I'm Currently Reading...

As a homeschool mom, I don't get a lot of time to myself. However, we do have reading time every single day. This allows me half an hour to read my own book of choice while my son reads his. I think it's important for him to see me reading for joy to show that when you find the right book, reading is an adventure that you should love to be on.

For my first book of 2021, I have chosen to read The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. I had seen it recommended somewhere, but to be honest, I can't think of where.

Quoted from GoodReads
"In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her "little problem" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.
1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, code name Alice, the "queen of spies", who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose.
Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where it leads."

Intriquing, right? Well, I'm only about half-way through the book, and every day during our half hour reading time, I am so curious about how the book is going to end. I look forward to reading it. And I think that in and of itself shows that this is a good book. The Alice Network is definitely a mature book that should not be read by children. It's dramatic. There is pain and suffering and embarrassment and war. There are some sensitive topics like abortion and sex. However, there is also love and friendship. Overall, I'm excited to see how this book ends.

If you have any recommendations of books for me to read, please leave them in the comments below.