Fall is officially coming! We've been busy getting our yard ready for the upcoming season. My kids have been enjoying the cooler weather and the trees are just beginning to drop leaves. This is my favorite time of year. Summer is fun, but getting to see all the aster and goldenrod wake up, the wildlife coming out more often, and I can have a cup of coffee on my porch without the excessive heat. Yes, this is my favorite time. Enough about me. Let's talk about some of the books I read this month!
"Luster"- Raven Leilani
Edie is getting by. She has a job she tolerates, an apartment she doesn't, a series of inappropriate office relationships, and a dream of doing art full time. When she meets Eric, everything tips. He's married and claims he and his wife have an understanding. As Edie's life takes swift turns she finds herself on Eric's doorstep and being welcomed in by his wife. As an unlikely friendship begins, Edie must find her way through her own anger, barriers, past and present and come out the other side.
This was an extremely interesting book. We have a main character that is unapologetically damaged and trying to navigate a world that keeps kicking her while she's down. This is a highly sexual book, so I wouldn't recommend for young adults, but I really enjoyed this one.
"Skye Falling"- Mia McKenzie
Skye is used to being on her own. She prefers it, because you can't really trust anyone to be there for you but yourself. Approaching forty, Skye has the life she's always wanted, doesn't she? But her life is quickly turned upside down when a twelve year old girl announces she's Skye's daughter. Donating her eggs when she was twenty-six seemed like an easy way to make money, help out a friend, and have no strings attached. Until now. Follow Skye as she navigates an interesting family dynamic, confronts her fears, and learns how trust others with her heart.
This book has amazing representation, across the board. We also have a lot going on. We have a main character that's dealing with family trauma, trust issues, and commitment issues. This book covers gentrification, anti-black racism, police brutality, found family themes, and just a very raw version of how people heal their own trauma. I highly recommend this book, it absolutely blew me away.
"The Wife Between Us"- Greer Hendricks
A jealous ex-wife stalks her ex husband's new girlfriend. Will this new girl be better than her? Does her really love her? Does she know what she's getting into? Surely not, she must be warned. There's no way she knows what's coming.
Gone Girl fans will love this book, the opening section was by far the best in the book. While I didn't love this book, it definitely surprised me. There were a few too many twists for me (it became overwhelming and lost it's shock appeal) and I didn't care for the ending, but this is a good thriller.
"Five Little Indians"- Michelle Good
Taken from their families at age six, Lucy, Kenny, Clara, Howie and Maisie find themselves at a residential school in Canada. After being released ten years later, they stumble through navigating a world they're not prepared for, carrying years of trauma on their hearts. Can these five build a better life for themselves in a world that seemed to care very little for them? Follow these separate stories as they intertwine and connect with these five individuals as they find their own path in life.
This book was devastatingly beautiful. It really illustrates how five individuals can suffer nearly identical trauma and each have alarmingly different responses. And just because a response is less noticeable doesn't make the trauma any less valid. This book also shines a spotlight on the travesties that happened in the residential schools, the damage that was done to these children, and the after affects once they moved into adulthood. I highly recommend it.
That all I have for this month, but wow were they all good! I have all horror lined up for October and I'm super excited! Have any books you're excited about? Anything you think I should read? Leave me a comment! We'll talk soon, book nerds. Happy reading!
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