Kelly Hooker joins me for the May Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly’s Selections:
Last:
The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natura
When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Now:
Four Mothers by Abigail Leonard
Silver Elite by Dani Francis
Next:
Far & Away by Amy Poeppel
Sunburned by Katherine Wood
DNFs or Didn't Like:
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Book Mail Highlights :
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Tilt by Emma Pattee
Matriarch by Tina Knowles
Now:
Conform by Ariel Sullivan
Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, A Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table by Besha Rodell
Next:
The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O’Connor
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction by Kate Hash
Book Mail Highlights:
Friends with Words : Adventures in Languageland by Martha Barnette
The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase
Interested in each of our Summer Reading Guides? Grab Kelly’s here and Cindy’s here . You will add so many great books to your TBR from both lists. We have very little overlap so check them both out!
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