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⭐️⭐️⭐️ I couldn‘t care less about some characters, but was a little invested in others. A strange combo that made for a slightly boring read about half the time. I think some parts were great, but overall the book is just too long. I‘m glad to finally get this book read and off my shelves!

While there were some laugh-out-loud spots in this novel, overall I found it boring and overly sentimental. I only finished it because work has been exhausting and all I can do when I come home is put on my headphones and space out to an audiobook. A boring audiobook is perfect for this because I don't care if I miss details.

This was too long, slow at times, but overall a nice weaving of interconnected lives over decades. It‘s a love story of course. Starring beautiful Italy, a tiny fishing village, famous & not so famous movie stars, and more.

This is a soft pick for me, sometimes I enjoyed the story & sometimes I wasn‘t excited to pick it back up. A lot of characters intertwined, interesting, but I didn‘t connect to anyone besides sweet Pasquale. I wonder how Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor would feel about their portrayal in the story (esp Burton)? #bookspin for November

Such a beautiful book with a well rounded ending. It was heart warming to see the relationship between D and Pasquelz.

Such a layered experience! Stories within stories, non-fiction within fiction, and some twists! It took me a minute to get into it, and I expected it to be a ‘beach read‘ but it turned out to have more depth than I thought it would. Lovely surprise!
#bookspin for July @TheAromaofBooks

If you‘re patient, this is an enchanting book. A story that goes back and forth from the 60s to present day with a cast of likable characters. My favorite part was the talk of inflated language, why cheapen the word “amazing” by using it on something as simple as a sandwich. Book #43 in 2022

I tried to get a bingo at the last minute by starting my #doublespin on the 30th, but that didn‘t happen. I can‘t believe I let a bingo with 3 free spaces go by!!
Still proud of this month considering all that I had going on. On to July!!
#bookspinbingo

This book was a vacation for me! I loved the talk of the Sixties and the Italian coast. It was delightful overall, and it was just the break I needed!

Cinque Terre is one of my top travel destinations, so that‘s why this book entices me so . . . that and its many supportive reviews.

3⭐️. I found there to be lots of little laugh out loud moments in this story. Might not be what the author wanted me to walk away from the book saying, but there it is. I enjoyed parts of the story and hated other parts. Learning about the movie Cleopatra and the huge issues they had in filming it was very interesting.
Will put this in the mail tomorrow for #LMPBC

Hey, @babyruth2510 this is headed your way! #lmpbc

Finished this one today over my lunch break. #LunchTimeReading It was a soft pick for me. It started out slowly and was inconsistent afterward. It does; however, have a good heart to the story and I wanted to know what happened to the characters. It definitely delivers on that last part. I‘ll get this out in the mail soon. #LMPBC @babyruth2510 @cwarnier @Kangaj1

#BedtimeReading! I‘m starting this one tonight! #LMPBC

Would I recommend this book?
No.
I finished it, but it felt like a punishment. I have no idea why it is included in The New York Times Book Review's "100 Notable Books" ??

Impossible to like or even care about these characters. Pretentious and cynical.

Finished off my July #DoubleSpin, also a "book I bought or borrowed just because of a beautiful cover" for the 2021 Stronger Spine Reading Challenge!

The final chapter was dedicated entirely to providing closure, which I really appreciated. It wasn't the grand romance I was anticipating but it was a lovely read. @TheAromaofBooks

I'm #currentlyreading my July #DoubleSpin book. All of my books are currently packed away because we're in the midst of moving, and my empty bookshelves make me so sad. 😭 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

I love this book cover. I honestly can‘t remember much from when I read it but the cover stuck with me.

#Mediterranean #LitsySpringBreak

I loved this book!

#mediterranean #Litsyspringbreak @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs

One of my favorites- sweeping escapes to Italian coastal villages, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and fascinating characters.

@CoffeeNBooks @Jee_HookedOnBookz @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I opened your gifts today, and I thank each of you 💗. All of these are from my TBR and I look forward to reading each of them. Happy Holidays friends, with love. ❤️

#3Books that made me want to travel ✈️

Beautiful Ruins made me want to go to Italy
Norse Mythology made me wish Asgard was a real place I could go there
The Heart Between Us made me want to tour all over Europe

I loved this book. So many different yarns, yet author Jess Walter skillfully knits them all into a warm and delicate cozy blanket full of care, humor & love. Narration was wonderful although I felt the book dragged on too much at certain parts. Would recommend for those that enjoy historical fiction, romance, dual timelines and a bit of Hollywood glamour 🌟🌟🌟🌟#BookSpinBingo

Wow! There‘s A LOT going on in this book but I‘m loving all of it!!! I‘m only at the halfway point/ I think I can guess the ending so let‘s see....

Just started the audio @emilyhaldi @Book_Fiend_Melissa and I‘m smitten 🥰#BookSpinBingo

What an extraordinary book! A patchwork of so many people, places and times, but it all came together so beautifully. I loved it. Thanks for encouraging me to get it off my shelf @JennyM I'm off to hunt for some Richard Burton movies now.
Also #Booked2020 #SetInHollywood

I love the title of this book, but I can‘t really say I loved the book itself. It was just okay. I felt like the plot meandered and the characters weren‘t all that likeable. I‘m ready to move on to another audiobook.

I am so enjoying this one. I wish I‘d read it during lockdown - perfect #armchairtravel #booked2020

This could be a case of #rightbookrighttime but I thoroughly enjoyed this one!!! I loved the characters, appreciated the setting of the Cinque Terre, and enjoyed the alternating POV's. Perfect book for a beach vacation and even better with a pina colada 🧉

Another day in paradise and I‘m totally engrossed in @Mdargusch ‘s March bookclub selection. I might be a tad early for March, but Vulture called this one of the “best beach reads ever” so I had to bring it along on my trip. And I happen to agree it‘s a perfect choice!🌤

🏝🏖🏝 I'm leaving for vacation on Monday and it's like Sophie's Choice over here trying to narrow down my book selection. And with all of the books I have to choose from, I'm still not convinced that I don't need a trip to the book store in search of the perfect beach read... Any good recommendations?!

#tropicalsetting

#deardecember

This is my review for a #tbrjarpick I listened to this month. I like the cover for this book. It‘s beautiful. I‘ve never been to Italy but I‘m sure it‘s a beautiful place. Unfortunately, I didn‘t like this book that much. I‘m going to be picking my next #tbrjarpick.

I‘m currently listening to Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. I have 10 hours and 38 minutes left in the audiobook. I don‘t know what to think about this audiobook. I‘m in the middle of the second chapter and I‘m not liking it very much right now. I‘ve read reviews saying that this book gets better but other people have also said that it doesn‘t get better. After I finish this chapter, I will decide whether I want to finish this or not.

I finished The Last Days Of August by Jon Ronson. My next #tbrjarpick is...Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Here‘s what it‘s about:”The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat.” This sounds interesting.

I picked this up because I was in desperate need of an audiobook for a long, solo car trip, and this was recommended both as lovely book with an amazing narrator (Edoardo Ballerini). I was not disappointed. The story was sweet and lovely, and Ballerini made it come alive in ways I don‘t think I could‘ve done for myself if I was reading the text. Add this to your summer audiobook TBR.

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