July Reads 2024 - From Our Bookshelf

It is time to share what I read in July!

My July reading started great with vacation reading. It slowed down during the middle of the month and picked up again towards the end of the month when I caught a nasty respiratory sickness.

Between vacation reading and reading when I was sick, I read more light and easy reads than normal. However, I finished three nonfiction books, so it was a decent mix of books in the end.

July 2024 Reads

I am sharing a few thoughts on each book, but you can click on the title of each book for a full review and more details.

Fiction

Cold Victory by Karl Marlantes. Cold Victory is set in post-WWII Finland. I knew very little about Finland after WWII, so I learned a lot about that period by reading this. And Karl Marlantes’s writing is so well done. It made the history of that period come alive.

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County book review

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire Swinarski. I liked this one but didn’t love it. I explain why in my full review.

How To Walk Away by Katherine Center. I read my first Katherine Center book earlier this summer and instantly knew I wanted to read all her books.

I loved How To Walk Away because it was a romance book, but the characters and storyline had a depth you often don’t get in romance books.

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. Yes, another Katherine Center book. I enjoyed her latest book.

Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate. This dual-timelime book set in Oklahoma will probably be one of my favorite fiction books of the year.

Meeting Her Match by Jen Turano. This was a quick and easy read when I needed it, but it wasn’t my favorite book.

16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber. This is the first book in the Cedar Cove series. It is also the book series on which the Hallmark show Cedar Cove is based.