Sorry, it reminds me of both The Lost Apothecary and most all of Kate Morton’s books. I’ll rewrite it to clarify it.

My best read of February was actually a reread. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. Just a beautifully written book. It won the Booker prize several years back. It was even more raw and heart wrenching the second time around. Not for everyone because of the darker subject matter, but the mother character, Agnes Bain was phenomenal. I think the author even said he should have named the book Agnes Bain.

I also enjoyed Come And Get It by Kiley Reid. She calls it a “form novel” instead of “campus novel,” and indeed it was. Once again the author builds some racial tensions. She really captured the world of a university dorm. Also a coming of age story.

I had listed more in depth info, but gave up when an ad pop up caused my content to get lost.

Suffice to say, there are too many good books out there to waste time on books like First Lie Wins. I know reading is a very personal preference though. That one was a dud for me.

My book club selected Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi for Feb. I had been meaning to get to that one after reading Transcendent Kingdom. It was an excellent book & perfect for Black History Month.

Too many TBRs to list. Lots of good ones!!!!!