4 Books I’m Reading Right Now

At the beginning of the summer, I was slightly ahead of my reading goal for the year (the first time this has happened in literally years), but now I’m slipping behind again. I’ve spent too much time playing pickleball and not enough time reading!

Still, I’ve been enjoying some good books this summer! Here are four I’m reading right now:

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
My friend Jessica, who is a huge bookworm, sent me a text a few weeks ago and said “You must listen to this immediately.” I pretty much do whatever Jessica tells me to do so I used my monthly listen from Amazon Music Unlimited to grab it and I’m very into it so far!

Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
I’ve mentioned before that we did quite a bit of therapy last year and it was truly life-changing (after one session, Bart said to me, “I think pretty much everyone could benefit a lot from therapy”). This book is reminding me of a lot of the things we learned there and has helped me personally work through some of my own issues. I usually read 20 pages or so at a time – it’s not really a plow-through-in-one-sitting kind of book for me.

The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
I asked on Instagram if I should read this one or Good Dirt and the overwhelming vote was for Good Dirt (which I just finished and enjoyed), but this one got a lot of positive reviews too so I’m just jumping into this one too.

The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop
I’ve seen this book popping up all over the place and naturally I had to grab a copy from the library (the reviews are insane!). This is another book that I’m not blowing through but working through slowly and steadily.

Analese

Best Nerds Forever by James Patterson
Early on in the summer, Janssen posted this reel about two summer reading modes. One where you read way more than normal and the other where you read hardly at all. I’m definitely in the latter camp. However, my kids and I are still reading and listening together and this is what we are currently listening to. The kids were hooked when the main character dies within the first couple of chapters because like they said “This NEVER happens in kids books!”

Kelsey