The month of May, I spent many hours relaxing and watching the sunset. My reads were intriguing and some were nostalgic.
I started off the month as part of a blog tour. I was afforded the opportunity to interview Lindsay A. Franklin author of The Story Peddler.
I reread Heidi by Johanna Spyri which is a favorite of mine.
I read a few collections of short stories this month. An Incomplete History of World War II by Edwin Kiester Jr., and, The Unbelievable Death of Joseph Goldberg: And Other Stories by Oliver Franks.
We always put out a garden so I read a few gardening books in May. Heirloom Vegetable Gardening A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving by William Woys Weaver and Vegetables Love Flowers Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty by Lisa Mason Ziegler
I've often dreamed of having an Outdoor Kitchen so I leafed through a copy I have of The New Outdoor Kitchen: Cooking Up a Kitchen for the Way You Live and Play by Deborah Krasner
The Luck of the Bride is the third book in Janna MacGregor’s Cavensham Heiresses series. I have enjoyed the writing. And, in this story, I could envision this time period perfectly. The characters just felt right.
Mona Ashleigh by Richard Levine is a beautifully written heart-wrenching story about adolescence, discovery, friendship, and loss.
Befriended by Ruth O'Neill. I enjoyed the way the plot traveled. We started off in the present tense and then slowly moved back and forth so readers got a good sense of the characters past to combine with the present day. I was surprised at the scheming and manipulation.
One Groovy Summer: A Summer Adventure from 1968 by Rock Gregory reads like a young man's memoir and is full of 60's nostalgia. I like that it includes automobiles, songs, shows and other pop culture items and jargon of that era. It's also good that it includes humor.
The Palm Reader by Christopher Bowron, Series: Jackson Walker. This was a well-written adult thriller.
Borrowed Water A Book of American Haiku, Los Altos Writers Roundtable Staff was my book purchase of the month. One can never have too much poetry
No Little Choices by Erin Walsh Hardesty and Michael Blass was an emotional read. I was very impressed with both authors ability to pull me into this story right away and I felt actively invested in the outcomes of many of the characters.
Stick Pick by Steven Sandor speaks to what one can accomplish when they put their mind to it. Her 'Patient Diary' was a tribute to learning to survive her tragedy. Her opinion of the visits she described was very telling as was her adjustment to returning home and to school. There were parts of the section of 'Coming Home' and 'The Presentation' that were humorous and the description of Sledge Hockey was well written.