4 Books I’m Currently Reading (+ My Team’s Picks!)
I’m deep in the final reading stages for the 2024 Summer Reading Guide (coming in mid-May!) and there have been so many fun books this year!
Here are a few I’m reading right now:
The Time Garden by Edward Eager
I rarely read a whole series to my kids, but right now it’s feeling so fun to just deep dive into Edward Eager’s books – they were my favorites as a kid and now, revisiting them decades later, is like reuniting with beloved friends. We already did Half Magic and Magic by the Lake and this is our third one (there is crossover between the books, but you can basically read them in any order since they all standalone).
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
I’ve had questions about this book literally weekly since it came out last year. I’ve checked it out for the library at least three times and have it saved in my Everand profile and just haven’t gotten around to it. I finally picked it up a couple of weeks ago and am slowly making my way through it (I’m about 200 pages in). I think I’m likely to fall right in the middle of most readers – I doubt this will be a book I just ADORE but I don’t hate it either. It mainly just feels . . . fine to me.
The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi
I love Kendra Adachi (her book The Lazy Genius Way is EXCELLENT) and when I found out she had a time management book coming out this fall, I immediately did my best to secure an early copy. I always love time management and productivity books, so this was right up my alley and I’m loving it so far, especially its focus on time management for WOMEN.
Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
I loved her audiobook Call Me Maybe so when I got a copy of this romance from the publisher, I immediately picked it up. I don’t usually love an accidental pregnancy plot line, but this one is working for me so far!
analese
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
This has been on my to-be-read list for a really long time. I finally got to it and I’m SO glad I did! It follows Starr, a 16-year old Black girl who is constantly pulled between two worlds. The world of her private, predominantly white school and and the inner-city home and neighborhood she lives in with her family. Everything comes to a head when her childhood best friend Khalil, who was defenseless, gets shot right in front of her by a police officer. What she does after and how it impacts her and her family’s life is powerful. I couldn’t put it down and feel like everyone should read this book.
Jennifer
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
I am slowly trying to make my way through all of Kristin Hannah’s books. I love her writing and think she is so good at character development. Her writing does tend to be on the heavier side without a lot of happy endings so I find I have to space her books out a bit and intersperse them with other books. This book takes place in the 1930’s in the United States during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Elsa finds strength through hardship, a failed marriage and emigrating to California with her two young children. Like most of Kristin Hannah’s works it sheds light on lesser known facts of historical events in a very intriguing way.
Kelsey
Janssen, if you haven’t read it yet you should definitely read 4000 Weeks, Time Management for Mortals. It’s more of a perspective changer than a productivity hack book, and I LOVED IT! I’ve loved every other time management book you’ve mentioned.
-your childhood friend
Yes! I read it a year or so ago and absolutely loved it!
This makes me want to read Edward Eager’s books again! I’m reading Family Unfriendly: by Tim Carney. I highly recommend so far!