Sunday Spotlight

Thank you @vikingbooks and @penguinrandomhouse for these gifted copies.

Don’t you just love picking up new-to-you-authors!?!

A few months ago @thebookclubmom raved about @hanna.halperin emotional story 𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, and I just knew I had to read since I’m all for stories that take you through all the emotions!

𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿: When Leah Kempler meets Charlie Nelson in line at the grocery store, their attraction is immediate and intense. Charlie, with his big feelings and grand proclamations of love, captivates her completely. But there are peculiarities of his life—he’s older than her but lives with his parents; he meets up with a friend at odd hours of the night; he sleeps a lot and always seems to be coming down with something. He confesses that he’s a recovering heroin addict, but he promises Leah that he’s never going to use again.

Leah's friends and family are concerned. As she finds herself getting deeper into an isolated relationship, one of manipulation and denial, the truth about Charlie feels as blurry as their time together. Even when Charlie’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic, when he starts to make Leah feel unsafe, she can’t help but feel that what exists between them is destined. Charlie is wide open, boyish, and unbearably handsome. The bounds of Leah’s own pain—and love—are so deep that she can’t see him spiraling into self-destruction.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱: Told in alternating perspectives that deftly interweave past and present, Something Wild is a magnetic, unflinching portrait of the bond between sisters, as well as a psychologically acute exploration of the legacy of divorce, the ways trauma reverberates over generations, and how it might be possible to overcome the past.

💬 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀?