July Books

I read three books this month, all perfectly suited to summer reading.

Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger.

This book is about a famous newscaster whose husband is arrested for bribing Harvard to admit their daughter.  There is obvious fall out for the newscaster’s job, their marriage, and their daughter’s future. Even though we have heard about this news story, it was interesting to hear about how the family within the scandal deals with it. 

This is the author that wrote The Devil Wears Prada and other similar “chick lit” books.  I like a Lauren Weisberger because everyone has the best clothes and homes, and they flit around New York with glamorous jobs. It’s always fun to slip away into that world for a little while.  It’s certainly not a great literary piece, but good for a summer read. 

The Guest by B.A. Paris

A husband and wife return home from a little trip and find one of their old friends staying at their house.  She has let herself in after getting into an argument with her husband.  The couple whose house it is are okay with her being there, but then it gets to be a little bit much.  Meanwhile they’re dealing with a tragedy of their own, and there is also a new couple that has moved in down the road.

I like a B.A. Parker suspense book, she never disappoints.  Lots of twists and turns and trying to figure out what everyone is up to and you think you know, but you don’t.  I also love a book set in England, it always feels so lovely so be in that environment. 

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

A woman revisits her past after receiving news of the death of an old friend’s mother.  She goes back to the town where she spent her teenage summers at a cottage.  

This author is from Canada and released a new book this summer set in Prince Edward Island and I know people were talking about, I didn’t realize she had written two other books so I wanted to make sure I read them first.  This is her first novel.  It’s set in Toronto and the town of Barry’s Bay, a real town south of Algonquin Provincial Park.  I really liked this book and of course love some Canadian content.  I never grew up with a cottage but I can tell she well-captured it. The plot is slightly predictable but lovely and I would recommend it.  I can’t wait to dive into her other books.