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June #bookspin

This was a cute read. A young Jewish girl and her family wish to vacation at The Inn at Lake Devine in Vermont in the 60‘s but the proprietor does not allow Jews. Young Natalie decides to take matters into her own hands and sneaks in with a friends family. This begins a lifelong obsession with seeking revenge on the Inn. Romantic entanglements ensue. Enjoyable and glad it‘s off my tbr shelf.

June #bookspin pick. I used to read a lot of Eleanor Lipman titles but this one has been languishing on my tbr pile for years. Glad it was picked, hope to get it read!

I was tagged! 😎

I‘m signing off the work computer and picking up my book that‘s due tomorrow. I was sorely tempted to run after the ice cream truck and buying something gooey and messy, but I restrained myself!

This was my #bookspin choice for April. I‘ve been trying to focus on languishing unfinished books for that. I started this one a couple years ago! Not sure why it took me so long to get back to it, since it turned out to be a fairly quick read. Anyway, this was an interesting book with mostly relatable characters, dealing with anti-semitism and other prejudices. I enjoyed seeing where the story went, even if some of the turns were predictable.

I‘m #inundated with books this month, but is that a bad thing?

This still isn‘t all of them, but it‘s closer!

#springsentiments

#letstravelaugust #lakeside

This looks like a nice place to sit with a good book.

I almost felt like I was reading two different books with this one. I loved the first half of the book with its coming of age story and excellent character building. However the second half of the book seemed a little disjointed and slapdash to me. Lots of people loved this one though so maybe it‘s just me.

I don‘t know. I didn‘t dislike the book, but I kept waiting for it to really take off but the plot never gets its momentum going. I guess I can say that I enjoyed a book about 20th century working class Jewish Americans with challenges and loves and drama and which didn‘t have an obligatory epic genocide thread as part of the storyline. A good summer read maybe.

Just started this last night, so far it‘s a surprisingly sweet book, given its premise about anti-Semitic bigotry. The main family is so loving of one another but not sappy or schmalzy. ❤️👍

#maybookflowers

My shelves seemed to have a lot of books with covers of #bodyofwater. I chose this one. I've always enjoyed a good Elinor Lipman book.

Some #booksbythesea - some books on the sea, for #somethingforsept, @RealLifeReading

My favorite ending of the books I have where I'm living today! Like I've said, Elinor Lipman is my soul author. 😃👍🏻 Also I'm sick, so my dog is much cuter than I am. 😉🐶