Books I’ve Read Since March and Loved!

As probably a lot of us, I’ve had some extra time on my hands since March. Because of that, I’ve had extra time to read–which has been such a blessing. One reason I really love reading is because it’s an escape. While I’ve literally been stuck at home in Alabama, I’ve figuratively travelled all over the United Staes and even to the UK!

I’m only sharing the ones that I really enjoyed reading and would recommend. There are a few that I read that were okay to read, but I probably wouldn’t recommend them to anyone.

Firefly Lane

This was the third Kristin Hannah book I’ve read in 2020 and I really liked it! Her books are so easy to connect to the characters and all of her characters have depth. This follows two best friends for a couple of decades, and because I value strong and loyal friendships, I really cried at the end of this novel. I’d say, though, out of the three I’ve read, I’d rank this one #3. The Nightingale is still #1 for me and The Great Alone is #2.

On Mystic Lake

Once I get on an author kick that I like, I like to stay with that author (which you’ll see). This book has some twists and turns in the plot that I didn’t see coming, but overall, I would recommend it to y’all! I’d have to rank this as #4 because I really thought the others were better–but don’t discount this one!!

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

I read a good handful of Christina Lauren books during the stay at home time and thought a few of them were funny! (I had already read The Unhoneymooners, so I knew her writing style.) Josh and Hazel were characters I really liked–and they are complete opposites. Hazel is more of a free thinker and Josh is very structured. They strike up a friendship which obviously leads to a romance, but I was rooting for them the whole book!

Love You, Love You Not

This one was HILARIOUS!! I had never heard of this author or book, so I took a chance on this being good–plus, it was cheap. The main character is immediately likable. All I could do while reading this was picture this novel as a movie and that made it even funnier. She’s a telenova actress who was killed off of her show, so she has to find a job to make ends meet. Long story short, she ends up “acting” in a job interview and gets a secretarial job to a very rich, but rude man. It’s a very easy read, so I recommend it if you need a laugh!

The Last Summer

This was a long book (400+ pages), but I flew through it in about 3 days. That’s how badly I wanted to know the ending. This book reminds me of both Downton Abbey and The Great Gatsby, and one of my friends texted and said it also reminded her of The Notebook–so all three really great books/shows! It takes place in Britain at the start of WWI, and we all know how that war changed everything for the British aristocracy. It always amazes me customs and etiquette of the past. I wish we still treated people with that type of respect 🙂

Evvie Drake Starts Over

I thought this book was so cute!!! It was another easy and fast read–the perfect escape from this crazy world right now. Evvie is young (they never say how old but I’m thinking low to mid 30s) and her husband dies suddenly in a car wreck. She lets her best guy friend’s friend rent out the attached apartment to her house and well…you can see where this goes. If you want something predictable and nice, read this book!

Do you have any books that you’ve read recently that you would recommend? I’m still on my library’s waiting list for the latest Elin Hilderbrand book and need something in the mean time.