Reading Lately

One benefit of this quarantine life has been more time to get through my giant book stack.  No kidding since the beginning of all of this I have read six books!

The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck | This one was a sweet read, about a girl who owns a wedding dress shop and is struggling with her own upcoming wedding.  She randomly purchases an antique trunk and when she opens it she finds this beautiful vintage wedding gown.  She then follows along to discover the history of the gown.  The book switches between past and present following the story of the dress at present and the first owner of the dress.  It was a cute, easy read.

The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts | Deemed the first novel written by an African-American woman, this book follows a slave girl as she escapes her plantation and makes her way to freedom.  The story was interesting, focused on the theme of human desire for freedom.  While sometimes choppy the historical implications are great. 

Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner | This one was just ok for me.  The story focuses on Rachel and Andrew.  Rachel is a high class rich kid while Andrew is raised by a single mom and just getting by.  They meet by chance as small children and then later on as teens.  They fall in love, have issues, break up and get back together (multiple times).  Like I said it was just ok, Rachel comes off as shallow and Andy sometimes comes off as a jerk.  Not my favorite relationship but it was a decent quick read.

Falling by Jane Green | Successful girl leaves her high class job as a banker to move out to the country and start an interior design business.  She rents a little fixer upper from a cute landlord and his young son.  No surprise they fall in love.  I enjoyed the portrayal of multiple relationships in the book, from romantic love to the dynamics of parents and children.  The ending, however,  really wasn't my favorite, surprising and came a little bit out of nowhere. 

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty | This book was probably my favorite from the stack.  The writing was really interesting.  The story revolves around two friends who go to a Bar-B-Q with neighbors one evening.  Something happens that will change everything.  The something is teased for the better half of the book, getting insights from different characters.  She had me guessing all kinds of terrible things that might have happened.  I really enjoyed the way this book was written, if you enjoyed Big Little Lies or any of her other books you should check this one out.

Sisters by Danielle Steel | After a terrible accident four sisters have to draw closer to each other to get on with their lives together.  I enjoyed the sister relationship and getting to go through each sister's character.  The story was interesting and had plenty of drama and relationships thrown in.  It was a quick girly read.