So the last time my dad was visiting, he opened my blog to see if I had made any new posts, and the proceeded to read my last book post to me haha… I’m telling you, there is something weird about hearing your words read aloud like that! I started cracking up, and then thought, maybe I don’t need to do introductions to these book review posts, I could just dive right in and go with it! But here I am, already making another introduction I guess, in a round about way hehe. I’ll let you see how the month went for yourself. 
I have read a few of Elin Hilderbrand’s novels, but I kept seeing “28 Summers” pop up as being people’s favorites, so I decided to try it out. I enjoyed the book overall, but it was one of those where I had a hard time understanding the character’s decisions… it seemed like if they would have just chosen differently, they could have enjoyed their lives much more fully with the one they loved, and also wouldn’t have spent their whole lives lying to everyone. Mallory and Jake meet up one weekend in Nantucket through a family acquaintance and really hit it off. Rather than breaking up with the girlfriend Jake is with, they proceed to meet up every following year in Nantucket on Memorial Day weekend, forming this “once a year” kind of affair. I don’t know, I struggle reading about affairs in general, but the whole time I read this book I just couldn’t figure out why they made the choices they did. Anyway, you are fully warned haha! It was one of those books I continued reading because it was making me think, and appreciated that there wasn’t much bad language in it, but it wasn’t really the kind of story line that I love.
I enjoy reading memoirs every now and then, especially from people who have had incredible struggles in their life but overcome them to do amazing things. “No Time Like the Future” was a little jumpy and disjointed at times, a little slow here and there, but it was really encouraging to just read about the life of Michael J. Fox and the people who supported him through his physical struggles. He has endured more than I realized, with an interesting outlook on life and much to share.
I read “Majesty” this month as well, which was the sequel to “American Royals.” I really enjoyed this one! A cute little read, peering into the “what if” the United States had made George Washington their first king rather than the first president. This sequel picked up on Beatrice’s impending wedding, developing her relationships with her Revere Guard, fiance and sister. I was hoping for a bit of a different ending, but it wasn’t too bad, just left things a little more open than I prefer. This would be a really cute beach or vacation read for the summer!
Apparently I cannot quit British mystery novels! This series is different from the one I read last month, although the titles are extremely similar. I loved “A Ladies’ Guide to Etiquette and Murder.” Set in London, Frances is woken to find her husband dead, and entangles a friend of hers in a cover up because of the embarrassing state her husband is found in. Everyone thinks he has died of natural causes, and after her year of mourning is up, she moves on with her life, moving out of her family’s home into her own residence with her daughter, which is highly unheard of at this time. Her husband’s case is reopened, and this is the story of how she aids her neighbor in discovering what really happened to him.
This made me laugh so much, I’m sure I have looked at someone in my family like this at some point because I just read in little pockets of time here and there a lot haha… I sit down to eat lunch after everyone is done, and try to read for a few minutes, but of course it is usually interrupted hehe, just life of a mom though!
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