Happy July! Y’all, I basically took off the entire month of June and as a result, I’m a little late in this month’s book club announcement! It was a nice break that I spent the majority of reading. I read so many amazing books last month. I can’t wait to share my June Book Reviews post with y’all!
Before we get into what we are reading this month, let’s recap last month’s selections:
Just to refresh your memory, June’s books were Summer Hours and The Summer We Lost Her. You can read about them here.
This month we are reading:
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther (young adult contemporary romance)
and
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay (mystery/thriller)
You can order both of these books here.
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
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A romance novel inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift!
This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty and Sarah Dessen’s Along for the Ride.
Meredith’s family’s annual game of assassin at Martha’s Vineyard during a summer wedding is the perfect chance to honor her sister’s legacy, and finally join the world again. But when she forms an alliance with a cute groomsman, she’s at risk of losing both the game … and her heart.
Meredith Fox has been going to Martha’s Vineyard for the summer as long as she can remember. But this summer is the first one back since the death of Meredith’s sister. It will all be overwhelming, but even more since since the entire extended family will be together for her cousin’s big wedding.
Unfortunately, Meredith’s longtime boyfriend unexpectedly dumped her two weeks before the wedding, leaving her dateless. Luckily, she has the perfect distraction. Her family has a tradition of playing the ultimate game of Assassin every summer, and this year it will take place during the week of wedding festivities.
But her target just happens to be a very cute groomsman. She’s determined to not let herself get distracted, not let herself be lost in another doomed relationship. But as the week progresses, she can’t help falling for him, which may cost her not only the game, but also her heart.
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
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It’s New Year’s Eve 1999. Y2K is expected to end in chaos: planes falling from the sky, elevators plunging to earth, world markets collapsing. A digital apocalypse. None of that happens. But at a Blockbuster Video in Linden, New Jersey, four teenage girls working the night shift are attacked. Only one survives. Police quickly identify a suspect who flees and is never seen again.
Fifteen years later, in the same town, four teenage employees working late at an ice cream store are attacked, and again only one makes it out alive.
Both surviving victims recall the killer speaking only a few final words… “Goodnight, pretty girl.”
In the aftermath, three lives intersect: the survivor of the Blockbuster massacre who’s forced to relive her tragedy; the brother of the original suspect, who’s convinced the police have it wrong; and the FBI agent, who’s determined to solve both cases. On a collision course toward the truth, all three lives will forever be changed, and not everyone will make it out alive.
Twisty, poignant, and redemptive, The Night Shift is a story about the legacy of trauma and how the broken can come out on the other side, and it solidifies Alex Finlay as one of the new leading voices in the world of thrillers.
Who’s excited about this month’s selections? I can’t wait to get started reading! If you want more info on how to join our online book club, check out this post. You can also join our Facebook group to chat about the books with others.
Check out our past monthly selections:
January 2022 LaLa Life Book Club Selection
February 2022 LaLa Life Book Club Selections
March 2022 LaLa Life Book Club Selections
April 2022 LaLa Life Book Club Selections
