Now, I'd normally not lump these two together but they are the next in my pile, so why not?
French Lessons by Ellen Sussman
This book has been out for a little less than a year and I received an advanced copy back in May 2011, thanks to Ballantine Books but it took me until a month ago to get to.
What would you do in Paris for the day? (I'd go to the Louvre again and of course drink more wine.)
Three Americans with varying reasons for being in France hire French tutors for varying reasons. Three short stories with some intertwining and one with intertwining of limbs;) My favorite part(s) of this book are that Sussman created fulfilling stories and characters with enough depth and heart that you didn't realize that they were short snip-its in these peoples lives.
A good read with a glass of wine, crusty bread and lit candle. I recommend the bath tub or hot tub if you've got one!
DARK PLACES by Gillian Flynn
The first Gillian Flynn novel I read was Sharp Objects about 3 or 4 years ago and I read during UCF football tailgating. To say I was shocked, is putting it lightly. But shocked and hooked in a good way.
Dark Places did the same. It sucked you in on page one and you were fighting with Libby the whole way. You wanted to believe in her and keep her from falling down in despair or self-destructing. The murders were horrible and no little girl should have to live through that. Her brother, Ben, is in jail, convicted of those murders and there are those who believe in his innocence all these years later. Libby is grown and her memorial fund money is running out. She resorts to selling memorabilia of her brothers and the murders. And when those that believe in Ben's innocence approach her offering money to get her to help prove he didn't commit the murders, she hesitatingly accepts. Libby might not like what she finds out though and her life is back in danger, even more than it was on that night when she was a little girl.
I'm looking forward to reading Flynn's third novel, Gone Girl, in bookstores beginning June 5. Awesome reads, but not for the faint of heart.
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