Alissa, Lisa, Michelle S., Rhonda, Tania, Tina, and a very special appearance by Valesca!
Valesca made a surprise appearance to book club and it was very nice to see her! Valesca, I wish that I could have said hi, but I was out and about doing things so I couldn't make it.
The book for this book club was The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand
Everyone felt that The Matchmaker was a real "summer read," which is not saying much. We found the names of the characters irritating. We found the fact that the Amin character could see people's "auras" and that is how she match made was irritating as well. The book was as much about the Nantucket area as anything else. The parts where the author described the area were good and it made the area seem like a lovely place to visit.
It was a fast read, but not much meat to it. The blame for the book choice was not Michelle, as she had asked Rhonda for her opinion, and Rhonda looked on the NY Times best seller list and threw this book out there along with another.
The group talked about books and their favorite reads, from the Facebook challenge. Rhonda forgot some critical books that shaped her like, Where The Red Fern Grows (Rhonda, I just found this book at my mom's house and packed it up because I remember loving that book too!], which her 4th grade teacher read to the class. Rhonda also loved the book I Will Love You Forever, which is a book that is a tear jerker that she would read to Raven. *I just read yesterday that this book was actually a song to the author's two dead babies and he eventually made the song into a book.
This month it was Denise's turn to pick our book and she picked The Ghost Month by Ed Lin
Ed Lin is Denise's friend and he has been a featured author at our book club before! Christopher has actually already read this book, so maybe he will want to join us at book club next time? Denise, Rhonda, and Tania went to Ed's book reading a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it.
Rhonda and Tina are taking cake decorating classes. Rhonda is hoping to become a better dog cake decorator :]. Rhonda served the cake that she made this week and now she needs any excuse to unload the cakes that she is making since she is making one every week. Rhonda also made some cantucci, which is a recipe she learned in Italy. I really wish that I could have had some of that and the cake!
Valesca and Michelle both really like the book The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and recommended that to the group. The Kindle edition is only $5, which isn't too bad of a price.
Here are the details for the next book club:
When: Wednesday Oct. 1st at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: Ghost Month by Ed Lin
Alissa, it is your turn to pick our October book. Tina picks our November book.
-Heather
p.s. The boys and I have not moved up to the Portland area yet. We are having new flooring put it and it is taking longer than expected & it still won't be done when we get there. We are planning on leaving tomorrow. If any of you are in the Portland area you should definitely stay with us! Miss everyone!!
