Published : 2021 || Format : print || Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El
I know, I know, summer (and a scorching too) has been going on for a good one month for most of us in the Northern Hemisphere. In fact, I'm not sure how those in Southwest US are faring right now with their 110+ temperatures. I hope you guys have been keeping safe. It's been 80-95 F on this side of the country as well - so not too bad but not exactly my cup of tea. But to me summer is mostly July and August. That's when I spend four days very tired after working 10 hours a day and then get three days off. This week has an added bonus - only 3 days of work with Thursday off for Independence Day. Our darling friends from Raleigh are going to be with us during this long weekend and we are excited. It's also my birthday on Wednesday (I like to pretend that the fireworks are in my honor) so all in all, it could be a really good week. Summer also makes me think about reading plans. It's that other time of the year when there are all kinds of reading lists and cha