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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of Evelyn Hugo, an old Hollywood star who wants the world to know the truth about her life. Evelyn believes that fame is her blood and doesn’t let anything stop her on her way to success, but life in the spotlight isn’t always as good as it seems and is it worth losing everything that you love?
Song: The Lucky One
Book Quote: “When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things.”
Lyric: “And your lover in the foyer doesn’t even know you,
And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page.
And they tell you that you’re lucky, but you’re
so confused
'Cause you don’t feel pretty, you just feel used.”
Conversations With Friends
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney is the story of
how two college students become wrapped up in the life of a married couple.
As main character Frances becomes involved with
married actor Nick, not only does she suffer difficulties of surviving an
affair but the fallouts of her friendships, her self worth and her relationships
with her family.
The book is a good look into a young woman finding her
footing in the world and how your early 20’s you are navigating the beginning
of adulthood when unsure of what is going to come next.
Song: Nothing New
Book Quote: “I wonder about you, she said. You don’t seem to have a plan.”
“Yeah that’s something I definitely don’t have.”
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“Everyone’s always going through something,
aren’t they? That’s life, basically. It’s just more and more things to go
through.”
Lyric: “And my cheeks are growing tired
From turning red and faking smiles
Are we only biding time 'til I lose your
attention
And someone else lights up the room?
People love an ingénue”
Malibu Rising
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid is set in 1983 and leads
up to the infamous party of well-known surfer Nina Riva and her siblings. Split
between past and present, the tale of how their family came to be is told while
the siblings also have their own secrets to hide.
By the time the party reaches midnight, the party is completely out of control and the Riva mansion is up in flames.
Song: The Last
Great American Dynasty
Book Quote: “Instead, Nina Riva stood on the edge of the cliff she'd never wanted, and looked out onto the water she wished was closer, and for the first time in her quiet life, screamed into the wind.”
Lyric: “They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea”
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“And they said
‘There goes The Last Great American Dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been’”
Eileen
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, set in the sixties follows the
story of a twenty-four-year-old woman named Eileen Dunlop. Eileen is stuck
between her job and looking after her alcoholic father and all she can do is
dream of escaping the life that she has.
However, when a new face arrives at her
workplace a quick friendship forms and Eileen’s life goes from boring to
something words can’t even describe. The novel is a retelling of Eileen’s life
looking back on the time where everything changed.
Song: No Body, No Crime
Book Quote: “Some families are so sick, so twisted, the only way out is for someone to die.”
Lyric: “They think she did it, but they just can’t prove it
She thinks I did it, but she just can’t prove it.”
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller tells the story of Patroclus,
a young boy exiled from his town after an accident that ended in violence and
how he meets his companion Achilles, who he creates such a bond with it defies
everything else. The story follows the years as the two boys grow up and even
when his mother hides Achilles away, Patroclus can find him. As they enter the
trojan war, with prophecies showing danger ahead, their fate remains that they
will always end up together.
Song: The Archer
Book Quote: “I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.”
Lyric: “I’ve been the archer, I’ve been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling
But who could stay?
You could stay.”
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