Read It! All Things Reconsidered

 

Today is the day I finally get around to posting about a book I recently read that I liked.  I don't waste time writing about books I do not like.  If I didn't like it then I didn't finish it and well...no point in writing about that, right?

Here's a book that I did like.  I actually read his (Knox McCoy) first book The Wondering Years when it came out a couple years back and that book is one of my most favorite reads of all time.  I was very excited to fiinally get my hands on his second release - All Things Reconsidered.

I am going to be very honest in this and not say too much about the book because I have a tendency of spoiling things.  This book really made me consider all the the things I have reconsidered in my life.  Marriage, country music, religion, recipes, food choices, t.v. shows.  Strangely enough Knox and I are very much compatible in thought.  

The idea that the way we view things evolved throughout our life experiences is not new.  But it is something that worth discussing and bringing into the limelight.  A few things this book had me raising hands and screaming yes to include - Uncle Joey, homosexuality (no link I promise), and faith.  

McCoy makes you laugh and he kind of drives you nuts with how many times he references Hamilton (that was the one part of the audio book that was overkill.  I love Hamilton too but it felt like every other breath was Footnote Hamilton Reference).  This is from publisher Thomas Nelson and Knox is what I would consider a faith adjacent writer but the way he does it very much born-in-eighties-navigating-life-in-my-thirties style (something I can totally relate to.) He's fun and not in your face about his faith.  He discusses it the way you would with friends over coffee on a random Saturday morning.  You laugh - a lot.  You agree - quite a bit.  You disagree - it happens.  

This book is a quick read but well worth your weekend :)

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See ya later with another book pick...hopefully!

OK OK I'll Show You My Books

If I had been lucky enough to be in quarantine I would have read so many books but I didn't get that privilege!  Today I'm sharing with you (and linking up with Steph & Jana) to show you what I read (sad) and what I'm reading or rather listening to.

What Happens In Paradise



This is pitiful but...

In March I went to the local public library because I had this feeling that school was going to be out for like the next seventy-two years.  So I scooped up some books for my kid and grabbed one book off the front shelf for me.  (What was I thinking?)

I grabbed this book for myself. Little did I know it was the second book in a trilogy.  There is nothing like walking into the middle of situation.

However, the book is good.  Hildebrand does a good job at catching you up (over and over and over) on what was in the first book.  

I do recommend this series, having skipped book one and went straight to book two.  It has some crime and outrage and passion.  I feel like when I give a synopsis of a book I tell too much so I will just let you click the link to B&N and decide if its something you would like.

Elin Hildebrand wasn't on my list of authors to try until a few years ago when I wanted a true beach read for our week at the coast.  I reluctantly grabbed one of her titles from the same public library and was hooked.

Sunset Beach



Mary Kay Andrews is one of my favorite cheeseball writers.  All her stuff makes me laugh and has that relaxed vibe that doesn't require you to think too much.  Her newest release is about Drew.  To make a long story short and not give away the whole story (which I cannot because I'm still reading or rather having Audible read it to me) Drew's mom has died, she lost her job, and she's moved to Sunset Beach.  Her dad is an ambulance chasing lawyer and he's offered a job in his call center.  While working there Drew has made a few new friends and also taken an interest in a case that was ruled worker's comp but seems to be much more.

Next month I promise to have much more good stuff in this post than the grab-it-fast from March and an Audible pick. Ha!  Wishing you all wonderful reading with a little salt and sand mixed in!

xo