What a week! I wish I could say I spent it reading, but horribly high pollen levels leaves me with itchy, watery eyes. Not at all conducive to reading for any extended period of time. That said, I did manage to get some reading in, including a five-star read!
Tell Me An Ending by Joe Harkin (Read it! Great Book Club Pick!) Nepenthe is a clinic in London that has come up with a way to chemically remove a memory. Unfortunately, the early days of this revolutionary practice had some issues, resulting in memory traces returning. Many of these individuals don’t know they had a memory erased. If they choose to have the memory removal reversed, how will their lives be altered?
There were so many ethical issues raised in this book, it would be the perfect book club read. I loved the different points of view, most of which are current or former patients of Nepenthe. My only concern (and the reason for the three star rating) was the length; I think it could have been easily trimmed down a bit, aiding and the flow and pacing.
Homecoming by Kate Morton: (Read it now!)
Jess has lived in London for two decades, but her heart is still in Australia with her grandmother, Nora. She is struggling financially and desperately needs inspiration for a story. When she receives news that Nora has fallen and is in the hospital, she returns to Sydney. Nora is barely conscious, so Jess retires to her home. She finds a true-crime novel with a case that has never been solved. As she reads, she learns that her family has connections to this now long-buried case. Desperate to know more, makes this the basis of her story and begins to investigate the case that shocked the local community.
This was such a fantastic read! I’m a sucker for dark family secrets, and this book was filled to the brim with them. The pacing was perfect, the characters were well crafted and dynamic! There wasn’t a thing I didn’t like about this book, so it truly earned the five star rating! Bump this up to the top of our TBR stack!
What books did you read this week? What were your favorites?
