Once upon a book club - August review.

I’m loving this book club! August’s title was The Space Between by Dete Meserve. Everything inside the box is wrapped exceptionally with an astronomy theme; stars, constellations and a special Christmas gift for the main character.

The gifts add to the book reading experience. As you read you enter the world of the main characters and the gifts take it to the next dimension. In the story Dr Sarah Mayfield just made an important space discovery which she has presented to NASA. Upon her return home, she discovers her husband not home, he doesn’t answer his phone and when she contacts his workplace the next morning, they raise the alarm as a trial he was appearing in was moved forward. We are left wondering what has happened to Ben. The first gift this month was...

Revealed when Sarah went to visit his workplace. On Ben’s desk was a photo taken from the Joshua Tree National Park where Ben proposed. He wanted to remember that time forever. This gift made you feel the same affection Sarah felt when she saw it. 

The second gift was...

The gift Ben had left wrapped under the tree. In the story, Ben gave Sarah a special gem necklace and  on the back written in their special code was the word, “I’m sorry”. Just before Sarah left she had questioned the state of their fifteen year marriage. Whatever happened you know he wanted to be there when Sarah returned home.

Sarah reviews the security footage and she sees something... what does this have to do with Ben’s disappearance? This gift was so cool. Not only is it practical. It’s a USB, but it also has a short clip acting out the security footage. I don’t picture Ben as portrayed on the film. But it definitely made me  question the events, and try and determine what happened with what the author revealed so far.

Towards the end of the story Sarah goes back to the Joshua Tree National Park that was so special to her and Ben. When walking on the path, she drops her drink bottle. The last gift was the drink bottle. The book club have each detail well thought out, if you look carefully in the drink bottle, it is labelled  Sarah’s and it has a quote which suits the moment in the story. This book was amazing, the once upon a book club brings the story alive. I love this book club, and you know what I want for Christmas ...😂