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This one started slow and I nearly set it aside but the literary references, Beatrix Potter, Jane Austen and, of course the Brontës, kept me reading and I‘m so glad I did! A great story of self reflection, complicated families, and resilience, I‘ll be thinking about this one for a while and want to plan a trip to the UK! #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Up next! My November #bookspin
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🦃

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#bookreport #August14to20 # 2022

Finished reading:The Yellow Dog, The Lazarus Curse, The Mayfair Bookshop, The Bronte Plot
Read 2 ch. in Denise Levertov, 2 ch. in Minor Feelings, designated section, 2ch. In Instructions for a Heatwave

#doublespin #january

#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Other Words for Home
🎧 The Bronte Plot - enjoyable light listen but not one that especially impressed me

#CurrentlyReading
🎧 Pride & Prejudice - listened to chapter 1 for #PemberLittens #ChapterADay
📖 & 🎧 Titus Andronicus #ShakespeareReadalong
📖 From Striving to Thriving
📖 Morgoth‘s Ring #FellowshipOfTolkien

#WeeklyForecast
📚 Continue current reads
🎧 Choose an audiobook
📖 Maybe start Foundation

I know that this book is not everyone‘s cup of tea ☕️ but I thought it was extremely unique. The main character has a quality that is very unlikable, yet I found myself rooting for her and enjoying her journey of growth. This is such a colorful, vibrant story.

I 👏 love👏this👏book👏

After my first Reay book, in October, I thought I should pick up more of her backlist. This was a very interesting read, especially because the “heroine” of the book made some very questionable choices making her interesting to root for. There‘s some really deep stuff in here, challenging whether fate is set and if our worldviews can adapt. Loved the many literary references - this would be a great flight book to the classics!

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Bailing on this for now. The main character drives me batty with her manipulating and inability to change and I can‘t deal!!!

I liked this, even though it seemed to drag on places. Still, it was a good story. I‘d read more by this author. #MountTBRChallenge #19

Finished this one tonight, but not counting it toward my 2018 total since I've had it going for months as my waiting in line/waiting backstage/etc. book. I thought the pacing was rushed in the beginning, which left me feeling off about the rest of the book. There were some nice moments while they were in England, but I didn't find the plot super enaging. Decent as fluff reading. We'll see how The Austen Escape compares as I go through my ebooks.

3 out of 5 stars...
I am always drawn in by a protagonist who loves literature, and Katherine Reay's always do. They talk about books, they quote authors, and in this, they tour the haunts of great British authors (the Brontes, Dickens, Woolf). I found myself Googling sites they visit and planning my future dream vacations. The story is a little flat and predictable, but the settings, allusions, and some of the characters make it very readable.

Romantic bookish read for this Mother's Day!

Loved this book! I think I have found a new favorite author! Helen's journey appealed to me deeply; I appreciated that Lucy had to find her own journey rather than copy Helen's. Great supporting characters! Sid was my favorite!

My Nook ebook haul over the last few days! There have been some great deals!

A great book for book lovers! So many great ones are mentioned.

I'm abandoning this one. It's not bad necessarily, just not holding my attention. I have too many other books I want to read and I don't want to spend more time on one I'm not enjoying.

Hooray for another library hold. Starting this one tonight.