In August, Morgan and I read White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson in honor of Friday the 13th. Below is a short synopsis of the book and what I thought of it!
Marigold’s mom gets a chance in a lifetime sending her blended family from California to the Midwest. Once arriving, to their new home, the town is not what the family had expected. Their new home is the only inhabited home in their neighborhood and the rest look as if they had been set ablaze and abandoned for years.
Marigold begins noticing weird things about her house and the whispers from her classmates sends her searching for answers!
I jumped feet first out of my comfort zone to read this and am so glad that I did! Jackson does an amazing job writing about tough topics spinning a web that untangles at the end. I don’t ever read horror but really, really liked this one!
Morgan and I have a very exciting lineup of book options for October, below are our 4 options including our winning title! Feel free to check them out from Davenport Public Library!
The Switch by Beth O’Leary (In Honor of International Day of the Elderly on October 1st)
“Leena is too young to feel stuck. Eileen is too old to start over. It’s time for the switch. Ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, Leena escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s house for some overdue rest. Newly single and about to turn 80, Eileen would like a second chance at love. But her tiny Yorkshire village doesn’t offer many eligible gentlemen. So Leena proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love and Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with a rabble of unruly OAPs to contend with, as well as the annoyingly perfect – and distractingly handsome – local schoolteacher, Leena learns that switching lives isn’t straightforward. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours and with the online dating scene. But is her perfect match nearer to home than she first thought?” – provided by our catalog
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle (In Honor of Evaluate Your Life Day on October 19th)
“For fans of The Hating Game, a debut lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about two unhappily engaged people each trying to force the other to end the relationship–and falling back in love in the process.”– provided by our catalog
For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa (In Honor of International Chef’s Day on October 20th)
“They go together like water and oil… All chef Nina Lyon wants is to make a name for herself in the culinary world and inspire young women everywhere to do the same. For too long, she’s been held back and underestimated by the male-dominated sphere of professional kitchens, and she’s had enough. Now, as co-host of the competitive reality TV series The Next Cooking Champ!, she finally has a real shot at being top tier in the foodie scene. Too bad her co-host happens to be Hollywood’s smarmiest jerk. Restaurateur Leo O’Donnell never means to get under Nina’s skin. It just seems to happen, especially when the cameras are rolling. It’s part of the anxiety and stress he has come to know all too well in this line of work. So nothing prepares him for the fallout after he takes one joke a smidge too far and Nina up and quits–on live TV. To make matters worse, the two are caught in what looks like a compromising situation by the paparazzi…and fans of the show go absolutely nuts. Turns out, a “secret romance” between Nina and Leo may just be what their careers need most. Now all they have to do is play along, without killing each other…and without catching feelings. Easy as artisanal shepherd’s pie. Right?” – provided by Goodreads.com
**October Book Club Book** Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian (In Honor of Halloween and Spooky Season)
“From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ‘The Flight Attendant,’ the enthralling story of a young Puritan woman who marries the wrong man and soon finds herself caught up in the violence and hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials.” – provided by our catalog
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