Week of January 4- Salena

Them Bones (#1 in the Sarah Booth Delaney series) By Carolyn Haines – 336 pages

This irreverent look at Southern bell society is a lot of fun. Sarah Booth is unmarried and over 30 (GASP) How dare she buck convention like that. It isn’t as if she isn’t being pursued by eligible men…. She just chooses to follow her own path to love. 

In this first book of the series Sarah Booth is in dire financial straits and falls headfirst into working as a PI for her friends after “rescuing” a friend’s kidnapped pampered pet. Sassy, southern charm keeps this book rolling along and me turning the pages.  

The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb—352 pages

I love a good, creepy, gothic story. This is the 3^rd title I have read by Wendy Webb and I have enjoyed each one.  Ghosts, secret passages, and 50 year old mysteries are just waiting to be discovered. 

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes- 448 pages

This story packs a punch and includes topics such as education for women/poor, civil rights, small town politics, marital problems, domestic abuse, murder, and more. Give it a go and see what you think.

Read by Salena Morgan

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

After watching the movie trailer for Me Before You about a thousand times and impatiently waiting for my reserved copy to become available, I finally was able to get the book from the library! Even though it didn't quite live up to my (unrealistically) high expectations, it was still a pretty good book. JoJo Moyes creates great characters and situations for an amazing story. Moyes writes really well, but sometimes her writing feels like it's missing a bit of the magic for me. I'm still looking forward to the movie, but I will definitely bring a whole box of Kleenex!

369 pages

One Plus One by JoJo Moyes

Summary: "Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to pay for. That's Jess's life in a nutshell-until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess's knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages. Maybe ever."

One of the reviewers of this book described it as "Bridget Jones meets Little Miss Sunshine" - and it is the perfect description! What a cute, fun, and emotional journey this book takes you on. I was left wanting to know more about these lovely characters! 

Big thank you to Frances for lending it to me! :)

368 pages