June Wrap Up

May Recap:
2 Books
641 pages (6:27:08 hours)
Average Rating 4.5

🎧A Wrinkle in Time 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A Deadly Influence 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Another month gone, they just seem to fly by these days.
The weather is getting nicer and I am looking forward to lounging outside in the sun relaxing with a book but first outside chores must be done. Top of the list is weeding the flower beds and getting the garden planted. Gonna need to have the Aleve handy. 😄
This year for me has been about reading when I can and not getting frustrated with myself when my completed numbers are low. Normally I would be very disappointed in only finishing 2 books, but I am learning to stop comparing my numbers to others and just be happy that I had the extra time for those two. Life is crazy busy some times and we need to give ourselves more credit. I am happy. I am healthy. I love my family and the life I live. That’s enough for me. I know that I will have big reading months and slow months, but it’s not a competition, just enjoy it when I can.

A Wrinkle in Time – (Middle Grade, Classic, Sci-Fi) Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin are visited by three mysterious women, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which. They have come to help the children retrieve their father who went missing. A scientist who works on classified experiments for the government was on assignment when all communications with his family stopped.
“A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points” rather a tesseract, or creating a wrinkle in the fabric of space, is. The children must tesser to another planet in order to save their father, and the universe, from The Darkness.

A Deadly Influence – (Thriller,Police Procedural) Hostage negotiator Abby Mullen gets a call from a fellow cult survivor Eden. Eden’s son has been kidnapped and the ransome is $5 million . As Abby gets further into the investigation, her past is coming back to haunt her.

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38/100 Books to read in a Lifetime

A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Narrated by Hope Davis
6:27:08 hours

Classic, Middle Grade, Science Fiction

Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin are visited by three mysterious women, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which. They have come to help the children retrieve their father who went missing. A scientist who works on classified experiments for the government was on assignment when all communications with his family stopped.
“A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points” rather a tesseract, or creating a wrinkle in the fabric of space, is. The children must tesser to another planet in order to save their father, and the universe, from The Darkness.

What a wonderfully written book for middle grade readers and adults. It is so hard to understand why this book is one of the most contested and banned books. How could you ban something so incredible? But humans are flawed and full of fear, especially when it comes to children. I however cannot wait to have my nephew read it! It had so much heart and such wonderful lessons for young minds to experience.
Hope Davis was a good choice for narrator, her voice was fitting.



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