Welcome, to Floyd’s Book Club! Below you will find a list of the books I have read within the current month – complete with “Love,” “Weeping,” and “Donita” Factors. I even have links to the books on Amazon, for your viewing pleasure!
I sincerely hope that you find a book or two within this newsletter that catches your interest. Whether you pick one up at the library, a local bookstore, or on your E-reader – I wish you Happy Reading!
– Jana M. Floyd
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 
Shout out to Aunt Martha for the recommendation on this book!
The Marsh Girl is what they call her in town. Kya is a young girl, abandon by her family at the age of six, trying to survive in the swamplands by herself. This story is lovely and intriguing.
Weeping Factor: 0 out of 5 Tears
*Donita Factor: 1 out of 5 Teapots
*Donita Factor: This factor will tell you if there are any steamy bits in the book. The scale will be measured by Teapots of Steam. 1 being just a little steam and 5 being… well…. you get the picture.
Cape May by Chip Cheek 
This book was written with a lovely Great Gatsby style… plus sex.
Young Henry and Effie are in New Jersey for their honeymoon and become entangled with a glamorous couple who drag them into a world they could have never imagined.
Weeping Factor: 0 out of 5 Tears
*Donita Factor: 5 out of 5 Teapots
The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz 
Book two of the Jane Hawk Series. And Koontz has given us another excellent thriller.
Former FBI Agent Jane Hawk has become America’s most wanted. On the run, she is trying to get to the top of the two-headed snake responsible for not only her husband’s suicide but dozens of other “incidents.” But the ladder of power goes far higher than she could have ever anticipated.
Weeping Factor: 0 out of 5 Tears
The Body Myth by Rheea Mukerjee
This book was written with some amazing language and imagery. I picked it up after hearing an interview with the author on a podcast. I would almost describe this as a coming of age story more than anything else.
A young widow living and teaching in Suryam, India is drawn to a woman, and consequently a couple, who live with tragedies of their own – most prominently a swath of unexplained illnesses that plague Sara. What develops between them is an interesting, loving bond that they all desperately need.
Weeping Factor: 0 out of 5 Tears
*Donita Factor: 5 out of 5 Teapots
Favorite Quote: “The fog of self-righteousness could be a powerful drug.
Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey 
I read this entire book on my birthday. And it was divine! It totally lived up to the title, which is saying a lot.
Full of references to rom-com movies, Annie Cassidy is waiting for the man of her dreams – a Tom Hanks type of man who is sensitive, sweet, and owns a houseboat. As you can imagine, there are all sorts of obstacles and it doesn’t work out quite the way Annie thinks it will.
Weeping Factor: 0 out of 5 Tears
Favorite Quote: “Tom Hanks isn’t a person so much as he is a representation of the kind of man I deserve, as my mom told over and over.”
Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts
Book Two of the Guardians Trilogy. (Check out the review from Book One Here!)
The Six are back at it again, protecting the world from an evil goddess. But this time she is more dangerous than ever.
Weeping Factor: 3 out of 5 Tears
*Donita Factor: 3 out of 5 Teapots
Favorite Quotes: “I wanted you then, but it wasn’t time, and I had to wait.”
Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs 
Book 11 in the Mercy Thompson novels. And you really should read them in order. Otherwise, this complicated world of werewolves, vampires, witches, fae, and god knows what else would be very hard to keep track of. I enjoy these books. Briggs always has an enchanting way of pulling me into her books from the very first sentence.
Weeping Factor: 3 out of 5 Tears
Favorite Quotes: “Sometimes there is no way to make things better. Ther is only making it through.”
This Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer
Bradley
This is book one of a series about the legend of King Arthur. At least that is what I had thought when I started the book. But it’s more about the women surrounding the legend, more specifically the women of the priestess bloodline of the druid island of Avalon. It’s an interesting perspective and I intend to read at least the next book of the series.
Weeping Factor: 0 out of 5 Tears
*Donita Factor: 2 out of 5 Teapots
Jana M Floyd 
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