July was not a great reading month quantity wise, but quality wise it was pretty good. I found a new favorite and enjoyed the rest of what I picked up. Here’s my July 2023 wrap up.
Christine
Synopsis:
Evil is alive in Libertyville. It inhabits a custom-painted red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine and young Arnold Cunningham, who buys it. Along with Arnold’s girlfriend, Leigh Cabot, Dennis Guilder attempts to find out the real truth behind Christine and finds more than he bargained for: from murder to suicide, there’s a peculiar feeling that surrounds Christine–she gets revenge on anyone standing in her path. Can Dennis save Arnold from the wrath of Christine?
My Rating: 5/5
My Full Review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/07/17/christine-review/
Come with Me
Synopsis:
Aaron Decker’s life changes one December morning when his wife Allison is killed. Haunted by her absence–and her ghost–Aaron goes through her belongings, where he finds a receipt for a motel room in another part of the country. Piloted by grief and an increasing sense of curiosity, Aaron embarks on a journey to discover what Allison had been doing in the weeks prior to her death. Yet Aaron is unprepared to discover the dark secrets Allison kept, the death and horror that make up the tapestry of her hidden life. And with each dark secret revealed, Aaron becomes more and more consumed by his obsession to learn the terrifying truth about the woman who had been his wife, even if it puts his own life at risk.
My Rating: 3/5
My Full Review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/07/21/come-with-me-review/
Mary Poppins
Synopsis:
From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial? A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life
My Rating: 3/5
My Thoughts: This might be the first time that I prefer the movie to the book. This just felt like it was missing the whimsy that the movie created. It was fun but not quite as fun as the movie.
Frindle
Synopsis:
When he decides to turn his fifth-grade teacher’s love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
My Rating: 5/5
My Thoughts: I read this when I was in elementary school and I thought it would be fun to reread it. And I really did enjoy it. It’s just an all-around good book.
So that’s my July 2023 wrap up. What did you read this month?
I hope this month is equally full of quality books for you.
Lynn 😀
Thanks! You too!