My sister is getting married. My best friend’s sister is also getting married. Yesterday when we met for lunch, we were comparing the size of the guest lists. But this book trumped us - the wedding of the century with 888 guests. Eight hundred and eighty eight.

When I think of turtles, my mind goes to Sea Isle City, NJ. Why? Well, each year I visit, I see a turtle, they have signs about turtles crossing the road, and my cousin is a turtle whisperer. I realize these are not the turtles John Green had in mind, so I digress.

Since I read and loved Dave Egger’s The Circle a couple of years back, I have been trying to give him another chance. I finished The Circle in one weekend on a girls’ trip to the beach, so I tried a few of his other books… no success.

Back to fiction we go with another the Skimm recommendation. According to this novel, the Navajo do not have words for “I love you.” They believe that no one can possess another. Instead, they say “I’m glad about you” (I did consult the Google on this and can’t find any evidence to the contrary).

The 7th book of 2018, I picked up because the cover was colorful. I walked into the library, looked at the front tables, and it caught my eye.