I am in the middle of these two wonderful books right now. Usually I don't read two physical books at a time, but I had started The Bodyguard by Katherine Center and just picked up Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt just to see what all the raving was about, and was hooked.
Remarkably Bright Creatures is such a different sort of book. Do you enjoy books about curmudgeons? If you liked A Man Called Ove or All the Lonely People, I promise you will love this book too. Tova Sullivan is a lonely widow in her 70s who cleans the Sowell Bay aquarium after hours. Marcellus is a grouchy giant Pacific octopus who lives at the aquarium, and who is nearing the end of his life. The two form a very unlikely friendship, which will tug at your heartstrings and not be soon forgotten.
The Bodyguard is a romantic comedy about Hannah Brooks, an "Executive Protection Agent" (aka Bodyguard) who gets hired to protect superstar actor Jake Stapleton from a crazy stalker. Jake's mom is ill and he wants to be by her side, so he needs to travel to Texas to stay on the family ranch for a while. Only he doesn't want the family to worry about him needing a bodyguard, so he has Hannah pose as his girlfriend. You can see where this is going. The writing is amusing and the story is sweet and I am all in. Great escapism and full of heart. Author Katherine Center has written several other books which I have enjoyed very much. Things You Save in a Fire, Happiness for Beginners, and What You Wish For were so good too.
Even though I am only halfway through both of these books, I highly recommend them. And just look at those covers, will you?
OK! I'm going to order The Bodyguard on my Kindle! This is the second rave review I've read about it in the past week. Have a good weekend with your dad!
Posted by: Jan | August 05, 2022 at 08:22 AM
How do you keep up with the book you’ve read? Do you make a list by year, just keep an alphabetical list ? Do you make notes about each book that you read?
I’m a reader and have been forever. At 67 I can’t recall like I used too. unless I am only reading new books, I can’t be sure I haven’t already read it. Not particularly a bad thing, but curious if you have a system. Jill
Posted by: Jill | August 05, 2022 at 03:36 PM