Hi! Hope you are having a great summer. There’s nothing like cracking open a great book at the pool or on vacation during the summer. We narrowed it down to our top three we have loved the past few months. Please pass on some of your favorite light, summer reads!
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Summary: Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design mavens, she’s a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears.
This is a fun and different book. Definitely on the light, entertaining side, but it also touches on the topics of mental health and motherhood. This book is one that doesn’t tie everything up with a bow at the end, so you have room to create your own opinions and endings. Cate Blanchett is set to star in the film version coming out in 2019.
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Summary: Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. She’s also surprised to learn that Nick’s family is extremely wealthy and he’s considered one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse — Nick’s disapproving mother.
This book! It’s outrageous and ridiculous but also so entertaining. It takes you inside the (fictional) lives of Asia’s wealthiest families. It’s a page-turner and is the first in a series of three books. I read them all and found them all equally entertaining, so if you’re looking for a lighthearted series, this is it. It is being turned into a movie that will be released this August. And it looks gooood. You can watch the trailer below.
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
Summary: Cecilia Fitzpatrick thinks that she has her life under control. Her illusion is shattered when she finds a letter written to her by her husband John-Paul. Her husband had intended for the letter to be read in the event of his death. … In the letter, her husband confesses to the murder of a teenager named Janie Crowley.
If you loved Big Little Lies, luckily Liane Moriarty has another hit! This is another suspenseful page-turner.
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