Day 4 of #12Booksof2024
@Andrew65
pickQuietly touching.
A mother tells her daughters about dating a famous movie star (before he became a star.)
Usually, this kind of slow-paced, deliberately heartwarming, nostalgic type of storytelling is not for me. I steer away from the saccharine.
Ann Patchett creates a wonderful sense of place, her characters are believable, and her writing is lovely.
By the end, I did have an emotional response and it wasn't the one I was expecting.
Thank you very much @Cupcake12 for my #jolabokaflod treats! Merry Christmas and thanks so much for organising @MaleficentBookDragon
pick#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024
5th (& maybe final) book in the Berry Basket Mysteries, a series I started this summer for #SeasonalCozies. I forgot to add it to my December TBR but I‘m glad I remembered & read it. In this one, Marlee Jacob is a last-minute addition to the cast of A Christmas Carol (in her namesake role) to the community theatre‘s annual production after the wealthy old man who has been playing Jacob Marley suddenly dies. Was it ⬇️
Not quite the same view as I had in my last overnight to Hilo but the hotel has a lanai & Mauna Kea is still pink & lovely at sunrise & well worth getting up for. 🌅
A little reading of the tagged book (an addition to my #SeasonalCozies as I forgot it in my #TBR) & some coffee/hot cocoa mix—hotel lobby mocha before my board meeting. I present first this morning & then most of the pressure is off. 😅
Not quite the same view as I had in my last overnight to Hilo but the hotel has a lanai & Mauna Kea is still pink & lovely at sunrise & well worth getting up for. 🌅
A little reading of the tagged book (an addition to my #SeasonalCozies as I forgot it in my #TBR) & some coffee/hot cocoa mix—hotel lobby mocha before my board meeting. I present first this morning & then most of the pressure is off. 😅
pickA wonderfully festive cozy to finish off our year of #seasonalcozies.Lindsey has remodeled an old lighthouse (which boasts a resident ghost) that guards over the shores of Lake Michigan,into both her home & a successful bakery. Since her family holidays in the past have been “synonymous with chaos”, she is determined to change that while creating a special a dinner for family & friends.In a sudden move,the local Christmas shop owner hosts a ⬇️
#weeklyforecast #hopefuls
#buddyreads & many different genres. Expect much of this reading to go into next week! #sundaybuddyread #KareninaWinter #VirginiaBloomberries #readyourkindle #midwintersolace #seasonalcozies #December #poetry #audiobook #10BeforetheEnd #serieslove2024
This is the only acceptable amount of whipped cream to put on pumpkin pie, end of discussion. 🥧
