A bigger book bag

You can tell a lot about a book lover by what’s in their TBR pile. The first thing you can tell from mine is that I’ve been way behind in my reading. That’s why I joined a summer reading program at a local library so I can get through it all.

On top of my pile was Reaching for Grace, the upcoming novel by Anna Daughterty. I had promised to review it and give her a blurb in January. (Facepalm. Sigh.) But I finally finished it and went to the next on my pile, Prom Babies by Kekla Magoon. (See my Goodreads review.) Now, I’m reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. Then it’s Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes.

The next thing you can tell from my TBR pile is none of these books go together.

Reaching for Grace is a Christian rich boy/poor girl romance. It’s an excellent book, but you can expect as much spice as a church potluck casserole. Prom Babies pulls a 180 to show what happens to three teens who get pregnant. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is what you’d get if Chuck Palahniuk wrote a self-help book. And Spin Me Right Round looks like a queer Back to the Future. (And as someone who wrote about the 1980s, I’ll be interested in David’s depiction of that time.)

Christians, feminists, f-bomb slinging life coaches, and LGBTQ+ people all have a place in my book bag. That’s because I like diversity. I like to read…