June Review: Books I Read This Past Month
Here’s a list of everything I read in June! I was a bit busier this past month so I didn’t take the time to sit and read as much but I did manage to get a few books marked off of my list.
Coverstory, Susan Rigetti (★★★☆☆)
This was really interesting! The story was told from the perspective of a young college student who gets wrapped up in an identity theft situation. Rather than a regular narrative, it’s told through journal entries, emails, FBI correspondence, etc. The ending had a huge twist that I wasn’t expecting and had me question how the entire book actually played out, but I liked it! I gave it three stars because I thought the character development was a bit weak and personally felt the different story sources made things choppy but it was a great concept overall!
The Magnolia Palace, Fiona Davis (★★★★☆)
I love reading about the 1920s and this book originates in 1919 and shifts perspectives to 1966. It follows a wealthy family in NYC, a scandal and this is revealed “in real time” in the chapters told from the 1919 perspective. More of the scandal is uncovered from an outsider perspective in the 1966 based chapters. At the end, characters from both timelines come together and it blends so well! If you’re a fan of Downton Abbey or the Gilded Age you’d love this!
The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave (★★★★★)
I LOVED this book! I’ve seen it mentioned all over the place, finally grabbed it from the library, and couldn’t put it down. This had a lot of suspense and as I read I just wanted to skip to the end so that I knew how things would turn out (I didn’t cheat though). The characters themselves were okay but reading as the story unfolded was what kept me going! I’m definitely going to read some of her other books!
Postcards from Summer, Cynthia Platt (★★★☆☆)
This is a cute young adult read that’s based in Mackinac Island (ayo Michigan!!) so I felt like I was familiar with the places and culture illustrated in the story. A college-bound gal wanted to know more about her mother who passed at a young age so she traveled to her late mother’s summer hometown to learn more about who she truly was. She used letters and clues from her mother’s young adult life to answer questions she always had but never had resolved. There are a lot of turns in the storyline, the character development is only okay - I was annoyed by some of them - but it was a good read!
99% Mine, Sally Thorne (★☆☆☆☆)
This book has been recommended and talked about a lot but I couldn’t even finish it. Part of it could be I was listening to the audiobook and the narrator’s voice was terrible. Overall, I didn’t love the characters and the constant push/pull that was happening between the main character and her male love interest. It was a bit much and irritating. There were also “spicy” moments that were randomly thrown in that were misplaced and just felt weird.
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