Spell the Month in Books is hosted by Reviews from the Stacks and usually occurs on a Saturday. This edition is brought to you from Trinity College in Dublin where I am spending the night before returning to Boston tomorrow.
J - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (1961). A charismatic teacher at a girl’s school in 1930s Edinburgh has made it her mission to introduce a selected group to arts and culture, as well as topics that would horrify their parents. Eventually, the girls turn against her. My book group read this in January and we found it very disturbing.
U - Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister (2026). Simone thinks she is flying to Texas for a vacation with her daughter, an aspiring actress. But when she wakes up on what should be their first morning together, Lucy has been abducted and Simone has to do whatever the kidnappers say to save her daughter’s life. This is the third book I’ve read by this author and although the plots are a bit farfetched, they are suspenseful, fast-paced reads.
L - Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia (2026). Beverly is a puppeteer trying to save her Muppets-like show from corporate cuts. Griffin Harvey is a rock star with a two-year-old child and writer’s block. Maybe he can start writing songs again *and* help Beverly in the process. But could a relationship between two such different people really work? This was different enough to be intriguing.
Can you spell the month in books?
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7 comments:
Yours are good ones! I'll try to wing it spelling with book titles: Jaws by Peter Benchley, Unless by Carol Shields, Love in the Time of Cholera, Yellowface by RF Kuang. There you have it : JULY. lol.
You did well! I always have trouble with U and Y! But a short month was essential because I was trying to post with my iPhone, which wasn't cooperating.
I'm intrigued by Love Felt Like This, mostly because I love the Muppets so much.
Yes Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was so disturbing!
Jude the Obscure, Ulysses, Little House on the Prairie, (The) Yearling.
Any genre? I've kept it classic with Jane Eyre, Unfinished tales (Tolkien), Little women, Yankee at the court of King Arthur.... I'm going to have to do this every month now!
Good question! Jana at Reviews from the Stacks often does have a theme, but I rarely follow it. I like the ones you chose - A Connecticut Yankee etc is one of the few Twains I enjoyed.
I also love the Muppets! Kermit the Frog was our Class Day speaker when I graduated (Jim Henson's daughter was in my class although she moved with a much cooler crowd than I) and I especially love Kermit.
Well done. I went with first names this time: Jack, Uncle Tom, Lisa and Yentl. I always try to come up with a theme now that Jana isn't giving us one anymore but I am sure I will diverge one day.
Here is my list:
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/spell-month-in-books-july-2026.html
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