I’ve finished a couple of books but haven’t had a chance to do write ups on all of them. I guess, I’ve just been too busy starting new books. heh.
I did get a chance to write a little bit about Blue Sky July by Nia Wyn. While I don’t read memoirs very often, I thought this one sounded good and I wasn’t disappointed.
Nia Wyn is excited about the birth of her baby but a few months after he is born, her son is diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy. The doctors give her a worst-case scenario but she struggles and devotes her life to finding ways to help her son achieve even the smallest of breakthroughs.
“They call it ‘brave’ to be the odd one out. They say that they couldn’t cope and couldn’t do what I do; they say that they don’t know what, if anything, would pull them through. Mostly, when they talk to me, they say they ‘can’t imagine what it is like.” This is a very honest and moving account of a mother’s love for her child. I hope you’ll give this one a chance. Here’s the full review.
So, what have I started? I finally picked up Secondhand Smoke by Karen E. Olson and I’m already half way through it. Gotta love that Annie Seymour. For all you fans, did you know Karen’s fourth book in the Annie Seymour series comes out this November? Mark your calendars for Shot Girl. I have to catch up!
What else… Oh, I did make a quick stop at the library to drop off some unfinished books. I hate it when that happens don’t you? You’d think that would keep me from taking out any new books, but no, not me. I did show some restraint though and only walked out with one, Mercury Under My Tongue by Sylvain Trudel, and the latest issue of BookPage.
Finally, don’t forget to check out the latest and greatest from Estella’s Revenge. The September edition is up and has some great book reviews.
Pox on the library for not letting keep the books. When you can get them back?
Isabel – Well, actually it’s my fault for not having read the books in the three weeks I had them 🙂 they were new books so they already had some holds. That’s ok, I’ll go put some holds on them too. ha.
Blue Sky July is on my watch-list as well. There is a long line for this book at the library. I’ll have to search for it elsewhere.
Matt – Really? Hopefully the wait won’t be so long. It’s a very fast read too. While I thought some parts were incredibly sad, there is so much hope going through her words that you end up focusing on that as well. I sometimes shy away from memoirs because they seem to be so depressing but this one was uplifting.
Picking up the latest issue of Book Page is dangerous. 🙂
I just picked up Blue Sky July, last night, and actually turned the light on and finished it up, first thing this morning. And, I never do that! LOL I thought it was incredibly moving and such a great story of hope, although you’re right — it’s also very sad, at times; I just thought she did a fantastic job of making it sound uplifting, even when she was a mess.
I’m on the list for Blue Sky July — our library gives you no idea of WHERE you are on the list, so you just have to wait for that magic e-mail. I just finished an older Julia Spencer-Fleming (Fountain Filled with Blood, is, I BELIEVE the name — it’s certainly close to that. I’m really enjoying this series, which I have missed up to this point.
And I also just finished a great thriller, Tsunami, about an undersea volcano threatening to blow up, triggering a tsunami. The thriller part comes in with the powers that be’s efforts to muzzle the (female) scientist, who gets backing from a Coast Guard commander. It’s one of the those books you can’t put down — I was glued to it right to the last page. It would make a great movie.