It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are planning to read over the week. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and add to your TBR pile! This meme is hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. I am reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. This is not my typical read but it's the book picked for my book club this week.
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Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Everyone in Shaker
Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the
Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the
house down.
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of
Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned - from the layout of the
winding roads, to the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its
residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than
Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter
Mia Warren - an enigmatic artist and single mother- who arrives in this
idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl, and rents a house from
the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants: all
four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia
carries with her a mysterious past, and a disregard for the rules that
threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old
family friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody
battle erupts that dramatically divides the town - and puts Mia and
Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is
determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will
come at an unexpected and devastating cost . . .
I also did a monthly wrap-up for April, which you can read if you are interested here.
So, what have you been reading lately? And what's coming up on your radar? If you would like to join the fun click on the link below 😀
I loved Little Fires Everywhere, and also loved the miniseries. Enjoy your week and your books, and here are my WEEKLY UPDATES
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DeleteI thought I was the last person on Earth not to have read Little Fires Everywhere yet! Hope you enjoy it - it's on my (never-ending) list :)
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Sue, nope. I probably would not have picked it up if it hadn't been picked for the book club.
DeleteI enjoyed this book when I read it prior to the mini-series. I hope that you will too! Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteI do love books about neighbors. I haven't read this, but I've heard it's very good.
ReplyDeleteWendy, it's very different, lots of secrets, lots of descriptions too.
DeleteI heard of this book. Sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog today.
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