pickWell. I wanted to read this after listening to Books Unbound, my favourite podcast. But it's only available in Canada. I'd asked a Canadian friend to purchase it but she wasn't able to get a second hand copy. Brilliant husband got it for my Christmas present 📦. Thrilled!
Odd story but so readable. I loved the gentle humour throughout and the way it's a novel about writing and effort and rewriting.
pickA fun, enemies to lovers romance with a lot of spice once it finally happens. Cat is a strong, intelligent, go getter. Not a literary masterpiece, but it‘s not meant to be. Book #119 in 2024
I had one 5⭐️ for Feb ‘24 and a bunch of really good 4.5s rounded up.
My 5⭐️ was a first for me from Rebecca Serle but definitely won‘t be my last.
#12BooksOf2024
I think I answered wrong - I've done a lot of the activities, but not necessarily for the New Year. This year's plans include:
1. Dinner at a new restaurant
2. Exchanging Christmas gifts with my parents (we're spending Christmas with my husband's family)
3. Movie night with my hubby
However, plate throwing & throwing a TV out the window both sound incredibly cathartic this year. 🤣🤣🤣
#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe
Finally got my Christmas tree up today! It was a beautiful day to walk, so I took a short walk and then spent the rest of the day relaxing with my husband and daughter. #audiowalk
I'm in for a very long day of family gatherings and remembrances of my aunt who just passed a few weeks ago, so I won't have any time alone this evening to read. I've decided to do a very early morning #jolabokaflodswap instead to start my day.
Thank you so much @merelybookish - you were so generous. I can't wait to curl up now and start reading the book (and short) you selected. I might save the chocolates for tomorrow - 5 am seems too early 🙃
pickWhat a busy week for the detective 🕵️ a great read, really enjoyed it. 📖 🤓
pick#booker #booker2024 #longlist
My last longlist book. This is an interesting narrative style, a series of snapshots from each fighter‘s past, future, and rather violent present. The 8 girls fighting for the u-18 boxing championship in-front of 12 fans in a neglected arena. But the narrative is doing a lot more than just following our neglected lady gladiators.
My full longlist summary will go in the comments.
pickThis was a fast read - a novella really - about a woman who is a second wife, and her obsession with her husband‘s former wife. She is also step-mother to his two older children. The book rips along - the husband is a bit of a blow hard, the former wife seems faultless, the step children have a good relationship with the new wife, and yet the new wife cannot seem to control her impulses leading to a wild ending.
