The Golden Hour: A Novel | 
“He said that's when everything looks the most beautiful, just before the sun sets. This luminous air turning everything to gold. He said it made him want to paint the whole world. And then it's gone, just like that.”
#Sunset 🌅
#LuckyinLove
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This picture didn‘t go as planned lol 😂 so maybe I took the easy way out but I chose Glass Ocean which is Beatriz William‘s 10th book published and The Golden Hour which was her 12th 🤷🏻♀️💛 Her book covers are my favorite ❤️
#Idiominsight
#Dimeadozen
Miss Priss 😽 #Catsoflitsy
pickFor #readingtheamericas2023 I picked this one to represent The Bahamas. This author always delivers a solid read. A little romance, history, a mystery and a cast of characters you‘ll want to take a journey with. She totally brought this island to life for me. #bookspin @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks
pickThe Golden Hour is the time at sunset when the light is perfect. This story had that hazy feeling of reminiscence. A nice blend of mystery, history, and romance even as the story maintained a bit of distance.
Littens! Life has been BUSY & I've been lurking a bit but not posting, because I haven't been reading much. 😔 I've missed you, as I always do when life hits hard.
Here's to finishing the year strong! 💪
pickFinishing the month with another BOTM that was on my shelf too long…
This is just the kind of historical fiction I like, with dual timelines, multiple POV characters, drama, really good romance, and mystery. This one has just enough real history (the scandalous Windsors in WWII) to be super intriguing, but I adored the fictional main characters. Beatriz Williams can be hit or miss for me, and that was an enthusiastic hit.
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pickIt‘s impossible to recap all that happens with the two MCs in the two timelines of this story because it was full of personal drama, but I liked how it all came together. I also thought it was fascinating to place one timeline in 1940s Nassau Panama where the Duke of Windsor was basically exiled. …The unsolved murder of IRL Harry Oakes was fascinating and led to lots of googling for me!
#Pantone2022 Popcorn
As much as I hate to admit it because I love her, I couldn‘t finish this one!!! Maybe it was bad timing 🤷♀️
#ADNF
#FallTreasures
so-soSigh, found this one kind of boring. It just seemed like everything was happening off page. The characters were basically either having sex or longing for each other. I liked Lulu, she was a pretty great character. But it was more of her telling the story and editing than seeing what I would have liked happen.
#Booked2021 - color in title
#JoysofJune - Book 2 read
In case you didn‘t know my dog is spoiled, he is 🤣.
Currently sharing my lounge chair with him because he doesn‘t like to lay on the ground 🤷🏻♀️
Happy Saturday!
#JoysofJune
Here are the books I‘m hoping to focus on for #JoysofJune
I probably won‘t be able to start participating until Sunday, but we‘ll see!
I‘ve been struggling reading a bit. So I‘m hoping this readathon hopes me focus and get a bunch done!
I‘m a huge BW fan. I gobble up 🦃 all of her books. For some reason, I‘ve tried to read and audio this one but I just can‘t get into it. Should I give it another go? At what point does it get good?
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating alone today, it‘s a tough one.
#Bookreport. I liked all 4 of the books I finished last week, although Lost Roses and The Golden Hour felt a little long even listening at an increased speed. Golden Hour was my #Doublespin book 3 1/2🌟 Know My Name is an important book and I appreciate Chanel‘s willingness to share her unvarnished story and her efforts to bring attention to society‘s failings in how rape cases are handled. We must do better to stop victim blaming/shaming and ⬇️
This is my second Beatriz Williams book. She‘s becoming a favorite 🧡💛
pick3.75⭐️ While there were times I wanted to DNF the book, I did enjoy a good portion of the book, but I did feel that the Lulu sections were a little too drawn out in comparison to the Elfriede sections. #2020 #historicalfiction #bookstagram #bookreview #ebook #wwii
“I thought I‘d traveled into another universe. I thought I‘d stepped into another Earth entirely, a paradise lit by an eternal sun, a release from everything old, everything dreary. Then I touched land and discovered that freedom was not so straightforward, that you could move to a different universe but you couldn‘t escape the prison of your own skin.”
― Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour
pickStarted this 1 while I was out sustainably shopping yesterday. Because of social distancing, everyone is putting what they don‘t want, as they clean up their houses, out the front for people to kerb burgle. I‘ll post some of my book scores tomorrow. I think it‘s a great way to safely? entertain myself & be environmentally conscious at the same time. The kids ❤️ being creative with all the craft supplies & it helps people who are struggling too.
