everything I read last month: May 2024
The thing about May is that I traveled nearly every weekend—first, on an Alaskan cruise (so much reading time!) and then on two different roadtrips for funerals, and finally, to visit friends and family while my husband was away for military service (I had this perhaps ill-advised idea that if we went on a trip the time would pass more quickly?). As a result, I listened to a lot of audiobooks and I had a lot of time lying in the dark in a hotel, not yet tired but needing to be quiet so my kids could sleep. As a result, I have quite a stack to share with you today.
The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn
I think Kate Clayborn is the best romance writer we have—yes, I like her even better than Emily Henry. She writes compelling leading men, paints settings vividly, and always has an interesting plot. I loved the premise of The Other Side of Disappearing—two sisters whose mother left them to go off with a con man embark on a road trip with a podcaster in search of the truth of what happened. On its own, this would be an interesting story, but because Clayborn is a romance writer, the podcaster’s assistant comes along—a football player with a sensitive soul who has his own questions to answer. I loved the way the romance developed and the vulnerabilities and hangups it explored between the characters. The book kept me hooked because of its plot, but it felt rich because of the characters.
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
I’ve been meaning to read To the Bright Edge of the World for literal years—Eowyn Ivey’s first book, The Snow Child, is one of my all-time favorites, and I’m obsessed with Alaska. I kept putting it off, however, because of how hefty it was. I finally made time
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