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Top 5 Books to Read This Spring


Spring came quickly, didn't it? I was just shoveling snow and now I'm staring at cherry blossoms and getting ready to plant flowers and sip sweet tea while reading a good book. Surprisingly, none of my choices this season are new releases but all of them make you want to keep reading non-stop. Here are my top 5 books I think you should read this spring:


The Lies We Told by Camilla Way - This story flips back and forth between Clara, whose boyfriend has disappeared under sketchy circumstances, and a mother who is desperately trying to figure out what is wrong with her young daughter who is displaying dangerous behavior and shows no empathy. As Clara digs deeper into her boyfriend's life, she uncovers secret after secret until you figure out how the two stories collide. This is a "read in one sitting if you can" kind of book because each chapter leaves you wanting more of the next.


Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight - Kate, a single mother and lawyer, is headed into an important meeting when she gets a call that her daughter, Amelia, has been suspended for cheating and needs to be picked up immediately. As an overachiever and straight-A student, that doesn't make sense. Upon arrival at the school, Kate learns her daughter has jumped to her death from atop of the school building. Months later, Kate starts picking up the pieces, trying to figure out what happened to her daughter and why she jumped....or did she?


Resurrection in May by Lisa Samson - May Seymour just graduated college and has the world and love at her fingertips. A spontaneous mission trip to Africa during the Rwandan genocide post-graduation leaves her broken and wounded. She goes to a farm owned by Claudius, a kind and endearing old man. There, she finds healing and hope, as she finds purpose for all her broken pieces. This book will have you in tears from the very beginning.


What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan - A newly single mother, Rachel, is out walking with her 8 year old son and dog, Skittle. She decides to let him run a bit ahead on the path but instead of her catching up to him, he disappears. Quickly the police department is all over the disappearance and treating it like the high-profile case it is. Rachel finds herself in the middle of media frenzy as she and the detective on the case, desperately try to bring home her son safely.


Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan - If you saw the previews for this movie and thought, that just looks like another romantic comedy, know this: the book is so. Much. Better. It is a fascinating story about culture and wealth in modern-day Singapore. With hints of love and drama, this book stays interesting until the very end.

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