#TNReads: Real Quick Reviews for Lazy Readers featuring Kylie Scott

Clementine woke up from a vicious attack with no memory of her past. None. She doesn’t remember her sister who is caring for her, her mom who passed away, her clothes, her favorite books, her face, or her beautiful ex-boyfriend, Ed. Of course, the heart (and body) want what they want and it doesn’t take long for Ed and Clementine to cross paths again.

Their relationship ended on defcon 3 levels of bad, but Clementine is a new person and she’s suddenly housemates with her really hot ex. Can Ed forgive the previous version of her? And who was behind her attack anyway?

Kylie Scott is a must-read for us here at That’s Normal but, Repeat really can’t be missed.

Seven strangers sign up for an intense weight loss journey that will be filmed for a documentary. Some have always struggled with their weight, others busy with career and family slowly added pounds over the years. They come from different races and socio-economic backgrounds, but they have all reached a point of desperation in their weight loss journey. Secluded at a remote estate in Vermont, the women soon realize the documentary is not quite what they signed up for.

Instead of their “Waisted” documentary experience being a supportive and educational program, Alice, Daphne, and the others find themselves completely cut off and trapped in a cruel experiment that will push them to their wits’ end. Can they take back control and change the narrative of the documentary and their lives?

Long obsessed with social justice, Randy Susan Meyers spent years as a protestor of injustice, and an educator of violent offenders and victims of domestic violence. Her life experiences greatly influence her novels. Waisted examines societal pressure to be thin, how race affects attitudes toward weight and how weight influences self-worth and family dynamics. Entertaining and thought-provoking.

Grace planned to surprise her husband with a Paris vacation for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, but as surprises go he beat her to the punch by asking for a divorce – at dinner in front of their whole town because he’s cheating on her with a woman barely older than their daughter.

Ouch.

Meanwhile, in London young adult, Audrey made a last-second decision to fake her way into a job in Paris for the summer to escape her alcoholic mother. It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t speak French or have any money.

When Grace and Audrey’s lives collide they develop a friendship that defies the years, heals old wounds, and opens up a new future for them both. I couldn’t put it down.

Ruth is a therapist for those coping with trauma, sometimes physical, sometimes emotional and sometimes both. The practice where Ruth works has a very specific therapy model that is used for every client. At work, Ruth is the model of professionalism, the head of her department. At home, everything is falling apart. Unable to find closure to her own family trauma, Ruth’s marriage has crumbled. She spends hours with a glass of wine scouring the internet for information about her missing son Tom and connecting with others who have missing relatives.

When a troubled young man named Dan enters her therapy room, Ruth is struck by how much he resembles Tom. As grieving mother and caring therapist intersect, professional boundaries are crossed and begin to affect the client-therapist relationship in ways Ruth would never have imagined.

A Good Enough Mother is a strong debut from author Bev Thomas who worked for years as a clinical psychologist. The novel is a quiet thriller will little action. Much of the story takes place within therapy sessions, just two people talking. Flashbacks provide insight into Tom’s troubles in childhood, long before his disappearance. Can Ruth find closure to her own psychological wounds or will her personal crisis affect those who depend on her the most?