Midlife Sarah

  I waited to finish this post until bedtime on the last day of July, and now I can't think of anything to say about this month. It was an okay reading month, but I think next month is going to be much better! (Details on that in the next post.) My favorite book of the month was Navigating Early, which I recommend to anyone--male, female, young, old...I think everyone can appreciate how great this book is! As far as ratings go, this is how I do it: DNF = Did not finish 1/5 = I hated this book 2/5 = I didn't like this book 3/5 = I liked this book 4/5 = I really liked this book 5/5 = I loved this book Okay, here's the list! You can click on the image of each book to be taken to its Amazon page. Navigating Early, by Clare Vanderpool. This was my second time reading Navigating Early, our July book club pick. I'll not beat around the bush: I love this book deeply. It's one of my favorite YA books and I recommend it to everyone. That said, here's what it's about: ...

  This month's list is half books that I put in the July slot when I did my planning in December, and half books I added based on book clubs and recommendations I've received since then. Looking over it, I'm really not sure how it's going to go! Some of them look a little heavy for summer reading, if I'm being honest, and several are books that I have print copies of (not generally a good fit for summer), but I do want to read all of them. Since I'm not bound to this list, we'll just wait and see. I'm guessing that some will get bumped to next month, but want to at least try. Here are the books on my July bookshelf: Navigating Early, by Clare Vanderpool. Our July book club pick! This is my second time reading this beloved YA novel. I believe it was 2018-ish when I read it the first time. I stayed up all night, unable to put this book down and sleep. I'll try to stick to daytime reading on this go-round.  The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters. This bo...