Shannon's Books:
1. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Struggling with the heartache, she flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. But when a major storm starts moving in, it appears that Adrienne's perfect getaway will be ruined, until Paul Flanner arrives. Paul has just sold his medical practice and come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. Now two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.
2. Take What You Can by Heather Garvin
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: Paige Lawson is ready to spend the summer with her best friends. Then she meets Frederick who may be hiding a dangerous secret. Is she safe?
3. Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius
Rating: 4/5 stars
Synopsis: They all thought he was gone. But he was alive and trapped inside his own body for ten years. In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live.
4. The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Synopsis: Told in alternating voices, The Silent Wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can't be made, and promises that won't be kept.
5. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: Cath is a Simon Snow fan and being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go.
6. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Rating: 4/5 stars
Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine.
7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring.
8. Shadow Rider by Kathrynn Dennis
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Synopsis: Sybilla Corbuc has an uncommon understanding of the horses she cares for, but there are men who distrust such wisdom in a woman. Forced to become a nobleman's servant to avoid prison, Sybilla finds herself bound by chains that are stronger still—she cannot deny her passionate feelings for her new master, Sir Guy of Warwick.
Sarah's Books:
This month I was sabotaged. First, by a killer reading slump, then by my own children. So while I didn't get to do half of the reading I planned, I got to knit a bit, and spend a lot of time at the pool! Here's to next month being a bit more productive!
1. At The Wolf's Table by Rosella Posterino
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: Rosa is selected to be a taste tester for Hitler, as her husband is fighting on the frontlines against him. However, she doesn't support Hitler, and now everyday she is risking her life for a cause she hates.
2. Odessa by Jonathan Hill
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Synopsis: Eight years ago a huge earthquake hit, toppling cities and changing landscapes. That earthquake wasn't as monumental as Ginny's mom leaving, and not coming back. Now Ginny helps her dad raise her two younger brothers. Then on Ginny's seventeenth birthday a mysterious package shows up, and her life is turned upside down again.
3. When in French: Love in a Second Language by Lauren Collins
Rating: 4/5 stars
Synopsis: Lauren fell in love with a Frenchman named Olivier. Not only does she have to work with a language barrier and move to Geneva Switzerland, she has to figure out the ins and outs of a new marriage. In this book, we go on a journey with Lauren as she learns French.
4. Mercy by Jodi Picoult
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: Police Chief Cameron MacDonald is forced to make the hardest arrest of his live because his cousin Jamie confesses to killing his terminally ill wife. Now as the court trial forges ahead, Cameron and his wife Allie are at odds. Allie sees the killing as a final act of love, while Cameron is working for the prosecutors.
5. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Rating: 5/5 stars
Synopsis: When the Parson declares that "anyone who murder Colonel Protheroe would be doing the world a huge favor," he never expected for Colonel Protheroe to turn up dead in his study a few hours later. Miss Marple discovers that nearly everyone in the town had motive to kill him, and works to uncover the killer.
6. Ghosters by Diana Corbitt
Rating: 4/5 stars
Synopsis: When Theresa, Joey and their dad move into their grandparents abandoned house, supernatural things start happening. With the help of Kerry, Theresa's friend, they may discover more than just ghosts.
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