August was a little bit of a slower reading month for me. I finished The Wedding People last night and it was my favorite book I read in August.
August felt weird, temporally.
Glad to be in a new month, though I hope there are still a few beach days left now that we‘ve entered the quieter off-season here in Rhode Island. 🌊
I had a few writing projects this past month, which diverted my focus away from reading. Now, it feels like a slump may be looming. But anything‘s possible! We‘ll see what September brings.
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pickThis was a good page turner. Interesting plot and characters. A good light-ish read. I loved the Mrs Dalloway and Jane eyre references
Not quite the long weekend for me yet; I work tomorrow. But I am starting this book tonight.
pickFinished this wonderful book last night when all the guests had left collapsed with my teddy 🐶and used my new reading light - isn‘t it fantastic to sit out on warm evenings (don‘t get many in the uk 🇬🇧 😆) this book is now in my top ten of best books of the year , it is laugh out loud funny, it is 💔 heartbreaking & equally heart warming, sums up weddings perfectly, I adored Phoebe & knew where the story was going but still adored it
pick“Every wedding, even a successful wedding, is a waste…But…”
I‘ve been thinking about weddings a lot, as I write my sister‘s wedding ceremony, with my side hustle as an officiant & my husband‘s profession as a photographer, in the full swing of wedding season. It‘s also our 10th wedding anniversary next week! And let me tell you, the above quote is 100% true. But so is the “but.” At least, that‘s what I tell myself to justify the waste. 😅👇🏻
pickA high pick! It‘s just as good as I hoped it would be! I‘ll say the beginning was starting to feel like a slog-the parts where we learn about why Phoebe went to the hotel to end her life. But I think that‘s because I was busy and stressed myself. Once I sat down to read with an open mind, I really appreciated Phoebe‘s story. The author really nailed some of the same thoughts we all have about womanhood, mental health, family. Felt very true.
“Life is strange. Always thinking that this one thing is going to make you happy. Because then you get it. And then you‘re maybe not as happy as you imagined you would be. Because every day is just every day. Like the happiness becomes so big you have no choice but to live inside it. Until you can no longer see or feel it. And so you start to fixate on something else.”
I have today off from work and what a glorious way to start my day! 🐾 📖 ☕️
It‘s my 27th wedding anniversary today and instead of a more traditional celebration, I am driving my husband to/from his dental surgery appointment 😂 Poor guy!
I‘m 1/4 into this book and I have high hopes for it based on so many positive reviews! I‘m taking it with me for reading in the waiting room.
