In 2020 I set a goal to write a blog post for each book I read. My intent was to keep myself writing and to try a new style I hadn't ventured into before: book reviews. While for a few books I really enjoyed this practice, for the majority it simply became a chore. To … Continue reading No more book reviews…sort of
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What I read in 2020
My original goal for 2020 was 40 books. I thought it clever that 20 + 20 = 40 so that was my goal. Then a pandemic hit and I suddenly was spending a lot more time at home. At the end of the year I ended up reading 52 books. In 2020 I also set … Continue reading What I read in 2020
“Final Girls”
After reading The Last Time I Lied I knew any time I wanted an un-put-down-able thriller full of unexpected twists I just needed to pick up any book by Riley Sager. That led me to Final Girls. I'm not a scary movie watcher so the concept of a "final girl" was new to me. If … Continue reading “Final Girls”
“Hidden Valley Road”
One of my favorite kinds of books is non-fiction books that read like fiction. I felt that way with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Educated, and Brain on Fire, to name a few. Now I get to add Hidden Valley Road to that list. The book follows the Galvin family, who want nothing more … Continue reading “Hidden Valley Road”
The Nightingale
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah has been on my list for years. I think my book club even read it a few years ago, but I skipped it. For some reason I had it pigeonholed as a romance book and that made me think "nah." Though it does have a love story, that is not … Continue reading The Nightingale
Queenie
I really wanted to like Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. I think if I read it at a younger age, I may have liked it more. I mostly was annoyed at the main character's self-destructive, self-centered behavior. The book follows Queenie as she deals with a breakup and the domino of bad decisions after. Perhaps it's … Continue reading Queenie
“Sorry I’m Late I Didn’t Want to Come”
This book popped up on my Libby app as a suggestion and I've never had a book title resonate with me more than this. Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica Pan is subtitled: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes. Five or so years ago I picked "yes" as my word for … Continue reading “Sorry I’m Late I Didn’t Want to Come”
“The Weight of a Thousand Oceans”
Full disclosure: Jillian Webster is my cousin, but this review is impartial to that. The Weight of a Thousand Oceans is Jillian Webster's second book. I read Scared to Life and LOVED it. It's memoir of traveling the world and life. I highly recommend it as well, but that's not what this post is about. … Continue reading “The Weight of a Thousand Oceans”
“Everything I Never Told You”
I read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng in 2018 and loved it. Everything I Never Told You has been on my radar for a while, but I never picked it up. While scrolling through my new bff, Libby, I saw it was available so I started it one day after work. Once I started … Continue reading “Everything I Never Told You”
“The Dutch House”
The Dutch House is my first read by Ann Patchett. I have multiple books by her on my bookshelf but I haven't read them yet. I heard this book was good, and when it popped up as available on Libby I snatched it up. I stated it one morning before work, and it was a … Continue reading “The Dutch House”
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