If reading is your hobby, you can never be alone. Your books are your company which is never going to leave your side. It takes you away from your problem and gives you a different approach to see life.
However, when buying books, we sometimes get confused about the book we are buying, whether it would be a good read or not. Summer is here are review and summary of 5 books to help find the right choice from the galaxy of books.
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Genre - Mystery mixed with historical fiction.
Storyline - This book alternates between Laurel, a 60-year-old woman; herb present day, and her mother Dorothy's perspective 50 years earlier. When Laurel was 16, she saw her mother stabbing a mysterious man at their place. She has been holding this secret since then; however, she decides to uncover the truth with her mother on her deathbed.
Review - This is a slow burn mystery with a twist I DID NOT see coming. It takes some time to get into, but once it got going, I got hooked.
You can get other reviews here.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Genre- Romcom
Storyline - This book is about a socially clueless, adorable nerdy professor Don Tillman. He has 3 friends and no experience with love. He decided to start dating on his friends' recommendation and named it ' The Wife Project.' He prepares a questionnaire having criteria his future wife should meet. He eliminates every girl he meets as they all fail to meet his criteria. When he met the beautiful Rosie, he deems her to be NOT a wife material. However, he agrees to help her with her own project to find her father, 'The Father Project.'
Review - This is a hilarious, feel-good rom-com, and I highly recommend this if you are in mood for a light and easy read.
You can get another review here.
The Book Of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Storyline- This book is based on so many heartbreaking letters written by recently freed slaves in the post-civil war era in the south, desperately hoping to reconnect with the friends and family they were separated from due to the slave trade. It alternates between two narrators- Hennie, a recently freed slave and benny, a new teacher who has moved in to a poor, rural town in Louisiana.
Review - The book contains real letters published in the newspaper across the south, which I found very powerful. However, it failed to connect with the characters, and I struggled with the dual narration.
You can see its review here.
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hiller
Genre- Thriller
Trigger Warning- if you have a young kid, this book might not be for you.
Storyline - This book is about child abduction. Marin and Derek have a perfect - beautiful and successful life and have an a4-year-old son. One, when Marin and her son go out to the market, she lets go of her son's hand for a few seconds to respond to a text message, only to find her vanished. Fast forward to one year later, Marin is still struggling to get her son back when she finds out her husband Derek has an affair with a 24-year-old girl. The book then alternates between Marin's perspective and Derek's mistress's perspective.
Review- You feel fully immersed in the mindset of a person experiencing a parent's nightmare and overwhelming guilt and depression.
You can see another review here.
Where The Forest Meets The Sky by Glendy Vanderah
The story revolves around three characters - Jo, Ursa, and Gabriel. Ursa is a little girl who came across Jo, completing a study on bird nests. Ursa shows up at Jo's cabin barefoot, in dirty pajamas, and claims to have come from the stars. Gabriel, Jo's neighbor, agreed to help Jo figure out what to do about Ursa. The trio formed a strange bond as they heal through each other. Their lives begin to unravel when the dark secrets of Ursa's past start to catch up with her.
Review- This was the 'Good Reader Choice Award" winner for fiction in 2019. The story is beautiful, tragic, heartwarming, and very human.
You can see the review here.
These are some of the less explored books, but their content is super engaging. So if you are a reader, these books can make their way to your wishlist.
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