My Five Favourite Books of July and August 2022
Another two months have passed (how?!), which means it's time for my bimonthly book recommendations. I read 19 books in July and August, taking my total for the year to date up to 78. I enjoyed so many of the books I read over the past two months and it was really hard to select just five favourites...but here they are. 1. Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour YA author Nina LaCour's debut adult novel is a beautiful, evocative love story between two young women growing up in California. Sara runs away from her home, and a world of tragedy, as a teenager and eventually finds success as a cocktail mixologist in LA. Emilie struggles with consistency, switching majors and then careers as often as she changes her clothes, but meets Sara while she is working as a flower arranger. The novel darts between different time periods, showcasing vignettes from Sara and Emilie's lives, together and apart. The relationship between the women is exquisitely portrayed, and the novel is a real treat for...
