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Just started The 5 Love Languages—curious to see what my love language really is! Anyone else read this?

The writing for this was pretty good, and it was easy to read. But I can‘t say I really enjoyed it?
I didn‘t like Elio or Oliver. It was the obsession, shame, and very weird “intimacy” that seemed to be the over-riding theme throughout. I‘m not sure I would say it was romance between them…

Also much prefer when books have regular natural stopping points like chapters rather than parts or continual flow 🤣

This was my #FoodAndLit pick for #Italy

"What do we do when our hearts hurt?"
"We wrap them with friendship, shared tears and time, till they wake hopeful and happy again."

My best friend loaned me this book, and now I'm on Thriftbooks finding a copy for me. Such a sweet, positive book for all ages.

Officially pausing my reading of this, with apologies to @Christine 💓. I *loved* the little bit that I listened to… but I‘ve been taken over entirely by birthday playlist mania. It‘s *impossible* to winnow down 4 decades of music into 3 hours. But do it, I must. For now, I‘ll be painstakingly trying to decide which Beck tracks to cut (can‘t I keep them all?). Eventually, I do plan to get back to this! Quadragenarian‘s honor. ✌🏻

This was adorable. Life affirming happiness. A grief stricken twenty-four-year-old woman is befriended by a 90-year-old man and their friendship becomes the impetus for change and growth for them both. I had read and loved Cronin‘s earlier novel about a cross-generational friendship, One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo. Hope she writes some more!

This one has been at the bottom of my tbr pile so long, I can‘t remember how I acquired it.

So, it‘s next for #currentlyreading

This shirt went unappreciated at work this week. Unbelievable. 😂

Finally, it is time for one of my favourite solstice reads and an amazing comfort read! I adore my Jamie and my Maxum. 🧡🧡🧡 Merry Solstice season everyone! (Yes, I know the solstice isn‘t until tomorrow, but this is helping me avoid football and other auditory chaos.
#SJHimes #TheSolsticePrince #RealmsOfLove #Jamie #Maxum #love #Solstice #WinterSolstice #MerrySolstice

#ToB26 #21

Of course Adichie is a wonderful writer, especially of characters. In this book there are four women, whose lives we follow during the pandemic and who are spread across the world. I liked the characters and the strength of these women but the story felt a bit loose although the author‘s afterword explained a lot. Not as good as Americanah, a light pick. And the audiobook was good.

📸 Koblenz, Germany