If someone were to tell me reading is overrated, I'd laugh and keep looking over my latest finds from the Good Morning America book club. It's like I can't get enough of coming across new romance and horror books to cozy up with. I've even started paying attention to #BookTok to see what everyone else is reading.
Although I'm no stranger to book club picks, I didn't know Good Morning America was in on the fun, too. Honestly, I love that their list is full of awe-inspiring titles...all of which hint I'll need a bigger bookshelf soon — sorry to my S.O.! Should you find yourself loving the idea of curling up with something new to read, scroll down for 22 Good Morning America book club picks!
April 2024 Book Club Pick:
Just For the Summerby Abby Jimenez
Justin's bad luck in life seems to follow him no matter how many times he starts over and eventually makes him the topic of discussion on a popular Reddit thread. It's embarrassing, but then Emma reaches out to him with a proposition that could possible put an end to his failed love affairs. She's just as familiar with not finding "the one" as he is so it makes sense that two people with bad romances can connect.
They're just supposed to enjoy a brief summer romance before going their separate ways, but life and emotions are hard to trick. Soon they find themselves thrust into situations that cause them to begin developing a bond that's anything but surface level.
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger and Higher Education
Picking up after the events of her first book Maid, Stephanie Land's Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger and Higher Education takes readers on her continued journey of beating the odds. However, Land also tackles the intersection of motherhood, personal goals and the biases found in higher education. This pick for November 2023 is a thought-provoking read that requires the reader to confront their own perspectives about these things.
Happiness Falls
Happiness Falls is a novel that demands that a biracial family confronts their hidden truths after the patriarch doesn't come back home. Will the family be able to piece together clues that point to his whereabouts or is all hope lost?
Save What's Left
Not to be confused with a romance novel, Save What's Left is still poetic in its own right. It follows Kathleen Deane as she embarks on a soul-searching journey in the town of Whitbey. Inspired by her best friend's beautiful letters, she believes she's going to come face to face with paradise. But she's in for a rude awakening that might be her undoing while serving as a necessary wake-up call.
Pineapple Street
Take a peek into one high-society family as they come to terms with what they thought they wanted only to learn what they actually need. Alternating between the tales of three women in the family — Darley, Sasha and Georgiana — Pineapple Street is a delicious read that covers wealth, love and identity.
Age of Vice
Age of Vice is another book that focuses on the consequences of one family's greed and more. The Wadia family is well-known so it's not shocking that scandals follow them. But what happens when the lives of three people play a significant role in what happens to the family's fortune and reputation? Only time will tell.
Mad Honey
When the worlds of Olivia McAfee and the mother of Lily Campanello collide, all hell breaks loose. Unfortunately, this kind of hell involves the murder of young Lily with Olivia's son being named as the primary suspect. Will she be able to understand what happened or will she have to face a dark truth she's not ready to?
The Fortunes of Jaded Women
The Fortunes of Jaded Women is another family drama that involves a curse that prevents good fortune — romance and joy — from entering the lives of the Duong sisters. Although Mai hasn't spoken to her younger sisters in a long time, her Aunt Hua predicts that will change due to pivotal events no one was expecting.
More Than You'll Ever Know
If you're looking for a juicy read that has a shocking plot twist, you'll love More Than You'll Ever Know. It involves a woman who lives as a bigamist and all the chaos that ensues once it's discovered.
The Love of My Life
What would you do if you discovered your significant other isn't who they say they are? The Love of My Life answers this when Leo finds out shocking information about his wife after she gets sick.
The Violin Conspiracy
Ray McMillian must fight against dream crushers, racism and a ransom that threatens his chance to show how much of a talented musician he is. Will he be successful, or will he lose sight of himself in The Violin Conspiracy?
The Maid
When peculiar Molly Gray is suspected to have murdered a famous guest at the Regency Grand Hotel, she doesn't know how she got herself in such a mess. However, she soon finds that she's not as alone as she thought she was following her grandmother's death.
We Are Not Like Them
A diverse friendship is tested when the husband of Jen finds himself at the center of an unarmed black teen's death. When her best friend Riley is assigned to cover the case in the news, tensions run high and the two friends must decide where they stand as a result.
The Husbands
The Husbands is a novel that was ahead of its time. It paints a dramatic version of how things would look if housework and parenting children weren't imbalanced within a marriage.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian is a true tale about Belle Marion Greener and the courage she has to become the best in her field. Despite her success, no one knows she's a Black woman and she works hard to hide the truth from her colleagues for fear that everything she's worked hard for will be taken away.
The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl is a novel that peels back layers of racism and bias in the workplace. When Hazel is first hired at Wagner Books, Nella believes she's finally found a kindred sole in another Black employee. However, she quickly realizes that something isn't quite right about Hazel and she works desperately to figure out what that is.
Of Women and Salt
Of Women and Salt is a powerful tale about how one's knowledge of their family's history can help them make peace with the past so they can move forward towards a better future.
How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House
Despite her grandmother's warnings in the form of a riveting story, Lala finds her world in disarray when her husband's actions set off a chain of events that will change the course of different lives.
The Midnight Library
Nora Seed discovers she can live in alternate realities when she reads different books in The Midnight Library but at what cost?
Sex and Vanity
Lucie Churchill is in over her head when it comes to denying how she really feels about George Zao. It's the very thing that causes her to spin a messy web of lies in order to protect her feelings while simultaneously giving in to them.
Oona Out of Order
When young Oona awakens to find that she's time-traveled to a different portion of her life, she quickly realizes her days — and life — are out of order. Will she be able to find out who she is with each passing day?
The Family Upstairs
Libby Jones life is forever changed when she finds her life-long question about who she is answered in the form of an inheritance. What she couldn't have known is that the past is filled with murky secrets that have been waiting to be discovered.
Which books will you add to your reading list this month?
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