pickNot the tagged book. Buried in my Audible library was this short story, Yard Work by David Koepp. Kevin Bacon narrates the tale of 88-year-old Judge Calvert, who‘s recently widowed. His wife dying first was completey unexpected and not what the two had planned. To escape the memories of his wife, Judge moves into his cabin on the lake.
Full review at abookandadog.com/blog/yard-work
pickSecond book in the Article 5 series. It‘s YA it‘s dystopian. I am a fan. 4 🌟
I don't have the will or the energy to make a video, so here's my #Booker winner prediction and shortlist ranking:
Personal faves: James and Stone Yard Devotional
Quite liked: Orbital and The Safekeep
Don't think succeeded in what it set out to do: Creation Lake
Actively disliked: Held
Book I think will win: James or Held.
Sure hope it is James.
so-soThe story wasn‘t bad but I had no motivation to read. It was a struggle. I think after being disappointed by Specials, this world did not have my attention anymore. Glad it is over 🤷🏻♀️.
so-soSpoiler here…. I am disappointed with what they did with Zane 😔. I really liked him. He was my favorite character and I loved his relationship with Tally. I‘m in denial. This one was harder to get through than the first two. The story progressed too slowly to then come to disappointing ends. However, I liked how Tally always cures herself, it shows that is always within you to become a better person. You don‘t need outside sources.
pickI‘m not at all sure how you‘d go about describing a book like Moonbound - it‘s many things, blended quite beautifully together - best enjoyed, I think, if you just go with it. It‘s weird and meandering, it features gorgeous turns of phrase and deals with life, the universe and everything.
I‘m so close but I have to go to bed 😭
Do I put my phone in flight mode and hope it doesn‘t disappear? 🙃 I‘m on set up and first desk in the morning so it‘ll be well into the afternoon before it‘s audiobook time…
pickIgnoring some pretty annoying choice of words 😂, this is a great story. This book is about being human, and the literal beauty and downsides of it. It is about seeing beauty in imperfections. It is about friendship, relationships, morality, and natural but questionable human emotions such as jealousy or fear. I am amazed how the author captures so much while giving a plot that keeps you engaged. One of the best YA reads.
