On my (virtual) bookshelf

I love when bloggers/friends/anyone shares what they are reading. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies. I love reading to the point I avoid all household/mothering duties, so I try to choose good low key weeks to read.  With summer and VBS this week, it's a prime reading week! 

Earlier this year I finished the Harry Potter series. I really loved it. The first two books were very childish, and then the book themes mature (and become dark) as Harry does. I think if I hadn't loved the characters so much, I may not have been able to handle the dark themes. Chris and I worked our way through the movies after I finished the books, and I look forward to rereading them with the boys in the future.

I like to vary the heaviness of my reading, so following up the dark Harry Potter series I read The Royal We, which my cousin recommended. It was the perfect light read and such a fun book. 

Good Grief was more of an assignment book and it was helpful. It talks about the different stages of grief and the relationship between grief and Christianity. It was short, easy to get through, but honestly left me wanting more explanations.

Currently I'm working my way through these four books -

I'm really enjoying this book and it has helped quite a bit with T. It used to be my carpool reading, but without carpool I need to find another time to delve into it. 

My circle at church just studied this book. I missed every meeting thanks to a baby who refuses to leave her momma's side (so I read the email updates and snuggled my girl). I didn't get a chance to read along, but I'm looking forward to reading it this summer. I honestly think I have a lot to gain from this book.

I wrote on instagram that I'm #191 on the waitlist for this book, which means it's probably really good and I should purchase it - so I did. I am the worst when it comes to clutter. There are piles everywhere. I dream of a day when at least one room doesn't have a pile of something! We are also hoping to put our house on the market next spring so maybe this will help with that too!

 I checked this out from the library last week and while it's not something I'd usually pick, I am enjoying it. I'm so moody when it comes to books, but there's something that's captured me with this one.

I'm looking forward to reading What Alice Forgot either this summer or fall. I've heard so many good things about it. I'd picked up The Husband's Secret from the library and after three chapters returned it. I just couldn't get into it. Hopefully this one is better.

The kids are obsessed the these books currently:

KC's go to book before naps and bedtimes (although rarely do we make it through it). I prefer Tumble Bumble, but she loves this one.

This book was a gift to the boys from my cousin (who also recommended The Royal We, and has the best taste in children's books). We read this pretty much nightly. It's really cute.

 Neland started reading this series this summer. He's gone through 3. He reads them in a day and thinks they are hilarious. It's not exactly my taste in children's lit, but I think it's awesome he's loving reading when he doesn't have to!

Have any recommendations for me? I love getting new recommendations!