Share a review of the books I have recently read, if it’s worth adding to your collection.
Hi, friends! Are you OK? I hope you have a pleasant morning!
We have been enjoying all of Seville adventures, going to bed at least every day at midnight and then every day. It is S.BEEN. I managed to do some reading time before bed and exploded four books. Two are scary, two are great. I want to share a review below and I would love to hear what you like this summer!
Books I’ve read recently
Warsaw Orphan Kelly Rimmer
This definitely ruined me. It was scheduled for World War II Poland, following a teenage girl who began smuggling Jewish children from slums. The writing is beautiful, even if the subject is heavy, it is the kind of book that has something to do with you long after you finish it. It is highly recommended that you have emotional and powerful things. 9/10
From Amazon:
In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek realized the dissonance of rapid growth outside the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She was dissatisfied with the Germans who patrolled the streets and imposed a curfew, but never thought too much about what was happening behind the walls that contained her Jewish neighbors. She knows the cruelty of Germany very well, and that’s why she has to hide her true identity. But while making friends with Sara, a nurse who shares the floor of her apartment, Elzbieta discovers a discovery that pushes her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism.
Using Sara’s qualifications to smuggle children from slums, to the reality of the war behind the walls and the plight of the Gorka family, to bring Elzbieta in person, they must make impossible decisions to give up their newborn daughter or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, the final injustice stirred up his rebellion, and even his new discovery of Elzbieta could not suppress his new discovery. But his recklessness makes it unnecessary to pay attention to Sarah’s career, unconsciously putting Elzbietta and her family in ways of harm until an act of violence threatens to destroy their chances on freedom forever.
Next summer Annabel Monaghan
The protagonist is about to get married and looks like the *perfect man* but meets her old boyfriend (who broke her heart a few years ago). The spark started flying again, eventually becoming “can’t” energy with the side of family dynamics and summer nostalgia. I love the idea of this second romantic book, the author is great (Nora Off Script is one of my favorite beach readings), but it’s boring and slow for me. I had to force myself to finish it. 2/10
From Amazon:
Sam’s life is on track. She has the perfect fiancé doctor, Jack (his strict routine is really a good thing), in Manhattan (unless they fire her), it’s an excellent job and is about to visit the wedding venue near her family’s Long Island beachfront villa. Everything should be planned, but the moment she arrived, Sam felt something. Wyatt is here. Her Wyatt. But there is no reason for a thirty-year-old woman to panic when she was sad when she was seventeen. Correct?
However, when returning to this beach, Wyatt’s guitar notes floated in the night sky from the next door, as if there was no time to pass – Sam’s memory came back: the feeling on Wyatt’s skin, the night in the tree house and the truth about their split. Sam remembers who she used to be and when Wyatt re-enters her life, their connection was as undeniable as usual. She will have to make a choice.
The wedding person Alison Espach
This one is so popular that I find it totally messed up. A woman appears in an upscale hotel and ends up being wrapped in a “wedding person” for a full week. This feels completely different from anything I have read recently, but it’s not necessarily a good thing. I’ve been waiting for some good relevance or moments, which is just flat for me. The ending doesn’t even make up for the barrier to reading. 2/10
From Amazon:
It was a wonderful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrived at the Grand Cornwall Inn in a green dress and gold heels instead of a separate bag. She was immediately mistaken for one of the weddings by everyone in the hall, but in fact, she was the only guest in Cornwall who didn’t attend a big event. Phoebe is here because she dreams of coming for years – she hopes to go to the oysters with her husband and ride the sunset sail, until now she has no him here, at the bottom of the rock, and is determined to hold the record on herself. Meanwhile, the bride takes up all the details, except for Phoebe and Phoebe’s plans, every possible disaster the weekend could cause – which makes it even more surprising when two women can’t stop crossing each other.
Alison Espach’s Wedding People, in turn, is a ridiculous and frustrating tenderness, ultimately an incredible nuance and resonance that can appreciate the twists and turns of a place we never thought we could take and sometimes encounter the opportunity to rerout us.
For the love of friends Sara Goodman Confino
It’s funny, I expect it to be because all the books in SGC make me literally laugh. A woman agrees to be a bridesmaid at five weddings (why??), and she starts blogging anonymously about all the ridiculous things that happen along the way. Think of Bradz moments, ugly dresses, lots of juicy dramas. It’s a fun light read that still blends some deeper moments. This is exactly what I want in a space I read and I love it. 9/10
From Amazon:
Lily Weiss is her mother’s worst nightmare: Thirty Two and Single – Horror! She is also a talented writer, but she hides behind the boring work of the Science Foundation. To her friends, she was reliable and selfless, and that was how she ended her bridesmaids in five weddings in six weeks. What’s there with her three best friends and two (young) siblings, right? Even if her own love life is…well, she would rather not talk about it. To stay sane, Lily needs a safe place to vent.
So her anonymous blog, Bridesmania, was born. These posts started to pour out from her: all about mom Ziras, the disappearing bank balance, the evil bridesmaids of the West, the highly tortured bride, the body-shaped dress clerk, a few days of bachelor party and Spanx for a few days, not wanting to be considered an eighty-year-old grandma (they like eighty-year-old grandma (who loves Marias’ wedding), the wedding nude nude nude nude)
So far, the blog has remained anonymous. But, as we all know, there are few things online forever secrets…
When it all is said, can Lily help all five couples be happy later? Will her own happy ending be near?
OK, friend: Do you suggest any great space? Any classics you reread over time?
xoxo
Gina
