I got the best recommendation from Renee at Book Talk Etc. on two books I would not have heard of otherwise. They were just the ticket to kick off my Summer reading, with the lull of the ever running a/c.

The first was an older title, Indiscretion by Charles Dubow. There is an affair, which I think is safe to say bc of the title, so I mention this, in case it is not everyone’s cup of tea. But let me tell you, this one was a page turner for me.

The next was Thirst For Salt by Madelaine Lucas. Set in southern Australia. I absolutely loved this one.

I have also read Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. Excellent book.

A Likely Story (Belletrist pick) by
Leigh McMullan Abramson.

and Stealing by Margaret Verble. This one is told by the young narrator, reminding me of To Kill A Mockingbird, but involves a young half Cherokee girl that is sent to a boarding school.

All of these were very good. Welcome reads after a somewhat slow period for me.

I have plenty of TBRs lined up, not the least of is big Moby The Covenant Of Water, which I purchased & probably should not have. There was such a long wait list at my library (that I’d joined early on, but got off of). I started it and it is a surprisingly easy read, but may just be too weighty for Summer. Literally hard to hold and read.

Also have: The Postcard by Anne Berest. Started it and it is bugging me bc it is so obviously translated to English from I assume French, that it reads a little awkwardly. So it may be a to be finished at a later time or DNF.

Also excited about The Local by Joey Hartstone. A legal thriller that was hiding in plain sight at a local library. Someone had put it in the wrong place on the shelf. I told the librarian that helped me find it (it is a yield sign yellow book, that helped) that this happens to me a lot. I may be a jinx.

Other titles (I always have lots of TBR to back me up!!!) My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin, When In Rome by Liam Callanan, The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr, Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams & The Forbidden Notebook by Alba De Céspedes.

Can you tell I am excited to have time to read.