Coffee & Books discussion

I finished my book called Summer Texas Bride by Katie Lane

I finished my book called A Secret for a Secret by Helena Hunting

Still reading three books. Sahara, one false move, and deep six.

Sonya I could never read three books

How To Train Your Dragon – Cressida Cowell – 4****
A delightful children’s fantasy book about dragons and Vikings and young people who rise to the occasion. I’ve never seen the movie, and I don’t have children, so really didn’t know what to expect. But I was completely charmed by this outrageous story. It’s fantastical, but relatable. The names of the characters (SnotLout, Fishlegs, Dogsbreath…etc) will appeal to tween boys as well.
My full review HERE

I finished my book called Always Watching by Lynette Eason

The The Flicker of Old Dreams was very depressing. 2 out of 5 stars.

Next on:
After the End and
Everything, Everything

It's been a while since I've read YA but I enjoy both.

White Fragility – Robin DiAngelo – 3***
I’m not sure what to think about this book. I am a person of color. And this book is written by a white woman, trying to explain why it is so difficult for white people to have meaningful conversations – and, more importantly, change behaviors – about racism. I agree with some of her perspectives and applaud her efforts at calling out racism in a tactful manner. Not that her tactic always works. I listened to the audio because it was the version that arrived first, and I needed to read it for my F2F book club discussion. But I think this is a book best absorbed via text format.
My full review HERE

American Spy – Lauren Wilkinson – 4****
What an interesting and inventive debut. Told as a letter to her young children, Marie relates the events that led to her meeting their father and her career in counterintelligence. Wilkinson uses some events from history – particularly the assassination of Thomas Sankara – to frame this story of personal responsibility, family dynamics, and loyalty: to family, to country, to social ideals.
My full review HERE

, by Lewis Carroll

I finished my book called Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson

I finished my book called Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan

Secretariat – William Nack – 4****
Subtitle: The Making of a Champion. I think everyone knows about this horse and his extraordinary Triple Crown victory. Nack did extensive interviews with the people involved: owner Penny Tweedy, trainer Lucien Laurin, jockey Ron Turcotte, and groom Ed Sweat, as well as the many others surrounding the horse. The book starts slowly with a laborious genealogical history of both the people and the horse. But once he starts writing about the actual races …Nack makes the telling of those races almost as nail-bitingly exciting as it was to watch them live.
My full review HERE