I spent a lot of time in August finishing up some series that I love. A great way to end the summer reading season and head in to fall reading (time for witches and cozy mysteries!). I finished the School for Good and Evil Box Set and the Amelia Island 7 Sisters Series. Two very different series, one a little Harry Potter and the other all Hallmark Movie, but I highly recommend both of them.
The Ministry of Time
By: Kaliane Bradley
Time Travel – Love Story – Adventure
A British government employee gets the promotion of her dreams when she is transferred to a highly secret department that requires a lot of training. She will be a “bridge” for a refugee from time. Several people have been snatched from death over time, saved from wars, plagues and arctic expeditions.
Her assigned refugee is Graham Gore (he is real and has a wikipedia page, check it out before you read the book and it will add so much). This book has gotten it’s fair share of bad reviews, but I really enjoyed it. The author tried to do a little too much with the story, but overall the character development was great and it was fun to think about how you would explain the modern world to someone from the 1600s.
Family Family
By: Laurie Frankel
Family – Adoption – Second Chances
India Allwood always wanted to be an actor and let nothing stand in her way. She gave up two babies for adoption on the way to her dream career. Once she got a steady part on a running tv show, she adopted two kids to raise on her own.
Family Family is an interesting, and somewhat dysfuntional look at what makes a family a family. While it bordered on too political every now and then, I really enjoyed the arc of India’s life and the way she responded to the public when her story comes out in public.
Close Knit
By: Jenny Colgan
Highlands – Found Family – Growth
Colgan is one of my favorite authors. Her books are set in Scotland and they have such a strong sense of place that it makes me feel like I am there. And in Scotland is my favorite place to be, even if it’s in the pages of a book.
Close Knit takes us back to the northern most Scottish Isles. Some of our favorite characters from The Summer Skies return, but the main character of this story is Gertie. Our quiet, grocery store clerk seems on the edge of a new life, while the local airline is taking off under new management.
