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Hey loves. Even though Steph is no longer doing the link up for Show Us Your Books, I will still be sharing what I have been reading each month. June was a crazy month. I didn't read much on vacation. I hit my goal of 5 books.
Total physical/kindle books: 5
Total audible: 0
Title: Gravity
Author: Sara Cate
Genre: Reverse Harem
How I Read It: Kindle Unlimited
My Rating: 3 out of 5
Amazon Description: Three months on a private island.
Two men.One million dollars.
All I have to do is tame Nash Wilde.
My Review: The book is hot and spicy. Without giving the story line away, certain aspects of their reverse harem turned me off. Far from realistic.
Title: What if Love is the Point?
Author: Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega
Genre: parenting/families/autobiography
How I Read It: Early copy as part of launch team
My Rating: 5 out of 5
Amazon Description: Overflowing with both laughter and honest reflections, What If Love Is the Point? shares Carlos and Alexa PenaVegas’ incredible story—from the red carpet, Spy Kids movies, and Big Time Rush to Dancing with the Stars to marriage and now parenthood. The PenaVegas offer an inspiring window into how God builds young faith and strengthens it into lasting love;
give insight into how to put God at the center of relationships, family, and career;explore why society’s expectations never fulfill our true needs; and
share ideas for resisting the hustle of today’s culture and finding true rest.
The world saw Carlos Pena and Alexa Vega enjoying the success of their acting careers—Carlos on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush and Alexa in the Spy Kids movies. What fans didn’t see was Carlos struggling with the influences of Hollywood and reeling from broken relationships. Or Alexa hiding an eating disorder and recovering from a divorce. Or the question both Carlos and Alexa were asking in the midst of all that fame and fortune: What’s the point of it all anyway?
Then the two ended up attending the same Bible study. There they met people who seemed satisfied in life. They met new friends who seemed to be friends with God. They also met each other. Together, Carlos and Alexa discovered that God held the answers to their deepest questions—and even their unspoken longings. Now, happily married with three children, Carlos and Alexa want to tell others where they found true joy: in Jesus.
Carlos and Alexa believe that following Jesus was what they were made for—and they believe it’s what you were made for too. If you find yourself asking, Isn’t there more to life than this?, lean in to their remarkable story of tender faith, God’s persistent work, and learning why love is always the point of it all.
My Review: Loved learning about Alexa and Carlos, how they met, their backgrounds in the spotlight and more. They share their journeys in their faith without being pushy with it.
Title: The Summer Place
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Genre: romance
How I Read It: borrowed ebook from library
My Rating: 3 out of 5
Amazon Description: When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house in Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.
But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling sister, and must revisit the choices she made long ago, when she was a bestselling novelist with a different life. Sarah’s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he is—questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarah’s husband, Eli, who’s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by challenges of life during quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been.
When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.
From “the undisputed boss of the beach read” (The New York Times), The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. Enthralling, witty, big-hearted, and sharply observed, this is Jennifer Weiner’s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, the way our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us.
My Review: I didn't love it. I have loved other Jennifer Weiner's books in the past, but this one just didn't hit the spot. I felt like the book was boring, so many characters, and I really didn't want to finish it but I did.
Title: Trucker
Author: Jamie Schlosser
Genre: romance
How I Read It: bought ebook
My Rating: 5 out of 5
Amazon Description:ANGEL
I know what you're whispering in the car as you pass me by.Hitchhiker.
When you see me walking along the side of the road with my thumb out, you'll probably keep driving without giving me a second glance. You probably think I'm foolish. Naïve.
You might assume I've made some bad decisions.
You might think I'm too young to be on my own.
You might be right.
TRAVIS
I love my job, but driving an eighteen-wheeler comes with a certain stereotype. When you hear I’m a trucker, a specific image might come to mind. Uneducated. Dirty. Perverted. Rough around the edges and a little bit dangerous.
But the truth is, I’m not any of those things. In fact, I’m pretty far from it.
You’d be surprised to find out I’m one of the good guys.
My Review: Love at first sight, sexy trucker, helping a girl in distress. A sweet romance love story that I could put down.
Title: The Energy Bus
Author: Jon Gordon
Genre: personal development
How I Read It: borrow from library ebook
My Rating: 5 out of 5
Amazon Description: It's Monday morning and George walks out of the front door to his car and a flat tire. This is the least of his problems. His home life is in shambles and his team at work is in disarray. With a big product launch coming in two weeks, he has to find a way to get it together or risk losing his marriage and job. Forced to take the bus to work, George meets a unique bus driver and an interesting cast of characters who, over the course of two weeks, share the ten rules for the ride of his life. In the process, they help him turn around his work and life, saving his job and marriage from destruction.
The Energy Bus, an international bestseller, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals ten secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment—at work and at home.
- Build positive energy with vision, trust, optimism, enthusiasm, purpose, and spirit
- Learn how to turn negative energy into positive achievement
- Overcome obstacles and bring out the best in yourself and your team
For managers and team leaders or anyone looking to turn negative situations into positive outcomes, The Energy Bus provides a powerful plan for overcoming common life and work obstacles and bringing out the best in yourself and your team. When you get on The Energy Bus, you'll enjoy the ride of your life.
My Review: positive and up-lifting. just what i needed at that moment.
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