Ready for your next read but need help deciding? Let this list of February’s reading recommendations be your guide.
The School for Good Mothers
By Jessamine Chan
Chan’s debut novel is a dystopian where Frida finds herself at The School for Good Mothers following a bad day. Frida, a first-time and newly single mom, is at wits end and needing a reprieve from childcare. She leaves Harriet, her 18-month-old daughter, unattended at home for a quick coffee break and moment alone. However, Frida is reported to Child Services for her negligence after hours seamlessly slip away. To win custody back, she’ll have to ace her studies at the new state-sanctioned experimental school.
Firstly, the story is a chilling look at the expectations put on mothers and the unending surveillance. Secondly, it examines how the intersections of race and class influence mootherhood. I will be looking out for Chan’s next book!
Wrong Place Wrong Time
By Gillian McAllister
With a tagline that reads, “How do you stop a murder after it’s already happened?” I thought this one would be an eyeroll-er. Originally, this book was my mom’s recent book club read before making it’s way to me. It pleasantly surprised me. This is an inventive fast-paced mystery, focused on time travel with a twist. One I admittedly did not see coming.
Jen’s watches her teenage son murder a man she’s never seen and his arrest for the murder quickly follows. After the traumatic night, Jen wakes up to find it’s the day before the murder takes place. So, begins her quest to protect her son and stop the murder.
Original, addictive and an easy read — pick this one for a cosy Sunday, your book club or your next vacation.
Carrie Soto is Back
By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s latest novel is an intimate look into the psyche of famous tennis player Carrie Soto (who had a cameo in Malibu Rising). Once considered the greatest player of all time, a retired Soto sits in the stands of the US Open and watches as Nicki Chan, a young star player, steals her Grand Slam record. With her father as her coach, Soto plans her return to the professional circuit to reclaim her title at the age of 37.
Whether you’re a tennis fan of not, this is an epic comeback story that looks at the cost of greatness.
Each month I’ll share my reading recommendations. For the latest suggestestions, check out March’s reading recommendations here.
What books have you been enjoying lately? I’d love to know! Please share in the comments.
Great suggestions – adding them to my list 🙌
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