Great (but Easy) Books to End a Reading Slump

When I read/hear a book review/author interview, if the book sounds good, I put a request in at the local library--the same goes for social media. But often, it takes many months before I actually read the book, which means I often don't remember where I heard about the book. In some ways, it doesn't matter, but I'm often curious, particularly if the book disappoints.I'm happy to report that my 3 latest reads have not disappointed. I am always overjoyed when I get books that are the kind of reading experiences where I get lost in the book and/or when I wake up thinking about the book.* Still Life by Sarah Winman was not that kind of book. It was more gently compelling, a perfect just before bed kind of read, when I can only read a page or two, every evening or so. It was a book about two characters who meet in Tuscany as WWII is coming to an end and the ways their lives revolve around Tuscany and each other. It was a delight of a read, not the 800 page sprawling history, but…