pickFirst read of December was my #DoubleSpin
I enjoyed this addition to the dream harbour series. We got to see a lot of the characters thanks to the wedding, find out what happened between Annie and Mac, and meet the characters who will be the MC‘s in book 6.
This one wasn‘t as spicy as the others, but it was a decent second chance romance (though the reasons for the years of animosity seemed a bit OTT 🤣)
so-so2.5 ⭐️
The Typewriter and the Guillotine tells the story of two people in France and Germany during the 1930s to 1940s. Janet Flanner, a reporter for the NewYorker, living in Paris and Eugen Weidmann, a German man.
While I found the book interesting, I enjoyed the parts about Weidmann more than the ones about Flanner. The parts about Weidmann seemed, to me, more interesting than the parts about Flanner. Flanner's parts of the book ⬇️
pickDid I have a huge crush on this hottie singer/guitarist/songwriter in the late 70s! Va Va Voom! ☺️Still love all his hits with Messina, solo songs & movie soundtracks. I had no idea Kenny opened for his friend Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac for their Rumours tour. Who knew I was also a fan of what they called “Yacht Rock.” Kenny is still a sweetheart who writes from the heart & he‘s Still Alright in my book!🥰
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pickThough a little slow paced in the first half, and a bit heavy handed with the messaging at times, I still really enjoyed this second book in the series. This features a wonderful cast of characters that is expanded in this book. I can‘t wait to see where they will adventure to next! 4.5⭐️
#doublespin done!
pickThis was my December #doublespin.
Jackson‘s debut novel is about a young woman who has just moved from “baby jail” into a group home. She allegedly killed an infant her mother was babysitting 6 years ago, when she was 9.
I thought this was good, but could have been a bit shorter. Some of the middle part dragged.
pickThis is a low pick for me. I think it just dragged in places. And maybe nothing is wrong with the book-perhaps I had built it up in my mind and then it just didn‘t live up to the expectations that I had!
#bookspinbingo - this is my #doublespin for this month
pickBree‘s destiny as a Scion of Arthur is under threat when the Order doesn‘t want to acknowledge her claim, & a mysterious Hunter that has been chasing her ancestors appears.
An intense roller coaster of a sequel! The world gets fleshed out a lot more, we got more of the magic, & Bree making connections outside of the Order. I do find myself impatient w/ the love triangle, & I‘m not a fan of cliffhangers. But I‘m excited for book 3!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Just passed halfway there was a twist I absolutely didn‘t see coming. It made the backstory details all the more interesting. This story didn‘t end anything like I expected a thriller/mystery to end, and I‘m going to be thinking about that for a while.
December #DoubleSpin Category: Mystery/Thriller
And thank you @TheAromaofBooks for inspiring me to ‘shop‘ in my own bookshelves for another year!
pick“I want you to know the story of how you came to be and to understand why I had to do what I did. I know that some of the things I did were crazy, Some people thought that I went too far, that I became unhinged."
Well done Goodman! I‘m excited to read more of her books ? This is my December #doublespin
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