Love and Luck (Jenna Evans Welch)

Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the ebook library because I loved the author's book Love and Gelato so much.

As opposed to the 5 stars I gave Love and Gelato, I gave this one a 3 on Goodreads. I liked it, especially the further I got into the book, but it didn't have the "wow!" factor I remember feeling with L&G. I didn't love the "crisis" (no spoiler here) because I feel like that's too big of an issue to not address in a deeper way. I also felt like at least one question wasn't answered, and that kind of left me hanging.

Mostly clean, although there were a handful of "mild" swear words (totally unnecessary), and the "crisis" is definitely something a parent should discuss with any child/teenager/young adult who reads this book.

The Apothecary's Daughter (Julie Klassen)

Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the ebook library because 1) it's a book club book this year, and 2) I like this author.

I definitely wasn't surprised to discover this is the author's second book. Her writing has improved a lot since then! It was an enjoyable book, nevertheless. I gave it a 3 on Goodreads.

Clean.