It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/3/2020

Last Week

This week I read the YA debut, My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong. The publishers describe it as Crazy Rich Asians meets Love & Gelato. Ivy is sent to Beijing to stay with her extended family after a difficult start to her summer. It is there that she comes to terms with both her Chinese and American cultures and what she plans to do in the future.

I also started A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat and am loving it already! Set in a “Thai-inspired fantasy world” and the author’s twist on “Les Miserables,” A Wish In the Dark has an intriguing plot and I’m invested in the characters in just a few chapters. I’m super excited to see where this one goes!

Reading List for Week of 8/3/2020

I’ve still got You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson and the cover just makes me smile. I can’t wait to start this one next! Plus, I just heard Julie Abe speak at the Middle Ground Book Fest and I’ve got to read Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch. And finally, maybe I’ll even get to More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood which also looks great!

Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Check out the hashtag #IMWAYR for reading suggestions from readers across the globe.