I read this about a week ago and I remember enjoying it and really liking the main character, but oddly enough I don‘t remember much about the book. So I give it a thumbs up for being an enjoyable read but it obviously didn‘t leave much of an impression on me. 🤷‍♀️

I should have enjoyed this more than I did. I like the themes and liked the writing, but there were too many dry patches for me to say I truly enjoyed it. So I will just say it was not bad, it was just okay, or it was middle of the road. 🧞‍♀️

I‘m glad so many people enjoy this story. It probably deserves it‘s place as a classic. Unfortunately it didn‘t work for me. I found the writing very plain and I wasn‘t crazy about the P.O.V. Of the animal. I was sort of bored. 😑

I have to give this a thumbs up based on it‘s reputation. The truth is, I find this whole series just so so. This is just my personal taste at play here and I don‘t want to be lukewarm about a book that is so loved from a series that is so loved. I guess there‘s no accounting for my taste. 🤙

I‘ve been enjoying this book more than I even thought I would. Each day offers a chosen passage from one of the plays or Sonnets along with brief commentary. It‘s never more than a 5 minute read and I find myself eagerly looking forward to picking it up every day. 🗓

A perfect afternoon. ☕️🫖

I always struggle to get comfortable in an Edith Wharton book. I don‘t dislike her but I never find it to be enjoyable reading. Something about her style. 🤷‍♀️

I‘m not very far into this and it is already a very uncomfortable read. I can‘t read it at night. The sense of dread is overwhelming. 🙀

This book does an excellent job of being exactly what it is, which is an incredible story told through hard science. It doesn‘t have much literary merit but that‘s okay because that‘s not goal. Science geeks will love it but people like me will appreciate it more on the screen than on the page. Either way, it‘s an impressive story. 🚀

An enjoyable read and an interesting look at the role of the unmarried woman in Society at this time. Let‘s just say there was a lot of tea involved. 🫖

Not many weeks of this left.🍂

I‘m re-reading this for book club and it‘s totally worthy of re-reading. 🥰

A beautiful sketch on every page. 🖌

This is a very nicely curated collection of poems that is beautifully illustrated. I really enjoyed it. 💜

This is a book where you can experience the fabulous characters and wonderful word play that will become a Dickens trademark. It reads like a series of very short, connected stories. It is sometimes a bit dry but if you just enjoy for what it is, it can be a fun reading experience. 🎩

This slim little book of essays about re- reading is a good pick for any reader. I have transformed over the years from someone who wouldn‘t even think to re-read, to someone who does it regularly and gets great pleasure from it. 📖

This book was packed with information, with each chapter focusing on a different topic as it relates to the power of sleeping. The book can be read from cover to cover ( which I recommend) or spot read according to the subjects in the individual chapters. Either way, I guarantee you will re-evaluate your sleep habits. 😴

Part memoir, part nature writing. A quiet and gentle book that transports you into the American desert. I enjoyed this very much. 🏜

Sitting in my back yard, but in my mind I‘m in Naples . 🍷

Maybe not the best time to read this due to current events. It‘s making me nervous. 😳

I love Bernard Cornwell as a storyteller. This book is packed with adventure but the battle scenes can be a bit gory. 🪓

This was a lovely book. I will never look at the simple little ampersand the same way again. Very touching.👩‍❤️‍👩

Stephen Fry is smart, funny and a great storyteller. I have loved his retelling of these fabulous Greek myths. 🏛

5 stars-for the stupendous writing and the sheer impact.🏜

These stories are so uniquely Flannery O‘Connor. She has such a distinct voice. These are dark, multi-layered stories filled with unlikeable characters. What‘s not to love? 😆

I dipped in and out of this over many months and thoroughly enjoyed it. It offers a condensed commentary on dozens of books. And when you‘re done reading it, it‘s a pretty little thing on your shelf. ❤️

I enjoyed this as I read it a few weeks ago but it has really stayed with me. It was so tragic and even now - many books later, I still remember the exact feeling I had when I was reading it. It‘s a good example of truth found in fiction. ☠️

This book isn‘t big on plot but if you are a lover of language, this is your next read. The writing is lovely. Carefully crafted word by word- sometimes funny, sometimes profound and always beautiful. I was so distracted by the language I would have to re-read the page because I hadn‘t paid any attention to what was going on. 😆

A light enjoyable read. I enjoyed both the similarities & differences between the book and the movie 🎥

I really enjoyed this novel. I loved the tone and the sense of place, and I always enjoy a story that you have to piece together. I thought it was well constructed. You know you‘re in the hands of a seasoned author. 🤩

I really enjoy Lilly King‘s writing. This was a 4⭐️collection of short stories. 👍

I love a good allegory. This story deals with the demands and complexities of raising a child with extraordinary needs, where there is no clear right or wrong decisions. It left me with a lot on my mind. 🦉

“Mistletoe hung from the gas brackets in all the front parlours; there was sherry and walnuts and bottled beer and crackers by the dessertspoons; and cats in their fur-abouts watched the fires; and the high-heaped fire spat, all ready for the chestnuts and the mulling pokers” - This story was delightful.🎄

Getting ready for my 2022 retirement reading project. 🇮🇪

The hunter becomes the hunted. Intriguing 🤔

Celebrating Wednesday with a big box of book mail.🤩

Nice days are now few and far between where I live and I‘m spending this one outside reading Sophocles which I am loving. I‘m all things Ancient Greece these days. 🏛

A very detailed history of Venice. Interesting despite the text book style delivery. ⚓️

My idea of comfort reading. 📚

I‘m getting ahead of myself a bit, but I couldn‘t resist this pretty little book.🌾

At first I thought this book was going to be too twee for me, but I admit I eventually fell into the story. This is a very light and simple story. It won‘t stretch your mind but it works as an easy, comforting read. 📚

I‘m half way through and I‘m not sure where this is going but I‘m thoroughly enjoying the family dynamics.🍎

I started this thinking that I was going to get an old fashioned mystery, but there is so much more in the pages of this book if you are willing to look for it. I loved it. 📕

I really enjoyed this. The only drawback is that it was clearly written for a teen audience. If it had been written more for an adult I think I would have loved it. I recommend it, but only if you enjoy a fairytale. 🐺

Really interesting premise to this story. A look at how the results of a simple everyday decision can send your life down a different path. The story alternates between two possible parallel lives that unfold based on a decision that the main character makes about whether or not to go home with an old boyfriend she meets in a bar. This is lighter reading that deals with a contemplative topic. Good summer reading!🐚

A slow and gentle story but I loved the writing which was soothing and relaxing to read. It was a touching and reflective read. I would highly recommend it if you enjoy books like this.❤️

This is a very short little story about friendship and kindness. It is quite lovely, although a bit of a sleepy story as well. 🦊

My first Isabel Allende and I‘m loving it.❤️

Since I am not usually a romance reader, I never imagined I would read a book like this until a friend and I did a fun book challenge where we chose books for each other. I came out on the winning end of the challenge because I had a ton of fun with this. The star quality of the book was the clever dialogue which was snappy, amusing and completely entertaining. This was enhanced by the excellent audio I listened to. I finished it in a day.🎧

This book was a roller coaster for me. One sentence would jump off the page and speak directly to my mind or heart. The next sentence would make me feel defensive or argumentative. I think the important thing here is that every sentence engaged me on some level. I can't remember the last time I was so thoroughly connected to a text and I binged my way through this book. That justifies 5 stars for me. I would love to have coffee with the author.