Book Review: The Darkest Corners

Let me introduce you to a page turner, The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas. My book club chose this read for our May gathering. I opened and finished it within four days. It has twists at every turn and keeps surprising you in the best ways. I've been itching for a book that makes you hungry to finish it,  you know the ones, and it just hit the spot.

The story takes place in Pennsylvania and is told from the perspective of Tessa, who brings in layers of family dynamics, brokenness, and courage that you connect with from the beginning. As you read you discover that she and her childhood best friend, Callie, testified as witnesses to a  murder as children and haven't spoken since. There is intrigue around whether or not their story was accurate, what actually happened to Callie's cousin, who was the victim, and a towns worth of gossip to keep you guessing at every corner.

Throughout the book, you are learning about family dynamics, secrets kept by friends, healing, and the lives that happen in small towns without the knowledge of others. I was on the edge of every page and gasped out loud at the end when all the layers had been removed and the full story presented itself.

I am eager to get to book club so we can devour every chapter. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

What is on your summer reading list?

Looking for great reads? Join me as I share books on my shelf and what I am currently reading. Follow along on instagram, #ReadWithGrits.

Summer Reading List

One of the best parts of summer is being able to devour book after book. I cannot wait for my summer lineup!

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

July Book Club Selection

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Shankman and Allen

Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Final book in The Hunger Games series!

Choosing Me Before We by Christine Arylo

Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister

Bring on the Books.....

"Keep the old coat and buy the new book"

I have a ritual of creating a list of the books I want to read for the upcoming year. Thanks to my book club, I carved out a lot of time to read last year and I found it thoroughly enjoyable and good for my soul. I am looking forward to the pages that await me....

Please leave suggestions or tell me what is on your list.

2011 Reading List

Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women
Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee
Emily Post's Biography
Social Intelligence

The Fixer Upper

Magnolia Wednesdays

Living Out Loud

The Summer We Read Gatsby

Hunger Game Series

"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?"

Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger's

Scout, Atticus, and Boo

Little Earthquakes

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story

The books that my wonderful Book Club ladies choose

If you are looking for some ideas for your reading list, here are a few that continue to top my list:

The Help

Pride & Prejudice
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Best Day of Someone Else's Life
I Never Fancied Him Anyway
In A Different Voice
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Uglies, Pretties, and Specials - Scott Westerfield Series

Hip Tranquil Chick

You Are Your Choices

The Art and Power of Being a Lady

The Southern Lady: From Pedestals to Politics

Girls in Trucks

Good in Bed & Certain Girls

Love Walked In

All Jennifer Crusie, Pamela Morsi, and Mary Kay Andrews... they are a wonderful guilty pleasure

The Mermaid Chair

Water for Elephants

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life

"To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries."