Welcome to The Reading Lounge! This month Cynthia and Sarah discuss Hum by Helen Phillips. A work of speculative fiction that leaves a long-lasting impact. In the novel, we follow one woman as she makes a variety of choices tobring her family closer together while living in a not-to-distant future world of AI. We had much to say about this novel and we think you will, too.

Here are the others books mentioned :

Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

The Story Collector by Evie Woods

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino

This month’s cocktail and mocktail is called BotanicalGarden. Read the book and it will all make sense!

Botanic Garden – original recipe

50 ml Pineapple Tequila

20 ml Lime juice

20 ml Basil syrup

25 ml Pineapple juice

Basil leaves

Top with prosecco

Mix first five ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain intoa cocktail glass. Top with prosecco and gently stir. Garnish with a basil leaf.

Our Mocktail Botanic Garden

Same ingredients minus the tequila and adding club soda.

Mix lime juice, pineapple juice and basic syrup in shakerwith ice. Pour into glass and top with club soda and mix. Garnish with basil.

Enjoy!