On our vacation to Seattle and Vancouver, I managed to read 3 books . . . The Selection by Kiera Cass, Jaws by Peter Benchley, and The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.
Ok . . . So I have read The Bookshop before, but sometimes you just need to reread a book. Jaws was really good, and the Selection was full of teen angst. Of course I saw that one coming from a mile away.
I'm pretty sure we all know the synopsis of Jaws, but here is a quick summary of the the books I read just in case you need another book for your TBR list.
Jaws: Shark bad - man good. Shark stalks the vacation goers of Amity Island.
The Selection: This one is basically The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games. America Singer, a regular girl from a lower caste, gets chosen for “The Selection,” a competition where 35 girls compete for the heart of Prince Maxon and a chance to become queen. America doesn’t even want to be there—she’s secretly in love with someone else—but as she spends more time in the palace, she realizes there’s more to Maxon (and to her future) than she expected. Lots of romance, drama, and royal politics along the way!
The Bookshop: Florence Green, a quiet widow, decides to open a small bookshop in a sleepy English seaside town in the 1950s. What seems like a simple dream quickly stirs up drama, since some of the locals would rather see her fail. It’s a story about stubbornness, small-town politics, and the quiet courage it takes to chase your passions—even when the odds aren’t in your favor.
By the way, I highly recommend traveling to Seattle and Vancouver. The Space Needle was amazing, and the Chihuli exibit was so pretty. The Fish Market and the original Starbucks were fun to see as well. All the little towns between Seattle and Vancouver were so picturesque. I can see how one would fall in love with the pretty views and the weather. Vancouver was fun. We saw the Steam Clock and went on a boat to Vancouver Island. All in all, it was a great vacation.
