Summer Reading 2024

We’re sharing some of your reviews of your Summer Reading 2023 books here–you may find ideas for your next read. Looking for more ideas? Take a look at reviews from 2023, too.

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Updated June 7, 2024
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Burnout : the secret to unlocking the stress cycle
Nagoski, Emily
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "This book is a gift! I've been practicing their strategies, and it's a total game changer."--Brené Brown, PhD, author of Dare to Lead "A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves,...

3 STARS

-Anonymous

The women a novel
Hannah, Kristin
Paper Book
"Women can be heroes, too." When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in...

Excellent story of women who volunteered for armed forces during Vietnam War & their lack of recognition & demeaning treatment even by the government & Veteran's Association.

-Anonymous

The teacher
Mcfadden, Freida.
Paper Book
A mind-bending, psychological thriller from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid! Lesson #1- trust no one Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at...

4 STARS

A fast paced plot of a very charismatic pedophile.

-Anonymous

Sipsworth
Van Booy, Simon
Paper Book
Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die finds an unexpected reason to live 'A gorgeously odd tale about finding yourself again, unexpectedly. If you want a little piece of joy in your reading life, buy it' Jojo Moyes 'Loaded with charm, resilience...

5 STARS

After the death of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright moved back to her childhood home. She is an elderly woman and very lonely. Her days are very repetitive. This continues until she meets and helps a creature. As the story continues, you learn more about Helen’s past life. This book is about second chances and how a person’s life can take an unexpected turn. -Anonymous

Burnout : the secret to unlocking the stress cycle
Nagoski, Emily
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "This book is a gift! I've been practicing their strategies, and it's a total game changer."--Brené Brown, PhD, author of Dare to Lead "A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves,...

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