{"id":9863,"date":"2024-10-04T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andover.lib.oh.us\/live\/?p=9863"},"modified":"2024-10-04T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T20:55:00","slug":"reading-between-the-wines-book-club-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andover.lib.oh.us\/live\/2024\/10\/04\/reading-between-the-wines-book-club-october-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Between the Wines Book Club – October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey everyone!<\/strong> Here’s the book list from the October 3rd book club meeting at the Stable Winery<\/a>. We are not your typical book club, we come prepared to chat about a recent read or two. It is a no stress way to make book friends and find new authors and titles to add to the ever present TBR list.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are interested in joining us, we meet up on the 1st Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM at the Stable Winery<\/a> in Andover, OH.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This month some of our members took up the challenge of reading a Witchy, Spooky, Ghosty, Halloweenie, Creepy themed book. While we don’t normally suggest a theme, it was fun seeing the diversity of our selections.<\/span><\/p>\n

We also had a discussion of The Giver<\/em><\/strong><\/a> series by Lois Lowry<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check out the books we talked about:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Frozen River<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/a>by Ariel Lawhon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard<\/a>, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clever, layered, and subversive, Ariel Lawhon\u2019s newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard.\u00a0The Frozen River<\/i>\u00a0is a thrilling, tense, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So Thirsty<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><\/a>by Rachel Harrison<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn\u2019t need a reminder she\u2019s getting older, or that she\u2019s feeling indifferent about her own life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her husband surprises her with a birthday weekend getaway\u2014not with him, but with Sloane\u2019s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she\u2019d rather not confront, like her husband\u2019s repeated infidelity. But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane\u2019s and Naomi\u2019s lives literally forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it\u2019s never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Sangu Mandanna<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family–and a new love–changes the course of her life.<\/span><\/p>\n

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules…with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos pretending to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n

But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. An irritatingly appealing threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. But magic isn’t the only danger in the world, and when a threat comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for….\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n