We had a great meet-up on Monday! Here are the books we discussed.
FANTASY
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Perry
A young woman raised on an isolated island by a magician discovers things aren’t as they seem and must venture into early 1900s England to return magic to the world in this lush and lyrical historical fantasy.
FICTION
Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewel
Nina Swann is intrigued when she received a condolence card from Nick Radcliffe, an old friend of her late husband, who is looking to connect after her husband’s unexpected death. Nick is a man of substance and good taste. He has a smile that could melt the coldest heart and a knack for putting others at ease. But to Nina’s adult daughter, Ash, Nick seems too slick, too polished, too good to be true. Without telling her mother, Ash begins digging into Nick’s past. What she finds is more than unsettling…
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Retired soldier Alex Easton, formerly of the Gallacian army, receives word that his childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying. Ka journeys to the Ushers' ancestral home in Ruravia and finds it in disrepair, surrounded by fungus and a dark, unsettling tarn. It is based on the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
The Last Morning by Camden Baird
Sadie Wilson’s heart stops the moment the phone rings. Deep in her soul, she knows what’s coming, and the voice on the other end only confirms her fears: Emma never made it to school. Her sweet, scared five-year-old climbed onto the bus for her very first day of kindergarten…and then vanished.
Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller
A musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
n a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit.
NONFICTION
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. This memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?
The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Perry
A young woman raised on an isolated island by a magician discovers things aren’t as they seem and must venture into early 1900s England to return magic to the world in this lush and lyrical historical fantasy.
FICTION
Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewel
Nina Swann is intrigued when she received a condolence card from Nick Radcliffe, an old friend of her late husband, who is looking to connect after her husband’s unexpected death. Nick is a man of substance and good taste. He has a smile that could melt the coldest heart and a knack for putting others at ease. But to Nina’s adult daughter, Ash, Nick seems too slick, too polished, too good to be true. Without telling her mother, Ash begins digging into Nick’s past. What she finds is more than unsettling…
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Retired soldier Alex Easton, formerly of the Gallacian army, receives word that his childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying. Ka journeys to the Ushers' ancestral home in Ruravia and finds it in disrepair, surrounded by fungus and a dark, unsettling tarn. It is based on the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
The Last Morning by Camden Baird
Sadie Wilson’s heart stops the moment the phone rings. Deep in her soul, she knows what’s coming, and the voice on the other end only confirms her fears: Emma never made it to school. Her sweet, scared five-year-old climbed onto the bus for her very first day of kindergarten…and then vanished.
Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller
A musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
n a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit.
NONFICTION
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. This memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?
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