My main form of reading on the bus was audio books, then that changed to long walks with a pair of earbuds, but as the weeks go on it’s been physical books on my shelf that have been getting more and more attention even though my reading habits have drastically slowed. Here’s what I read at home in May:
Creatures by Crissy Van Meter. Set on Winter Island off the coast of Southern California, we meet Evie who has mostly been left to herself having been abandoned by her mother and raised by a neglectful father. Her father is famous for his marijuana strain called Winter Wonderland, but relying on the seasonal tourist boom finds them struggling financially more often than not. Her mother comes in and out of her life over the years, most recently a few days before her wedding day when a dead whale has washed to shore. A story about Evie finding out who she is, what she wants, and how the relationships throughout her life can either set her up to fail or to succeed. Beautifully written and filled with the love of land and nature. This is by far my favorite book of the year
Gods With A Little G by Tupelo Hassman. This was the first book that gave me the same kind of feels I had reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky back in high school. It captured that teenage rebel spirit so well and had characters that felt like friends. In Rosary, California life is determined by the Evangelical path, but for the teens of Rosary they are biding their time till they turn eighteen and can escape. It focuses on teenager Helen and her friends who spend their days hanging out in an old tire yard drinking and navigating their raging hormones.
What are you reading during quarantine? Tag your reads on social media #splbusreads
~posted by Kara P.
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