whatcha readin'? {goal 35 - books 16-20}

Because this worked so well already,
I have decided to share the next 5 books
I read in post instead of numerous posts….
:)
keeping it simple in December.
Can’t go wrong with that.

I really enjoyed this book. It was fast paced and interesting providing two points of view and lots of stuff to make you think, especially about what you (and by you, I mean me) might take for granted without even realizing.

Well worth the read.

5♥’s out of 5♥’s

I was very excited about this book.

I had loved the first book I read by this author (Daisy Jones & the Six) and this one did not disappoint me at all! Lots of secrets and intrigue
and trying to figure out who was who and
what was what…I really enjoyed this (not quite as much as Daisy Jones) but look forward to reading more by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

4 ♥’s out of 5 ♥’s

“Meaning is not found in the material realm - dinner, jazz, cocktails, conversation,
or whatever. Meaning is what is left when everything else is stripped away.”

Read this book. It will put your life in perspective.
♥

5♥’s out of 5 ♥’s

I love Kate Quinn’s books and this one did not disappoint.

Set in 1940, with strong women characters and a bit of a mystery
and intrigue…secrets, code-breaking, war…so worth the read.

5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥’s

While I enjoyed the writing in this book, some of the subject matter
hit too close to home for me to be objective.

But a good read nonetheless! I really did enjoy the writing
and the story carried me along effortlessly.

5♥’s out of 5♥’s

whatcha readin'? {goal 35 - book 13, 14 and 15}

I am very, very behind on posting
the books I have read for 2021…
to make up for that,
I am going to try posting them in
multiples now until I catch up…
so here are books
13, 14 and 15.

13.

I was expecting this to be a light, quick read.
Not really what it was.
A heavy subject (abortion) and a jumpy
timeline with a lot of characters
made me feel confused and frustrated.

But it might have just been me.
Sometimes if you read a book at the wrong time,
your brain rejects it I think.
And I wanted a light read.

3.5 ♥’s out of 5

14.

I enjoyed this book.
I know this because I gave it 5 out of 5 hearts.
But I also didn’t make any notes of why
I loved it and if you know me,
you know my brain immediately deletes
a book from my memory when I
finish reading it….
so I really can’t remember why I liked it
but apparently,
I really liked it.
Maybe you will, too.

5♥’s out of 5

15.

My one note that I had written
about this book was:
little bit of a hard read. grim.

and then I gave it 3.5 hearts
so…..
not sure what else I can say.

3.5♥’s out of 5
NEXT UP:: SUCH A FUN AGE - KILEY REID

whatcha readin' {goal 35::book 12}

this book.
this frigging book.

i literally could not wait to
write about how much
i loved
this book.

i really had no idea what to expect when i picked this up.
for some reason, i always thought
that this was a book of poetry
which i would have been totally ok
with but it turns out it is actually
an incredibly interesting and thought provoking,
intense and empathetic book
about anxiety…
the various forms, the degrees,
the stages, the highs and lows,
the way it presents itself differently
on the outside for people…

i think (know) i was probably (definitely)
a little bit (insanely) anxious as a child
but i don’t consider myself to be
anxious as an adult…which may surprise
some people…yet if you knew me
as a child,
you know what my past anxiety level was
that i am measuring against
(to give this some perspective,
let me remind you that my grade one teacher
wrote that I may need psychological help
in my report card….and she was most likely (definitely) right….)

anyway.
i digress. :)

all i can say is
if you think you might be a little anxious
or a lot anxious or even not at all
anxious, you should still read this book
because chances are
someone in your life is and this
reallllllly helps to see where
they might be coming from….

105♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: A SPARK OF LIGHT - JODI PICOULT

whatcha readin' {goal 35::book 11}

I did not expect to love this book…
or even like this book
but I totally LOVED this book.

It was so interesting!
and heartbreaking.
and exhilarating!
and sad.
and exciting!

Read it. I heard people say
that they loved the movie
and it was ok
but for me, it did not match the book…
but there is so much in the book
that you couldn’t really
portray in the movie
without making it a different kind of movie,
I think.

5♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: FIRST WE MAKE THE BEAST BEAUTIFUL - SARAH WILSON

whatcha readin' {goal 35::book 10}

So, I can’t lie.
This is not my usual kind of book.

It was given to me
either as part of a trade
or from the sweet woman
down the street
who randomly gave me
a laundry basket full of books.

It was cute and quick,
a relaxing sweet read…
and sometimes,
that is exactly what you need.

♥

3♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: SEABISCUIT - LAUREN HILLENBRAND