What to Read Next!

Libraries are open for curbside pickup!
Here are some books to reserve: 
(I added a mix of older and new because it's hard to wait on the reserve list for too long.)

 This was one of my favorite books from last year. It takes a tad to get into if you like your dialogue marked with quotations, but it is such an exciting adventure-journey story with some astounding twists. Currently reading this aloud to my 12-year-old.

  This is a thought-provoking story about the sacrifices women must make between career and motherhood and technological innovation that could change that. Reminiscent of the HBO documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.

  This is on my to-read list. It just came out this year. It's historical fiction meets magical realism about the formation of Liberia. Liberia is a country created for the emancipated slaves of America, of which President Monroe was a supporter, and therefore why the capital, Monrovia, is named after him. 

   I'm always intrigued by thrillers, but have yet to read one that hasn't fallen flat for me. I think I'm always expecting a turn to the supernatural and find myself disappointed when it doesn't. I don't mind trying again with this though!

  Remember We Were Liars? I haven't read this one by the author yet and it seems to be a bit of departure from We Were Liars, being a romance of a sort, but I am willing to give her latest novel a go. 

 

 

  Another thriller, this time by an author very popular among middle school to high school readers, though this is an adult title. 

  I loved this retelling of the witch from The Odyssey. Even if you aren't too familiar with the Greek myth, you will love this beautifully written novel about a woman up against the most powerful of forces--the gods of Olympus!

  This was a great read a year ago, and an even more timely one today with the pandemic going on and quarantine just ended. Walker's Age of Miracles from 2012 is still one of my favorite books.

  On my to-read list. A story set in WWI-era Russia. A journey, a romance--sounds perfect!

  A thriller that is much more my style! It takes place back on earth after female astronaut Wells returns alone from a tragic incident in deep space. I love the mix of the family versus career issues and the stunning mystery of what happened with her crew.