Time to read some Ernaux… Been trying to read one of her books every couple of months.

Also, just realized that it will be the first time I read an English translation of her books…Always picked up the Spanish translation before.

10 min update: Searched my Kindle and I do have it in Spanish❤️😅🙌🏽

She has done it again! I loved this book so much, a tough read at times but so well done. What a great way to wrap-up this duology.

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I admit I grabbed this because of the cover. And because the 5th anniversary of my Mom‘s passing is fast-approaching and I felt drawn to see how someone else dealt with their grief.

What I found inside were simple poems, but some of them felt like the warmest hug and words on paper of how I feel about life at this moment.

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Wonderful debut! The story centers around Layla, who is engaged to Andy. Something unique about them is that they both have the same last name. Layla‘s BFF, Sera, watches a documentary which suggests that Andy‘s family enslaved Layla‘s.

This story is very unique and it brought up a roller-coaster of emotions.

If going into a deep-dive about family histories while dealing with the consequences in the present day is your thing, read this!

5⭐️

I cannot wait for this! ❤️❤️

https://youtu.be/vG45GfgD2JU?si=ZH-wt93bL73eUynq

#wondrouswednesday

1. To stop overthinking everything.

2. Allowing other people‘s bad vibes affect me!

3. My daughter. Watching the strong and sweet teenager that she is reminds me every day that I‘m doing it right.

My deep dive into Benavent‘s backlist continues…

I really didn‘t think that this second book was necessary, but I‘m enjoying it so much!

This was very touching. The audiobook narration by the author made it even more special.

I was having a not so great day and then I received this unrequested ARC… 😭😭

I‘m so excited to read this!

I‘m sad to say I just couldn‘t connect with this book at all. I was bored and kept trying to push through but gave up at 35%.

I‘d never read this author before but I‘m loving the writing just going by the first story alone 😊 (even though the subject matter was not pleasant)

This book… 💔

#motivationalmonday

1. Work and getting ready for my family visiting from the US next week to celebrate my birthday! 🥳

2. Garden

3. Santo Domingo, DR 🇩🇴, 77F and cloudy

The premise of this book is so interesting that I stopped listening to the audiobook and continued on Kindle so I wouldn‘t miss any details.

This was very entertaining, possibly the spiciest book I‘ve read from the author so far, and the end, which was kind of predictable (Alba starts a sexual relationship with Hugo and Nico…who are best friends, roommates and business partners…and the 3 are coworkers…what could possibly go wrong?), still makes me curious enough to grab the second installment.

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I started reading this book and being very judgemental. Yes, the author can be very annoying and exhausting, and I felt that at the beginning she was just trying to please her husband and the partners she encountered along the way.

But I‘m glad I read it. It gave me a new perspective about an alternative lifestyle, how messy it can get, and how communication and both main partners not forgetting that their family comes first can make this work.

Audiobook of the Day…

I was not expecting to like this so much. I loved Allegra and her co-workers (Tripp was my favorite!).

I especially loved that Allegra kept a positive attitude throughout the book no matter what was being thrown at her.

I recommend this book for someone who is looking for an easy read that is also sprinkled with some wise life lessons.

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I‘m so happy to finally read this one!

This story centers around the Bae-Wood women and how loss and family secrets can bring the right people into your life in unexpected ways.

This is a modern spin on Sense and Sensibility and I feel it was done beautifully. There are a lot of spins in the story that I was not expecting.

The friendships that formed throughout the story were so heartwarming and ones that I will always remember.

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⭐️⭐️ - A Girl‘s Story by Annie Ernaux

⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Paula by Isabel Allende

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Listening to this audiobook after his passing made it even more heartbreaking. Here‘s to hoping that he has finally found peace ❤️

Library hold came in and I abandoned all my other books…

Unofficial title translation: Chasing Silvia

I‘m trying to read Benavent‘s backlist and this one was fun, but I don‘t know if it warrants a second installment. I‘m glad that my hold for the audiobook has not come in yet so that I can go in it with a fresh perspective.

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This is my Book Club‘s pick for April! I really like Piñeiro and have been wanting to read this for a while ?

Started this last night, 26% in and it has me intrigued!

This is my third book by this author and she has become one of my favorites!

This story was very unique and I really was not expecting the plot twist in the middle of it. It is a story about heartbreak, healing and finding your way again.

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#WONDROUSWEDNESDAY @Eggs

Paperback
Both
Historical
Recent release
Coffee
Digital
Print (But I‘m also slowing starting to love audiobooks!)

A wonderful debut! This was a very tough read. You know when a book makes you feel everything? That‘s what this book was.

Jade‘s story, unfortunately, is not a new one. The way this author presented it, made me feel all the anxiety and the grief that Jade was going through after her sexual assault and the repercussions it had on her life, relationships and career.

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TW: Rape

Started this last night and can‘t put it down! Always so behind on my #NetGalley ARCs 😅

This book just left me indifferent…It was too predictable, too dramatic, too meh.

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37% in and I don‘t see this going anywhere…Someone tell me this gets better 😐

Unofficial title translation: The Art of Fooling Karma

I went into this book with very low expectations due to the low ratings I found. But, I loved this one!

Not all of us know what we want by the time we‘re 30, and I feel that Benavent was able to portray that very well with Catalina.

I loved the roommates, and I found romance between Catalina and Mikel realistic, because sometimes, being in love is scary.

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This was beautiful and sad. And also, very nostalgic since most if it takes place in the same years I went to college, so all the cultural and music references were very familiar.

I went into this book just being curious about what it was like to be at the Playboy Mansion, and to compare it to Holly Madison‘s book, to be honest.

This felt very honest and another confirmation that Hefner was just a predator and a narcissist. I‘m glad that Crystal found her voice and it just made me so sad for her and all the women that had to go through a similar experience at Playboy.

I love Jennifer Weiner but I felt that this one didn‘t call to me as her previous ones did…I was so wrong!

I loved this story. Abby and Sebastian will forever hold a place in my heart (and so will every character in this story!). This is a story about putting yourself out there and trusting yourself, that all those worst-case scenarios will most likely never come true. And that you are worthy, no matter what you look like.

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Cristina pays tribute to her little sister, Liliana, in this powerful book.

Told using Liliana‘s letters to her friends and family plus interviews with the people who were closest to her and loved her, Cristina tries to bring forth justice for her sister‘s murder by her ex-boyfriend.

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I enjoyed this book, found it a little bit slow and predictable at times, but the toxic friendship between the two main characters was what kept me reading it 🤣🤣

What also kept me from giving it a higher score is that some of the situations were too out there or just seemed to be resolved too quickly.

3.5⭐️

I‘m so glad I gave Emily Henry another chance, this book was wonderful!

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I liked this one. It honestly didn‘t have something that I can pinpoint I had not read in similar stories, but I was entertained.

Also, just survived a 20-hour power outage and this book helped me get through it!

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Did Chantha just become my new hero? YES! What an amazing life story of courage and resilience.

Her story is one that will stay with me for a long time and she is a testament that the will to live can help you overcome anything. And that even when you feel that you don‘t have anything to offer, you can impact so many lives.

If you ever feel that your life sucks, pick up this book. I promise that it will change your perspective.

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This is one of the most well-crafted books I‘ve read in a long time! Loved how the author kept me on my toes with anticipation.

The narration can sometimes be slow-burn, which sometimes annoys me in other books but this was done perfectly.

There are some very spicy scenes on this book, so if this is not your jam, please take note.

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#NetGalley

I read 60% of this book in one day…Something that rarely happens! I was captivated by the author‘s writing and the concept (even though it has been done before).

The banter between the 2 main characters, and how the feeling of being on top makes you need to feed it every day no matter where it comes from was well executed.

I‘m also VERY happy that the outcome was not what I expected.

Wonderful debut!

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What a wonderful book! This is my second book by Lisa See and her storytelling is so equally raw and beautiful.

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This is my choice for #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge prompt 23 @Yuki_Onna 😊

This was a fun read! I loved Nami and Jae, but I especially loved their family and friends.

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This story was OK, but a lot of times I just felt like I was wasting my time since it felt like something I‘ve read before.

The main character, Shelly, was annoying sometimes but I do have to applaud her stubbornness to get what she wanted.

I recommend this book if you are looking for a quick read and don‘t care much about a plot.

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I loved this story and its characters. Heartwarming story about friendships, chosen family and how having a great support system can make such a difference in your life.

And it contains the perfect amount of spice.

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I‘ve always been very curious about the Amish. This book was a gem and it was very apparent that the author thoroughly researched the Amish and their ways.

I‘ve never tabbed or highlighted a book as much as I did with this one.

This is my second Picoult book and I‘m so glad there are so many more to read.

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Olga and her brother “Prieto,” have always strived to make their mother proud. A mother, who most of their lives swoops in as a ghost.

Told in dual POVs, this story follows the 2 siblings trying to find their place in the world when the person who was supposed to be their anchor abandons them for her cause.

I loved how this story was constructed and especially loved the extended family dynamics.

The audiobook narrators were superb!

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Loved this. A reminder that following your own path is always going to be the right answer, and that you can always rise from the pain and the expectations put upon you.

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