From One Book Lover to Another...

Dear Friend,

This last year has gone SO. VERY. QUICKLY. 

One of my goals of this last  year was to read 53 books, one for every week of the year and I did it! I was (am) very proud of myself as I usually  fall off all the wagons I hop onto when it comes to new year resolutions.That being said, I read a lot of duds for books, but there are a select few that I would say are worth looking into.  If you know me at all, the excuse to talk about the books that I love  will come up in conversation anyway; so if you run into me and I start talking about books you can tell me to shut up and refer to this blog as me telling you books you should read. (Your welcome, btw).

Now, without further adieu, and in no particular order,

                           My Top 6 Books You Should Read According to Me 

(that I read in 2016)

1. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Like many children's books I go into it with less expectation to learn, but to enjoy. This book, however, was beautifully written and had so many serious thoughts as well as endearing.

2. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls- A book given to me by my brother-in-law, I had to read it right away and am so glad that I did. I ended up crying, laughing, and in shock as this woman tells her crazy life story in a memoir. Her life is a triumph because she lets herself move on and be better than what her life "could have been."

3.- Tolestoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch- A true story about a woman who reads 365 books in a year while grieving her sister who has just died. This lady writes so well and becomes your close friend as you grieve and read her words of her love for books.

4. An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowshi- Another true story about a woman who is a sales execultive who meets an 11 year old boy who lives on the streets as a panhandler. This story is so vivid and sad, but has hope and truth in the words of a woman who had no idea what it meant to be a friend to a boy who needed love. 

5. The Girls by Emma Cline- A more graphic read as it is about a girl who joins a cult primarily because she hates what her life looks like and believes that love will be found in a group of women who seem to accept her. This book is sad, but so physiologically deep as you read, it haunted me for months after I read it. Again, it is quite graphic and as it is in a cult setting, it  goes through a lot of hardships that many cults are based around.

6. North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person- The true story of one girl's escape from the late 1960's hippy movement as her family lives off the grid in Canada. This girl almost dies multiple times and truly sees life as many of us cant even imagine. Cea lives with her unusual family until she one day desides she cant anymore and as a teen leaves to become none other than what her mother and father would hate the most- becoming a model. This also has graphic content and I would suggest picking it up only if you believe that you will benefit from the story's truths. 

And there you have it folks! My 6 books that I 

would recommend that you pick up in 2017. May your year be 

full of adventure and fun and lots of good reading.

Your Nomad, 

Summer