The Book Catch-Up July
- Brooke
- Aug 3, 2019
- 4 min read
The month of July was not a good one for me when it came to reading. I found myself wanting to read less and less. Which I knew was going to happen eventually. This month I only managed to read four books, which is nothing compared to previous months, but I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things. And hopefully i'll have more books to talk about next month.
Meet Morgan and Eric: born on the same day, at the same time and bonded for life. In this moving dual narrative, we meet them every birthday from the age of thirteen, as Eric figures out who he is, as Morgan decides to live as her true self, and as they realize they are inextricably part of each other.
This was a great book in my opinion. It's definitely a heart wrenching book in some aspects. I love the way Meredith Russo wrote about someone who wants to transition but doesn't know how to tell others and has to keep lying so the truth won't come out. There was so much to love about this book. I can't think of too much else to say besides that you need to go and read this.
Caroline can't wait for summer to end so that she and her older boyfriend, Jake, can run away together. She decides to spend her last summer at home saving money working at the local aquarium gift shop--and spending all the rest of her time hanging with Jake. Then she meets Georgia, a counselor at the aquarium camp. Georgia weaves her way into Caroline's life and suddenly the summer feels a lot less lonely. The stronger Georgia and Caroline's bond grows, the more uneasy Caroline becomes about her plans to leave. When summer comes to a close, she will have to say goodbye to someone... but who is she willing to lose?
By reading the description of this book you'd think it's a story of a girl coming to grips with her sexuality. But it was nothing like that. I ended up being just about a girl who couldn't decide between her boyfriend or best friend. And not in so much a romantic way. I found this book took me way too long to read. I got bored of it at one point and left it on my reading chair for a couple of weeks before telling myself to just finish it. I mean besides the romance side of things this book is something I knew I would have loved to read beside the pool in the middle of summer. Just didn't turn out to be the read for me this month.
Fifteen-year-old Shay Summers is trying to cope with the death of her father, being overweight, and threats from a girl bully in school. When she falls in love with Blake, a mysterious boy online, insecure Shay doesn't want to tell him who she is. But with the help of her two best friends, as well as an assist by Kermit and Miss Piggy, ultimately Shay and Blake’s love prevails.
This book is a hard one for me in the sense that I don't know what I feel when thinking about it. It's a story of a girl who's dad dies, has a bad step-mother, a friend that's drying as well as a gay friend. Which is cool, the diversity in the kinds of characters. But I feel like the story was too much based on how the character wasn't skinny. And it had the whole story line I've read many a time back in my fanfiction reading days where hot boy falls in love with fat girl. It was just too stereotypical in the sense that I sort of guessed what would end up happening. I also was not a big fan of how the book was written. I would have prefered some dialogue and description. But that wasn't the case with this book. I mean if you think this sounds like your kind of read then give it a go. But it's not something I'd be recommending any time soon.
Ever since her brother Floyd died, Summer’s world has been falling apart. Her mom is a ghost of her former self, her older sister is angry all the time, and her dad wants to move the family to Australia. It seems like the only thing unchanged in their lives is Floyd’s guitar, which was returned to the family perfectly unharmed by the bombing that killed him. Once Summer arrives in Australia, she feels even further away from Floyd than before. Until she works up the courage to play his guitar. When she plays, something amazing—perhaps even magical—happens. Summer starts to feel less alone. But even with a little magic on her side, only Summer will be able to find her way through her grief to whatever the other side may bring.
I'm not usually one to like a book written with such a young character but I sure did enjoy this book. This book was beautiful in the way Emily Gale went writing about a family who's just lost a son/brother. The main character has a lot of grieving to do and it's written so well. It's as if it was truly happening. I mean there wasn't really any romance in this book, but I find it didn't need it. I just found myself wondering what was happening and truly how things were happening at times that I read it pretty quickly. I do recommend this 100%. One of the best reads this month.
So there you have the four books I got around to this month. I'm not letting my reading motivation get to a huly. And I sure hope that August is a well read month. We'll just have to wait and see.
Until next time...
Brooke
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