pickABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. I just wish I could listen to these albums. 💗
so-soOnly a so-so... 1. I didn‘t like how unreliable this unreliable narrator was. So. Many. Bad. Decisions. And 2. This book reminded me more of Dick Wolf‘s books than of a Girl on the Train/Gone Girl thriller, which is a little darker than I prefer.
Me: All the Missing Girls has been one of my favorites for years, but I‘m not going to read YA novels. Surely I‘m too old for that.
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Also me: *can‘t put this book down* 🤷🏼♀️📚🤓
Pretty excited about this one with blurbs by Alice Feeny, Fiona Barton and my favorite Clare Mackintosh!
so-soIt was funny. But I found that I didn‘t care at all what happened to the characters, so I almost struggled to stay with it. Overall, meh. 🤷🏼♀️
pickOMG! SO! GOOD! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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When I was *almost* done with this book, I was thinking that what made this book so interesting was the we knew the whole time the fact that you would expect to be the twist, so it wasn‘t a matter of figuring it out but rather of waiting for everyone else to figure it out.
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Except that I was completely wrong and this book is excellent.
No quotation marks? 🤔
Update: I bailed after the first few pages. I missed the punctuation too much.
pickLOVED this courtroom drama. I loved how the change in perspective changed the truth of what had happened. There were “twists” everywhere as the perspectives changed, but they were subtle and intelligent. Absolutely loved it!
pickIt certainly wasn‘t the twistiest of books, but I didn‘t want to put it down. I enjoyed the story, and I‘ll def pick up her new book when it‘s released later this month!
The other day I was telling one of my friends how incredible Ruth Ware‘s books are, and it occurred to me that there is no acceptable explanation for why this book has sat in my TBR for so long... 📚
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UPDATE: the first 130 pages were pretty slow, but after that I didn‘t want to put this one down! Another great book by Ruth Ware!
Starting this Book of the Month TBR turned Reese‘s book club pick!
pickNote to self: Do not finish a Backman book on a plane, because you will cry. And then you will feel silly.
pickFlew through this book in a day! Still a huge Shari Lapena fan!
pickI think this is a pick? 🤷🏼♀️ It took about 300 pages before anything actually happened, which is pretty disappointing. What did happen was pretty far-fetched, which is even more disappointing. But I liked all of the nine characters so much, I finished the book in about 3 sittings. I think I like it better than Truly Madly Guilty, but I found myself wondering if there‘s a comparison to be made to Frances...
We went to a hockey game the other night, for the first time since reading Beartown, and I found myself thinking about Benji and Amat and Kevin. I can‘t get these characters out of my head! I‘m very excited to start Us Against You.
pickDefinitely didn‘t see that ending coming ahead of time! This was exactly what I wanted from a thriller over Thanksgiving weekend! (Also, Bear found that it made an acceptable pillow. 😍)
pickSuper twisty! I absolutely got lost reading this one, trying to figure out who‘s good, who‘s bad, and what actually happened! I definitely want to read more by this author.
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Completely aside from the fact that I can‘t put this book down, YAAAAASS THIS QUOTE! Certainly there are books, story lines, characters that speak to us because of how closely they hit to home, but I‘m always taken aback when there‘s just a solitary line or sentiment that hits right on target.
“That way lies madness.” YES, that.
pickALL THE FEELS 💗 I laughed. I cried. I hoped. I couldn‘t put it down.
so-soThere were moments of brilliance in this one, but I just can‘t get into “nothing books” lately...
pickThis book was everything I love about Emily Giffin, and touched on such relevant topics that I really couldn‘t put it down. Finished it in about a day and a half.
pickLOVED IT! I loved the story telling, I loved the twists, I loved the main character - the girl speaks some truths while she solves a murder! 🙌🏼 not the least of which is that the world was never the same after Geri left the Spice Girls!
I think I‘m bailing on All Your Perfects... 🤷🏼♀️ I‘m just not attached to those characters at all. I‘m at chapter 19 and feel like nothing has really happened. At the very least, it‘s not a Sunday morning read. Starting The Last Mrs. Parrish while I finish this cup of coffee! 📚☕️
panMy immediate reaction is that I disliked this book. While the cover is gorgeous, I‘m left with the same feeling I had at the end of I‘m Thinking Of Ending Things - why did I read that? What did it matter? Maybe after it sinks in, my opinion will change... but at least for right now I think it‘s a dislike. 🤷🏼♀️
pickThough it seems mine is a minority opinion, I don‘t care - this is my favorite Ruth Ware book. I loved it.
pickI don‘t think I‘ll be able to say enough about how much I appreciate Circe. Usually I read for a break and a distraction (it‘s my version of not being able to sit still), which is probably why I read so many fast-paced thrillers. Circe is NOT one of those books. But I still didn‘t want to put it down, and hearing Madeline Miller talk about her process & inspiration only made me love it more. It‘s more than just a good story, it‘s brilliant.
I‘ve picked up It Ends With Us SO many times walking through a bookstore, but have always ended up setting it back down for some reason... but I feel like I keep running into Colleen Hoover books right now, and although it looks like they might not be my usual read, I‘m feeling inspired to pick up a couple. Thoughts? Suggestions? Help? 🤷🏼♀️📚
Sunday project 😍 absolutely LOVE my new reading space! Completely transformed my back patio, and I‘m SO pleased with how this area turned out! 💪🏼📚
Hoping all the comparisons to Liane Moriarty are accurate ☀️📖🏡
This book is not a quick read like the thrillers and mysteries I like so much. I‘ve found that if I try to read it that way, I miss things. So I started it over this week, and this time around I‘m thoroughly enjoying the story. (Also the furry company.) ☕️📖🏡🐕💗
pickI truly enjoyed this series (though I struggled through book 5), but my favorite part is that we read them together. 💗
pickHonestly I can‘t decide between this one being a pick or just so-so. I‘m pretty sure I hated Erin. I‘m glad I didn‘t bail, the ending was worth reading - and is the only reason I‘m unsure about my hatred. But I disliked her so much I almost didn‘t care what happened to her in the end.
Also, in my head, it‘s the plane from Before The Fall. 😬
Couldn‘t resist when I saw this in the window of the airport bookstore! 📖
so-soThere wasn‘t necessarily anything I disliked about this one, I just wanted to be finished with it 2/3 of the way through.
so-soA very quick read. I didn‘t dislike it at all. I didn‘t necessarily guess the twist, and knowing the twist changed what I thought the story was. (And I love when a twist makes me go back and understand the story differently.) It seemed to be hinting that it should all be read a second time, knowing the twist. But knowing, I didn‘t really care to read it again.
pickI couldn‘t put it down! Flew through this one on a wonderful, sunny Sunday & loved it.
HELP! I need help prioritizing my TBR stack(s)! In 2 weeks we leave for 10 days in Hawaii... 1) I cant decide what to read between now and the time we leave?! (Leaning toward The Flight Attendant) AND 2) any good recommendations that are not in this stack that I can get for my kindle? Thinking about only bringing the kindle on the trip. Thanks, guys! 📚🤷🏼♀️
