The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner

My Rating:  4 Stars

The Husband Hour was not only enjoyable to read  (I actually was able to read this one within 24 hours – but I also am on vacation which helps), but it also shed light on the horrible dangers incurred when athletes get concussions.

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The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger

My Rating:  4.5 Stars

Hold on to your seat when you start to read The Banker’s Wife.  It’s a fast-paced thriller in the world of finance and offshore secret bank accounts.  I was drawn to the book because I worked in banking in my early career and the world of finance still interests me.

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

My Rating: 4 Stars

I’m on vacation and was looking for a light romance to read of the crop of books coming out, so I selected The Kiss Quotient.  I will say that it is not what I expected, but I did like the change from a typical romance even though the book was more graphic than I tend to read for romance.

Our House by Louise Candlish

My Rating: 4 Stars

I was hooked when I started reading  Our House, and Fi Lawson was coming home from a short vacation only to find out that someone else was moving into her posh home in a London suburb.  How can you not continue after reading that?

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

My Rating: 4.5 Stars

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audiobook version of Born a Crime:  Stories From a South African Childhood read by Trevor Noah.  Typically authors aren’t the best narrators, but Trevor did an excellent job reading his book.

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD

My Rating:  4 Stars

Why We Sleep was a selection for one of my book groups.  I must confess that it was not my choice to read this book, but I’m glad that I did, and we ended up having a lively discussion about it.

The Home For Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

My Rating:  4 Stars

In The Home for Unwanted Girls, Maggie Hughes is a teenager in 1950’s Quebec and is the daughter of an English-speaking father who tolerates the French for the sake of his seed store business.  At fifteen she has fallen in love with a poor French boy named Gabriel Phenix much to the dismay of her family.

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

My Rating:  5 Stars

What an incredible life Tara Westover has had.  In Educated:  A Memoir she describes her unusual upbringing in the remote mountains of Idaho. 

No Time to Blink by Dina Silver

My Rating:  4 Stars

Dina Silver was one of the authors who presented at the Christamore House Book and Author Luncheon and is a  Purdue University graduate.  She didn’t really tell a lot about the book, No Time to Blink, because she didn’t want to give a lot away.  She did mention that she got the idea from something that happened in a friend’s family history.

The Lido by Libby Page

My Rating:  4.5

The Lido is an uplifting, heartwarming debut novel showing how relationships and community connections can change lives. Kate who is prone to panic attacks is an introverted low-level journalist for a community newspaper who is assigned to cover a story about the potential closing of the local Lido (outdoor, open swimming pool) and community center for a developer who proposes to build apartments with a private tennis court in its place.  The receptionist at the pool suggests Kate interview 87-year-old Rosemary who has been swimming at the Lido for 80 years.  These two lonely souls forge a friendship as they endeavor to save the Lido, in the process allowing each of them to grow and discover an inner strength.  The coming together of the community to preserve the Lido shows the importance of community and the importance of those relationships brought together by a community.  This book will pull at your heart-strings as you experience their hope, loss, determination, struggles, and love.  This book will be published in July in the United States.  Be on the lookout for it.  You’ll be glad you did.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book for review.

Buy the book:  Amazon

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (July 10, 2018)