First of all, I hope you had a great Valentine's day? Does anyone have any great V-day stories to tell us? Mine was pretty great. Simple but perfect. Anyway, this month we had a pretty small turn-out at our meeting. Lots of last minute things came up so many of the ladies weren't able to make it. It's been a while since we've had such a small group but, as always, we still had a great time.
I want to start by thanking Sarah for bringing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society as one of her book choices last month. She said it would be a fun read and she was not mistaken. The book dealt with some serious themes but did so in a way that wasn't overwhelming or depressing. I thought author made a brilliant decision by writing this book as a series of letters. The characters were all unique and interesting and the letter format gave the reader a very intimate view into the personality of each individual. Each character had his/her own voice and way of describing the events that happened on the island. I absolutely loved the book and would definitely recommend it to everyone. I think as a group we gave the book 4 stars. Thanks again, Sarah. I really enjoyed reading this book.
Sabra was in charge of our book choices for February. It took us a while to pick one this time. We were pretty evenly divided between 2 of her choices but we ended up going with Defending Jacob by William Landay.
Defending Jacob is listed as a "suspenseful, character-driven mystery" so it will be a little bit different than any of the books we've read so far. We haven't read a suspense novel yet so I'm excited to see how we like it. The story is about a lawyer in Massachusetts whose 14-year-old son is charged with murder and how his family copes with the situation. I really enjoy suspense novels so I can't wait to get started on this one.
Our next meeting is going to be on March 21st at 7:00 pm. I will be bringing the book choices next time. Can you believe we've completed the cycle again? Also, we had a suggestion to possibly change the blog. Would anyone be interested in being made an author on the blog? We could then use the blog not only for the monthly book choice but to also discuss the book during the month or post suggestions for other books we've read and enjoyed. I also thought we could use it to set up book swaps or Girls Nights to go see any of our books that have been made into movies. Another option would be to setup a Facebook group instead of using the blog. Let me know what you think or send me text if you want to be added as an author. I think it could be a lot of fun.
I hope all of you have a great month. You've got a full 5 weeks until our next meeting so I expect everyone to have the book finished this time! :)
Happy Reading,
Carly
