pickThis reads like the romcom “Set It Up” but in slightly different setting. I liked that mental health was such a huge part of the story. It really was a pretty cute romance. A few wrinkles, but nothing too glaring. Breakup felt silly to me. What I did notice though is that mature content 🌶️ matches the one from the book I‘ve read prior, down to the sequence and details. This book came out 2 years earlier, it is now the trend, I guess.
pick4.5 ⭐ I just don't think anyone beats Erik Larson in nonfiction telling today. I always find his books fascinating and end up learning things I never did. Isaac's Storm is no different. It is about the deadliest hurricane to ever hit America. It happened 105 years before Katherine, in 1900 in Galveston, Texas. The hurricane killed thousands and demolished the city. Some say had it not been for the hurricane, Galveston may have been as ⬇️
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I bought this book on a Kindle Deal the other day & it #InvolvesExtremeWeather about the Galveston Texas of 1900. 🌀 ⛈️🌪️
pickIsaac has an award named after him. So it was interesting taking a dive into who he was and what went down, which suggests the credit to him may be overhyped. As someone who work who works in this field, it‘s a humbling reminder, and it‘s a solid read.
so-soI thought it was good, but it didn‘t have as much humour as the other “For Dummies” books I‘ve read; I usually really like the humour, so I missed that. In all honesty, even though it was simplified, I still had trouble fully understanding some of the explanations and had to reread a few paragraphs more than once. Even so, I definitely learned things. Cont in comments...
Book for May. It‘s interesting to note that this is the only #authoramonth selection that made it to my #12booksof2023 list. I did like many of the other months‘ choices, though…
so-soI don‘t really have a fair reason why this one was Meh for me. I think maybe I‘d just been overdoing it on the romance this year, and this book tipped me over the edge? Lovely representation in terms of bodies and mental health, and I love how she writes about Jewish characters. The misunderstanding plot line wasn‘t my thing (even tho it wasn‘t between the main characters per say) but it was mostly enjoyable overall. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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This was a reread & I mostly listed to the audiobook this time. I remembered it being good but I forgot how good it was, so I‘m glad I picked it up again!
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Solomon did this one perfectly.
