Let’s assume you care

I believe I mentioned at the beginning of the summer that my goal was to finish several books. Or maybe I didn’t actually write it and just thought it to myself. I can’t remember.

But I’m proud to say that this has been a stellar summer of reading for me and I still have two weeks left. In fact, I’m headed to Target in just a little bit to find myself another book because I finished the most recent books I bought in a record amount of time.

(Let’s forget for a minute that I’m supposed to actually be writing my own book right now yet am spending way more time reading words other people have written.)

(I’m going to claim that I need the inspiration.)

(Even though all I’m reading are fiction books that have nothing to do with what I’m writing about. However, maybe I’m expanding my vocabulary. Let’s go with that.)

(Also, I just read that Kim Kardashian is writing a book about taking selfies because she has mastered the art of selfies. To that I say, “Dear America, You’re better than this.”)

Anyway, I thought you might be interested in what I’ve read thus far and my overall thoughts. Or maybe not. In which case you can stop reading now.

I think I mentioned earlier in the summer that I read What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty, Looking for Alaska by John Green and Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen. Of those three, What Alice Forgot was far and away my favorite.

So then I moved on to The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. I know almost everyone has loved this book but I’m torn. I really liked most of it and I love her writing style, but I thought the plot was kind of depressing and it wrapped up way too neatly at the end. I felt like it was more than a little bit beyond believability. However, it was still a good read.

After I finished it I felt like I needed something totally different. I moved on to Somerset by Leila Meacham and followed it with Roses by Leila Meacham. They were the perfect summer read and I finished them in a record amount of time. Roses was actually written first and then Somerset was written later as a prequel, but I think you could read them in either order. They tell the story of the Toliver family who moved from South Carolina to Texas in 1835 and started a cotton plantation in East Texas. If you’re a fan of the epic story, then you will love them. I finished Roses yesterday and felt sad all day that it was over.

But now it’s time to move on to something else. Which is why I’m heading to Target with my list of suggested books in hand. I’ll let you know what I choose.

Because I know you’ll lose sleep over it.