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Chat #1: with Bill from Nairobi

Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe

Chat #2: with Emily of The Book Cougars from Connecticut

The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

Chat #3: with Lara from Newfoundland

This Is How We Love by Lisa Moore

February by Lisa Moore

Flannery by Lisa Moore

Chat #4: with Marina from Cyprus

O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith

I am not sure what to make of this book. The main character is a damaged woman, emerging again in a new form, physically and mentally. She transforms into someone with total control over her body, in motion, strength & stillness.
Three people close to her tell about her, but just like them, we never really get to know her. This sounds interesting but I am unsure what the author meant by writing this book or what I am supposed to take away from it.

#WeeklyForecast 39/23

I am in the middle of the new Piñeiro and it is fantastic. Just like Elena Knows, so well written. Next will be the tagged, to get rid of some challenge prompts. The Young Man is for #TitlesAndTunes

Three narrators each tell their story of their life revolving around the same woman. It‘s a fascinating study of how much one person can influence someone‘s life. With each story, you get more information about her and how her life unfolded. Highly recommended.

Another brilliant cover! Readers, I loved it! But this won‘t be for everyone. A character study of a woman who endured abuse and goes to outrageous lengths to overcome the emotional trauma. Told from the perspective of 3 individuals close to her: a random guy at the gym, her mother, her former roommate. This makes for an unknowable/detached connection from the reader which I know was what the author was going for. Influencer culture plays a part.

I enjoyed learning about the main character through the eyes of three people around her who are watching her grow and change. The story pulled me in right away. Beautiful writing, however I was left a bit unsatisfied. Not sure I really understood the message.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

It‘s incredible how a book about a nameless main character, told through three POVs of people in her orbit, can be so engaging! I agree with other reviewers - this would be a fantastic book for discussion (I‘m almost sorry it didn‘t make the cut for #CampLitsy, as it would‘ve been fun to read with others and rehash); I also agree it left me wanting more. I really, really didn‘t like the nameless woman who is the focus here. 👇🏻

I really liked this, but wish it had gone deeper in many areas. The MC is observed by 3 people as she begins to change both her body and her mind, to become the strongest she can be. This narrative device lends a distance and I never felt like I got inside the MC‘s head.

Still, it left me with many questions, and I can‘t stop thinking about it. (Maybe that is the point, questions rather than answers?)

I did so well on the #MagnificantMay readathon!
Goals:
✅Finish Every Soul a Star
✅Finish Land of Spices
✅Read/finish Vladimir
❌Make progress in Demon Copperhead
Instead of DC, I read Chrysalis.
Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 🎉

If you don‘t have loads of social media followers, do you even exist? Chrysalis follows a woman from being a child with tremors to an abused woman to an influencer who promotes cutting ties from family and seeking isolation. It‘s fitting that this story is told from the POVs of three people who knew here, keeping us at constant distance from the MC. She remained an enigma and I found it quite frustrating to not understand her.

I really ought to stop looking on #netgalley…! Just had the following 3 approved today and already I‘m struggling to stay ahead of pub dates. 😬

Actually, Chrysalis is a total #blameitonmegabooks! I may try to read next week, Meg.

Roman Stories jumped out at me from the #netgalley front page, due to the author, and luckily it‘s not out until October so I have plenty of time.

And I can‘t even remember where I heard about My Husband! 🤣

A young girl suffering from an undiagnosed condition that causes full body tremors grows into the type of adult who can inspire full body tremors. I felt for her at times, given the abuse that she experienced…but what we witness as readers is her transition into a cult leader. She becomes a social media sensation based on a unique blend of meditation & performance art, then encourages her followers to cut ties from family, friends & community.👇🏻

We moved I to our house a year ago, and despite having a gorgeous library just down the street, I‘ve been using my old library system. But today, I checked out my first book from my new library! A total #BlameItOnLitsy choice.

#CampLitsy23 longlist gem!! Thank to the Litten who nominated. 🤩 Now, please someone else read this because there is so much to discuss!!

Elliott, a misfit loner at the gym, notices a new woman. She seems self-possessed and strong in a way that is intriguing. He continues to get to know her as she transforms. Through him, her mother, and her friend, you get to know different facets of this enigmatic woman.