Sunday Book Club: March 2020 Reading List

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It’s still so funny to me how January crawled and February sprinted by. Luckily, I got enough reading in, so I didn’t really mind. It also gave me a lot to share for my March 2020 Reading List.

March 2020 Reading List

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

I have to say, Menon always hits it out of the park. I’ve loved all of her YA books and I was super excited when she announced that she was doing a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set at a boarding school. This novel lived up to all of my expectations. I loved all of the characters and I really can’t wait until the next one.

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

I had been hearing a lot of this about Jessica Simpson’s autobiography leading up to the release and it definitely lived up to the hype. She spills ALL in this book and then some. I knew that Jessica had an amazing voice, but I didn’t realize how much she had struggled with pills and alcohol addiction. I also didn’t realize that she was an incredibly savvy businesswoman. Not only do I fully recommend this book, but if you have the option to listen to it on audio, do it, because she includes some of her newest songs on the audio version.

Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra

Remember how I love modern versions of classic novels? Typically I primarily get Pride and Prejudice novels (there as just so many), so it was exciting to find a Little Women novel (which I absolutely love). This novel puts Jo and Meg in the present day where Jo is working as a line chef in New York City, while Meg has quick her job at the bank to be a stay at home mom. Jo is pulled back home though when her mom suffers an injury and help is needed on the family farm. The novel focuses more on Jo and Meg, but there’s a sequel coming up called Amy and Beth that I’m excited to read when it comes out.

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

This book was so much fun. It was will they/won’t they contemporary romance novel. Personally, I completely enjoyed it and could have continued reading it for hours. I especially loved the main character’s family. They were protective, but also incredibly hilarious.

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

I just couldn’t get into this novel. It felt like it was trying to be a book on one topic, that was forced into being something else. I didn’t really have much sympathy for the main character and I felt like this book required multiple spin off side and back stories for me to understand all of the characters fully.

I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán

Check out my full review of the book here!

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

I had heard mixed reviews about this book from a lot of people before I actually read it. A lot of people saying that they couldn’t get into it or it was just meh. But for me, it was just my cup of tea. I love when two stories which take place in different times are interwoven to tell a story and a mystery unfurls as that story is told.

A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison

I enjoyed this book, but I enjoyed it even more once I read the authors note and she mentioned how she was inspired by The OC to write it. Really, what more do you need than that?

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

This was a re-read for me, but it had been long enough that I had forgotten a few things. Never the less, it was still completely enjoyable.

Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl

I saw this recommended on someone’s instagram and I picked it up on a whim. I had never thought much about the food magazine Gourmet, or what really goes into making a food magazine. That didn’t stop me from loving this book which follows Ruth Reichl on her journey from becoming the editor of Gourmet through when the magazine was closed. This book was so much more enjoyable that I would have ever expected.

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

This book was so interesting because it dealt with a handful of issues about race and interracial issues, so you would think that it was incredibly serious. However, it was also one of the most adorable YA novels I’ve read about teenagers falling in love. I laughed, I cried, and I highly recommend it.

The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams

After reading my last Beatriz Williams novel went over fairly well, I decided to give this one a shot too. It wasn’t as good, but I loved how it was centered around a woman who became involved with the former King of England (David) and his wife after he abdicated the throne and was sent to be the govenor of Bermuda. The royal ties were what really pulled me into the book and I think what kept me in the entire time.

That’s it for my March 2020 Reading List. What have you read recently?