Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski: Ludwik and Janusz meet after university at summer camp, a glorified labor camp, where they harvest beets on a large farm. It’s 1980 in Poland and there’s no room for same sex love. Their story is tender especially in the beginning, when they go camping in their own. Once back in Warsaw the situation is different, with Janusz starting to work in a ministry and Ludwik not being able to write his PhD without a party member. Life pushes them in other directions and while the feelings are there, reality sets in. Great book and a Dua Lipa Book Club pick!
Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh: The fifth installment of the ‘Boys of Tommen’ series is the shortest book so far. I loved it as much as the others, but had the most problems to the characters story arc. Besides the major issues Gibsie goes through, I just found the attachment between him and Claire from early childhood on non relatable. Maybe I just have never experienced something like this and am therefore an unbeliever? Just happy though that Gerard’s weirdness got to make sense now.
Releasing 10 by Chloe Walsh: The latest book in ‘The Boys of Tommen’ series, but thankfully not the last one. I couldn’t live with such an ending and anyway Chloe Walsh already wrote in her afterword that there will be more. She is also quite open about her own struggles in this afterword and the books make much more sense. The story of Lizzie and Hugh is momentous, Lizzie’s struggle with her bipolar disorder is just one of her problems. It is important to learn about mental health, but there is so much more we shouldn’t look away from. Can’t wait for the next installment in the series.
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez: This was my second book from Abby Jimenez and I loved it as much as the first one. Samantha and Xavier have their first date on her last day in Minnesota before leaving indefinitely to California. I liked their chemistry, albeit Xavier was too good to be true and therefore a teeny tiny bit unrealistic. Not that other male heroes are so much more realistic, but in this setting it was maybe too much. The book deals with other topics as well, dementia and family dynamics are the main ones. Dementia is getting more to the forefront and I loved how the book dealt with it.
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