This month I chose The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley, and before I get into my review/thoughts, I have some questions for you.

1) Who was your favorite character and who do you wish you had heard more from?

2) There was a quote toward the end of the book that was referring to a possible relationship where the 2 people were very different. It said, “And that’s a good thing. You’ll learn from each other. You don’t want to spend the rest of your life just looking into a mirror.” Do you agree?

3) Were you #teamriley or #teamhazard or #teamneither ???

4) What did you think of Julian’s deciet?

Okay, so this book was very different than I expected but I still liked it. At the beginning of the book we are introduced to Julian, a lonely former artist who has almost no social interaction. He leaves a notebook at the local coffee shop (owned by Monica) with a confession of sorts about his own life and what it has become. He urges whoever finds the journal to also write his/her own truth and then leave if for the someone else to find. I liked how we were introduced to different characters throughout the book as the journal was passed on. I loved how each person to read the journal genuinely wanted to help another person (although that may be less than realistic) and I LOVED how the book found new hands in the epilogue. My biggest disappointment was Alice/Max and I hope they don’t give up that easily in the end. What did you think???? Discuss below!

To spread the love of books, I will gift TWO copies of next month’s book. Just comment here and/or on @sarahtakesabreather on Instagram so that I know you are following and interested! I’ll randomly choose winners during the first few days of each month.

Check out our January discussion of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot HERE!

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