Summer Reading

Although it was a fun and busy summer, I managed to squeeze in some reading time. I love escaping into the pages of a book. It's a form of therapy for me, as well as a sort of escape as I delve into the pages of the author's creations of moments in time to whatever world they wish to create or share with the reader.

I really hesitate recommending books to people, because I think everyone has their own favorite genres and what one person enjoys another may not. Some of these books were borrowed from a friend and the others I ordered based on the reviews - there were some I didn't order because of the reviews as well. For what its worth, here's the summation for my summer reading ratings.

1. Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - My favorite! I'd read it again - written by a real life therapist(but not non-fiction) in the form of a therapist's own life and the lives of her clients.

2. And Then You Loved Me - makes you wish it was a real story - a reflective and very good read.

3. Where The Crawdads Sing - story that keeps you interested and a bit reflective as well as wanting to change the ending.

4. The Unwinding Of The Miracle - a little hard to read, as it is somewhat of a journal for a dying mother to her children.

5. Eleanor Oliphant - fun, quirky, and a bit of a weird read, but also entertaining enough to keep you(as the reader) involved.

6. Before We Were Yours - hard to imagine this happening in real life, because it's so inhumane(sad story).

7. Little Fires Everywhere - definitely kept me interested, but the ending was a little flat for me as opposed to the story-line. I wanted/expected more.