SEATTLE — New Day Northwest host Kelly Hanson is launching a book club on the show.
Want to join in on the fun? Text 'Club' to 206-448-4545 receive reminders about what books we are reading next and to send us books to add to our reading list!
This month's book:
Rating: 8/10
"The Bright Years" by Sarah Damoff is told by three people through their intimate points of view. Ryan and Lillian Bright are married and parents to Georgette. Lillian has a son she hasn't told Ryan about, and Ryan has an alcohol addiction he hasn't told Lillian about. The book explores the impact of each generation in a family torn apart by tragedy. This big-hearted family saga pulls at your heart strings but is also extremely poignant.
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Rating: 9/10
"The Wedding People" by Alison Espach Perry is about an unexpected wedding quest, Phoebe Stone, and the surprising people who help her start a new life and gain perspective. It’s a romantic comedy filled with dark humor that tackles tough topics, including Phoebe’s husband having an affair which led to her journey of depression and self-discovery.
Rating: 8/10
"Indigo Ridge" by Devney Perry is small town enemies to lovers romance. Winslow is the main character who is Quincy, Montana's new chief of police. She's determined to prove herself to the community and show them she didn't earn her position because her grandfather is mayor. But she ends up falling for Quincy royalty Griffen Eden. After a string of murders Winslow soon proves irresistible to both Griffin and the killer.
Rating: 6.5/10
"James" by Percival Everett is a novel re-imagining the adventures of Huckleberry Finn for Mark Twain. But from the perspective of Huckleberry’s friend Jim, who is an escaped slave. The early scenes closely follow the tale of Huckleberry Finn, with Jim overhearing he's going to be sold, so he escapes and leaves his wife and daughter to go formulate a plan to later, hopefully try and buy them back. Huck also runs away by faking his own death to escape his violent father. But as this new story unfolds, the pair separates and the book hones in on Jim's adventures. The tone turns more serious as it explores rape, murder and racism.
"A Sea of Unspoken Things" by Adrienne Young
Rating: 6.5/10
"A Sea of Unspoken Things" by Adrienne Young follows a woman named James who is investigating her twin brother Johnny's mysterious death. To do that she has to go back to the small town in California she grew up in and come to terms with her own haunting past. That includes a high school friends who passed away and Micah — the only person she's ever loved.
Rating: 5/5
"The Women" by local author Kristin Hannah is a historical fiction novel that takes place during the Vietnam War. The novel follows 20-year-old Frankie McGrath as she joins the Army Nurse Corps to follow her brother who is fighting in the war. Throughout her time in Vietnam, she develops deep relationships with the other nurses only to return to an incredibly divided America.
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