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1. The hubs and I don't participate in Valentine's Day, but I *do* love Galentine's Day! And I would love to get a book or bookish accessory for Galentine's Day. (I'm giving bookmarks with my little bundles!) 😍
2. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante is an excellent example of platonic love between 2 friends. The book is just a great read, as well.

Happy Tuesday!

A layered, beautiful story of a lifelong friendship. An appropriate conclusion to a lifelong friendship that we follow through 4 books. In this we follow them into old age, between 1970s to the early 2000s. Filled with love, loss and strife. Ferrante has a compelling ability to infuse innumerable emotions into her writing, to bring out the beautiful but more importantly, the devastating and ugly parts of being alive. A brilliant series.

Surpassing the first book of the Neapolitan novels, the second book introduces us to the two protagonists who are now coming of age: one trapped in a loveless abusive marriage as she tries to find small comforts and the other in pursuit of academic success and social approval. Incredibly layered and nuanced, we experience the ups and downs of their friendship with them. Can‘t wait to pick up the next in the series!

Such a heart-warming novel on the pursuit of happiness and how we fail in love.
Cesare is 77, an age when each day alive is a gift, and he realizes it might be his last chance to do things he wouldn't have dared to before. He finds himself trapped between the struggle to restore his relationship with his children, to improve his personal life and the few long-lasting friendships, and the attempt to save a young neighbor from domestic violence.

Well, it‘s taken me 7 years but I‘ve finally finished this series! I had to check my Goodreads to find out exactly when I finished the first book in this quartet. It‘s taken me so long because I didn‘t want it to end. I‘ve eked it out until now. Knowing that this series has been waiting for me has been a pleasure. It‘s been something to look forward to. It did not disappoint. Simply beautiful and moving. What an ending!

Really enjoyed this series! #temptingtitles #withnew @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

There‘s something undefinable about this series. Great read.

Benefit to delays at hospital? Reading time.

Here‘s a photo for you if it helps! @Dragon

Day shift reading…if there‘s time.