lets Sam into a massive secret that she is the lost daughter of one of the world's biggest film stars. Trusting the entirety of her hidden life into Sam's hands, she soon realizes she made a huge mistake when she loses her hidden identity and her first love. Fourteen years later, on the set of a big film break for Tate, she is forced to work with the man that betrayed her trust. Could Sam have made a wrong choice for the right reasons? The last chapter had me tearing up. The beauty of forgiveness and redemption. Mmm, loved it.
Carnegie's Maid- I could not put this down once I fell in love with the characters' chemistry. I guess I am sucker for a good love story? But this love story is not typical at all. In fact I was quite dumbfounded by the ending. Except I wouldn't have wanted the book to end in any different way.
A desperate Irish immigrant, Clara, gets very lucky landing a job as a lady's maid at the home of America's leading industrialist, Andrew Carnegie. The bond between these two deepens but is challenged due to the gap between their status'. This book is a historical fiction meaning some facts are true of Andrew Carnegie. All in all this was a good read. Slow at times, but the ending had me glad to have read it.
I'd love to hear: have you read any of these yet? which book are you most intrigued by? what book(s) do I need to read this fall?
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I love After!! It started out as a One Direction fanfic that I was obsessed with in high school! Haha! I highly recommend finishing the series!
ReplyDeleteAhh so glad to hear from another After fan!! I had no idea the series has been out for awhile. I must admit I finished the whole series once I finished the first book, hah! So catchy.
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