I’m getting so close to being all caught up with my Four Points Mom & Books posts … yay! In today’s post I’m telling you all about the books I read in February. After today’s post I only have one more post of 4 books and then we’re all caught up to April. Yay!
If none of these books sound too exciting for you, then check out my previous Four Points Mom & Books posts. My last post is here. You can also find recaps of all previous books I’ve read here: 2019 books, 2018 books, and 2017 books. So, if you’re quickly trying to find ideas for books you can go to one page and click directly to the books on Amazon. Hopefully this helps you a bit when you’re in a bind and NEED a good book fast.
Alright, on to my books from February!
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
This book showed up as a recommended book for me a few places online so I threw it in my holds list on Austin library’s website. I used to be a professional traveler and I never really thought about the lifestyle of an international flight attendant. Now I’m wondering why there aren’t more stories about it. I liked Bohjalian’s take on it, but I didn’t love it. I give it a 3 out of 5 stars.
40 Love by Madeleine Wickham
I started playing tennis this past year and when I saw this book online, I just had to read it. In case you don’t know, Madeleine Wickham used the pen name, Sophie Kinsella, to write tons of popular chick lit books over the past ten years. You’ve probably heard of the Shopaholic series or one of my all-time favorite chick lit books, The Undomestic Goddess. Sophia Kinsella? I love her books! Unfortunately, this one did not live up to the great ones she has written. It was short and sweet, but it was just not that entertaining.
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
The Lost Girls of Paris is my favorite book of the month hands-down. After the previous two reviews, you know that doesn’t mean much. Ha. However, I really did like it. Yes, it’s another World War II novel. Have these World War II novels always been out there and I’m just now starting to read them or have they really all just shown up in the past few years? It’s crazy. In The Lost Girls of Paris, Grace stumbles across a briefcase in Grand Central Station and starts tracking down the owner. This ties her back to a group of women who were secret agents back then. I thought the story was really unique and I love when stories like these are tied to true events. A novel with a history lesson – I love it!
Blessing of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel
In my last post, I raved about Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. I loved that one and I enjoyed this one too. The Blessing of a B Minus is kind of a “what happens next” when raising kiddos. It continues the conversation about parenting into the teenage years. For example, just like kids need to skin their knees sometimes to learn from mistakes, they also need not to ace every test. I’m going to put this one aside and read again in a few years. There were so many amazing nuggets for older kids. If you’re approaching those years or already in it – read this book!
Becoming by Michelle Obama
I have to admit that I knew NOTHING about Michelle Obama’s life other than the obvious. Married to Obama. Amazing style. Funny. Speaks her opinion. Those arms! And so on … But, I knew nothing about her upbringing, her career before her husband’s catapult into the political world, and much of her work during his presidency. Honestly, I had several misconceptions about those things. I enjoyed hearing about it all from her in her memoir, Becoming. She’s a wonderful storyteller. Regardless of your political leanings, I recommend reading this book and other similar memoirs. You know what they say, the best way to understand the opinions of others is to put yourself in their shoes. 🙂
We actually went and saw Michelle Obama when she came to town in February.
These photos were before we started ugly-crying. Why don’t they warn you that becoming a mother makes you tear up every single time you hear about a girl that persevered and succeeded? At the Becoming event, they also have video clips of these girls and women. There weren’t many dry eyes in the audience.
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Okay, friends, I hope you have a fabulous Monday. Let me know what I should read next. Leave a comment below!
