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Books Read in August 2024

  1.  The Dry by Jane Harper (Book club read)--First of a mystery series set in Australia; solid read and fit well with the setting in a drought-struck town
  2. Never Meant to Meet You by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans (Another book club read)-- Loved this Black/Jewish friendship story and they really know what they're talking about when it comes to teaching!
  3. The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Yet another book club read)-- Loved, loved this magical alternate history--perfect remix of history and fairytale and feminism--over 500 pages and I did not want it to stop! I actually recommended this one so I guess I really know my own taste lol!
  4. Kat Girl by Sarah Lahey (LibraryThing review)--Another one set in Australia,  this one in Melbourne. Main character is a twice-divorced architect who is definitely autism spectrum-coded. This book gets really frank and weird and there's a lot of architecture and Monopoly but definitely an interesting read. Also, the romance is definitely second (or third) chance but not at all enemies to lovers. 
  5. In Love With Him Again by Amina Yur (LibraryThing review)--Sweet second-chance romance novella with only one bed. My favorite part was the main character, Illi, and the bits we get about her Moroccan heritage, particularly the Berber language. The author actually translated the book herself, so I think I can count this as a #WIT month read! Looking forward to more from Amina Yur. 
  6. My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows--I can't get enough of the My Lady Janies! Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, and it was totally different--this time instead of some people who can turn into animals, some people can see ghosts, but it's an equally funny, fantastical, and redemptive adventure (honestly, Rochester makes way more sense this way). If you loved Jane Eyre but did not love the "HEA," this is the new and improved version for you!
  7. Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai, translated by Chana Bloch--Another sort-of #WIT month read (woman translator), I picked this up in a used bookstore and have actually been reading it slowly before bed for a while but finally finished. Loved all these poems about Jewish and Israeli life in the mid-to-late twentieth century.
  8. Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater--Finally finished the Dreamer trilogy! This did not disappoint--I'd been putting it off because I was afraid my favorite character would die but he did not and just so happy to have a satisfying end for all these beloved characters amid ever more surprising twists and turns. 

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