August 2019

 I was reading lots of good books in August. Early in August I was called up to do Jury Duty. I was there half a day but was not picked. The process is very interesting. 
Finished reading Good Girl Bad Girl by Michael Robotham
Evie Cormac is in care and wants to be released but can not prove she is 18 because she can't tell anyone her name or date of birth. Cyrus Haven a psychologist tries to help her.
I love books by Michael Robotham, I met him a few years ago at Bryon Bay writers Festival, a friend of mine was taught by his father at Casino High School.

We were on holiday at the end of August went on a long road trip, had lots of dramas and needed to do some repairs to our campervan but we had a good trip and stopped at some of our favorite places.

There are some good walks at Cania Gorge near Moto in Queensland.

A book I enjoyed reading while on holiday was Through the Wall by Caroline Corcorun

This was about two women. Harriet lives on her own and Lexie lives with her partner Tom in the flat next door. The walls are thin and they can hear what happens next door through the walls.

Harriet envies Lexie’s life and is convinced that Tom should be her partner. Lexie is envious of Harriet’s life. They both spend time using Google to find out about each other. It was creepy and scary and you never knew what was going to happen next.

The story switches between Harriet and Lexie and their insecurities. It is about relationships and stalking. Every new chapter reveals a bit more about Harriet’s life and Lexie’s insecurities working from home.

I loved the way the tension built up and the description of the characters.

Another book I finished reading was Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams

This was a romance with lots of humor. Set in the present time. Nadia Fielding is always late for work and is planning to start a new routine of being more organized. She has two best friends and works in artificial intelligence developing new technologies.

Daniel Weissman is getting over the death of his father and lacks confidence to talk to a woman he admires so he places a notice in the local paper under “Missed Connections” in the hope that she would see it and maybe speak to him one morning on the train.

Nadia’s friends are certain that the notice is about Nadia and they try to convince Nadia to reply to Daniel’s notice.

I loved this romance and the way Nadia’s friends try to set up romantic connections. This was a fun romantic story with lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing. I loved the ending.