Hello again! Welcome back to book club. I hope that you all enjoyed the last two books. This month is going to be good as well. I have picked two novels this month so that it would be a bit lighter during the holiday! Check them out…
BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
Beartown: A Novel // “A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning.
All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.” – Amazon
I have been wanting to read this book ever since I finished reading A Man Called Ove. I love this author and have fallen in love with his writing style. Check it out!
BUY HERE: BEARTOWN: A NOVEL
My Absolute Darling: A Novel // “Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. The creeks, tide pools, and rocky islands are her haunts and her hiding grounds, and she is known to wander for miles. But while her physical world is expansive, her personal one is small and treacherous: Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin.
Then Turtle meets Jacob, a high-school boy who tells jokes, lives in a big clean house, and looks at Turtle as if she is the sunrise. And for the first time, the larger world begins to come into focus: her life with Martin is neither safe nor sustainable. Motivated by her first experience with real friendship and a teenage crush, Turtle starts to imagine escape, using the very survival skills her father devoted himself to teaching her.” – Amazon
I don’t know what it was about this book but I was drawn to it. I think I was just intrigued to see what was going to happen to Turtle. I will give an update once I have finished the book.
BUY HERE: MY ABSOLUTE DARLING: A NOVEL
Thanks again for reading with me every month! I hope you enjoy all of these selections just like I do. I have heard so many great things about these books so I hope that they are as good as the reviews.
If you have an recommendations or books you would be interested in reading, please leave a comment below! I would love to hear all of your suggestions! Book club is all about our community so do not hesitate! Also, if you are looking for more books, be sure to check out my Book Club page!
xo, Kerri
