Recent reads.

Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets to Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by Kevin Leman- Kley and I originally read this book back when we first got married, and just finished rereading it for a sex night talk with some church friends. It is a good resource! It was great for exploring different scenarios and aspects of sex in Christian marriage, and brought up many good discussion points. While we didn't agree with every single point he said, there was a lot of good and beneficial to be talking about these topics!

Family Family by Laurie Frankel- I got this because it was on my book list (a running note I keep on my phone of books I hear others recommend) and my library actually had it available, and it was a decent read. Not my favorite, but I finished it and it was neat to see many facets of adoption portrayed in this story. The main character is India, who placed two children for adoption, and later adopted twins, and weaves different perspectives together through different people in her life and how they all weave together as family. (There was some language in this story, just as a warning- I am not a fan of language and don't think it's necessary to tell the story.)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid- This book was so interesting, and I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. I had heard several people say they really liked Taylor Jenkins Reid, so I was excited to start this book, but I did think about quitting twice while reading it, though there were a few dropped clues that left me curious about the ending to hang on and see what happened. There was language and LGBTQ aspects that I wasn't expecting and I didn't love. It's about how Evelyn Hugo chooses entry level writer Monique Grant to tell all the details of her life (and her seven husbands) to write a biography about her and no one understands why she chose Monique, which all comes together in the end. While I don't personally agree with many of the choices that Evelyn made in her life, it was intriguing to learn her story and about why she did what she did. Two words that Monique used at the end to describe Evelyn were complex and captivating, and those are two good words.