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Recent Reviews:
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Richman (received though NetGalley)
4 stars
Taking place during three time periods, Tooly Zylberberg and the reader, attempt to make sense of her strange past and the unusual people that inhabit it. In the present-day Tooly is an isolated bookshop owner who spends her unprofitable days at the store reading books and listening to her prolific coworker. A call from her past awakens her curiosity to discover just who the adults involved with her childhood really were. In flashbacks to her childhood and to her young adulthood, we learn that she may or may not have been kidnapped and the people she admires may or may not be who she thinks they are. This book explores the concept of memory and the past and how to comes to terms with the people and places that define us. I really enjoyed reading about Tooly's mysterious past as it unraveled and she made discoveries about people that weren't always pleasant. At times this novel went off on tangents that didn't really add to the story but overall it was well written and the characters were interesting. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe (received through NetGalley)
3.5 stars
I wanted to finish this summer book before the weather turned too cold. I didn't realize when I started that this was the second book in a series but it didn't make too big of a difference. Three half sisters were basically blackmailed by their kind-hearted grandmother to spend a final summer at her beach house in South Carolina. The sisters had fond memories of their childhood summers there but had lately grown apart. This book focuses mostly on the eldest, Dora, who is going through a divorce and trying to raise her autistic son. She is torn between what she think her life should look like and what it actually is. There were some events that happened in the first book that continue here, but they are well described. These characters are imperfect and endearing and I found myself very involved in their lives and liked reading about characters that evolve. This is a light read and some things seemed a little rushed and a little too glossed over but overall a good book about summer to read when the days are getting shorter and colder. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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