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Morning snuggles and reading.

The cover and title made me pick this up used somewhere, and it‘s been on my shelf for some time.

It‘s a low pick, but I found it fun and silly. How often do you get to read a heist book with 5 retirees as the criminals? It looks like there are a few more in the series. While I won‘t rush out to get them, I‘d read more if I found them in a LFL or at a library sale.

This book was lighthearted and cute. It was a nice, comical break from books with more serious topics. The seniors had interesting backgrounds and fully fleshed out lives. I like that there have been more books written with seniors as the protagonists lately.

This just didn‘t fulfill its potential, in my opinion, and I feel like 40% through is a fair shake. The characters felt really surface-level, and the situations were more silly than entertaining. The book felt more like a series of loosely connected short stories that weren‘t that great — this may be a translation issue, or maybe this one just isn‘t for me. There are just a lot of books I‘d rather be reading.

#dnf #hailthebail

Deep deep dive into the Kindle for this one — just about (not quite tho) the oldest unread book on there. I hope it is as fun as it sounds!

Also #auldlangspine! I really lucked out with my partner this year. What I love about your list @CBee is the variety of styles you chose, and yet they are all so enjoyable. This was a fun, hilarious and cozy caper that was perfect for unwinding at the end of the evening. I loved that it had a truly all-ages cast of characters ranging in age from 8 months to 90 years. (Ok, he wasn‘t *actually* 90, but what happened was … )

Have been busy and gotten behind on posting proper reviews. So welcome to my Friday Night Review Dump!

Summary:
An Anonymous Girl: 3⭐️ - decent thriller with some annoying flaws
O Caledonia: 4.5 ⭐️ - haunting, poetic, evocative, and compelling
Frozen River: 3.5 ⭐️ - well written, tautly plotted
How to Age … : 3 ⭐️ - cute, witty, cozy; a fun read
Friday Afternoon Club: 4⭐️ - powerful and entertaining memoir of an extraordinary family

My ambitious reading goals for a short & busy month.

#weekendreads #auldlangspine

Frozen River is a historical fiction about a real midwife, Martha Ballard, in colonial Maine. A woman is raped; later, one of the two men accused of the crime is found dead. Politics and fingerpointing ensue.

How to Age Disgracefully is a fun little British story about an eclectic assortment of people who cross paths at a community center in a lower-middle-class neighborhood. So far it‘s funny and charming.

I need HELP please from my LitsyFamily. I‘ve completed my FIRST draft of a book about starting a career in Technology- so would love to find readers who are willing to read and provide feedback. If you are interested pls write in a comment. Thanks in advance 🙏

When one of my sons is off in New Zealand I love to stay in his house in Vermont where he has a second floor window seat. Especially on the rare days when there is a winter sun. Enjoying this book at the moment although the warmth of the sun keeps lulling me to cat naps.