pickSoft pick. I really liked the FMC Bee and a lot of the side characters. And Joy Nash (the female audiobook narrator) hit the perfect flirty/fun/sexy tone. But, like most m/f romances, I felt like the FMC could‘ve done so much better than the MMC. I also wasn‘t crazy about the male narrator (he seemed to be trying too hard to be aloof and sexy when the story needed more flirty and playful and sexy). But it was enjoyable enough!
Here it goes:
God bless us, everyone.
Which I think means that Grant owes me a twenty.
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Another #Waterstones, this time in Edinburgh 🏴!
During my holiday, I also spent some time with a few of my favourite novels:
A Song of Achilles
Circe
The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot: not very well-known, but it‘s a complete tearjerker and extremely lovable characters. If you like Ove & Anxious People, you‘ll love this one too.
#Holiday
4th & last stop: a sunny day in #Edinburgh 🏴 (Victoria Street)
The Future Future: great cover, very weird concept and terrible execution. Zero stars. I just flipped through the second half and it got weirder and weirder.
#holiday #scotland
🗺️ Kirkwall, Orkney-Islands (Home of sheep, cows and some puffins)
We went on a biking 🚴♀️ tour and had some time in the biggest city, Kirkwall. It was sunny ☀️ and the Scots were very warm & welcoming.
#TheBeeSting didn‘t convince me. The ending was a terrible punch to the gut. #PaulMurray
#holiday #sightseeing #scotland
pickI started this back in December because I want in the holiday spirit and wanted a Christmas read. But my reading slump and I stopped listening to the audiobook.
Anyways, I really enjoyed this. I didn't find it as funny as the original A Christmas Carol but it's an entertaining inspired by story. I really enjoyed the characters, especially Holly even though she was suppose to be a brat. I felt for her and was rooting for her throughout.
Newcastle Upon Tyne in the far north of England is neither that exciting nor beautiful, but it does have this lovely #Waterstones. We went on a walk along the river amidst its many bridges, visited the Cathedral and climbed the many steps of the small castle.
#holiday #England
panI started this a few weeks ago but it was a bit frustrating so I dropped it for a couple other books. I had a couple hours left on it and figured “what the heck, let‘s bash it out for the finished total.” Honestly, this book is a very HARD pass. It‘s advertisement of “cozy mystery” is anything but that. With lots of abbreviated triggers (SA, R, DV, to name a few) this really fell short of coziness. A modern spin on Orient Express. 2 ⭐️
Fresh out of the oven, and it smells amazing: Auf den Kopf von Apfelkuchen. Upside down apple cake.
I tweaked the recipe a little, using less sugar, a tad bit more cinnamon, and switched to Granny Smith apples. Recipe is from the same baker who created the upside down rhubarb cake that we made the other week.
Recipe here: http://blueridgebaker.blogspot.com/2009/11/apple-upside-down-cake.html?m=1
