This was a our view for book club this month. Wow, it's like summer has returned - the weather has been gorgeous! (Too hot for a prego teacher cooped up in a classroom, but gorgeous nonetheless).
We discussed Defending Jacob by William Landy. I was really surprised by the mixed reviews (not all of them loved it) by our girls because I absolutely loved this book. I was always confused about the U.S. court system and defense attorneys and prosecutors, etc. but now I feel much more comfortable with the terms.
Besides learning, this book was intense. It's the most realistic fiction book I've ever read. Nothing was too dramatized - I feel as though it's exactly what it would be like if there was a murder in a small town.
A lot of book clubs have been reading this, according to Instagram anyway. And I can see why - there's a lot to discuss. We always move on to more important topics though, like wedding verses, Pinterest-inspired receptions, politicians that we think are celebrities when we see them in person, people who upload post-baby belly pictures, August babies, retail managers that put our salaries to shame, and couples who look like strangers on their wedding day.
Our July book was on the complete opposite spectrum - Beautiful Disaster is a crazy-love love story, complete with arson, alcohol, daddy issues, gambling and cardigans. It was a good, fast read. Nothing intense or show-stopping, but kind of cute. A little unrealistic? Yes. A little annoying? Yes. I mean, it's written from the perspective of a 19-year old girl smack dab in the middle of her college partying years.
One good thing about this book was that it lead to a super raunchy discussion. We love us some raunchy.
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