pickCherry reminds me a bit of Eleanor Oliphant. I love the way the multiple story lines co-exist and come together. Except for Cherry, I think Ethan's character and storyline was my favourite. This book has much to teach us about grief and acceptance. We don't learn the protagonist's name until we're 20% through the book and that made it more difficult for me to connect to the story at first, but I ended up loving it.
pick2-14-25: My 13th finished book of 2025!Fantastic story about living life to the fullest. When a flight to Sydney becomes overtaken by a woman giving out predictions of how and when everyone on the plane will die,people become fraught with worry that the woman might actually be a real psychic.Following a group of passengers in different chapters and in others learning the life story of the so called psychic leads us to the idea that you must live.
so-soMajor caveat here: if I didn't have a vague idea of how this trilogy ended, I wouldn't be continuing to the next book. At the moment, I deem it worthwhile to continue, because I think having the full story told in this manner will add to the catharsis/emotional impact of the ending. But, from a 'single book' perspective, Evans has made a bold choice in making the entire work background for the narrative 1/?
“You never know what your last words are going to be, so try to choose them all wisely.”
#January2025
pickA beautifully captured photo of humanity and mortality that truly makes you think about living each day as if it were your last. Some extraneous chapters, but over all a decent read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I seem to have forgotten to post yesterday - my November and December books are Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a mind-bending exploration of human nature and the immortality of ideas, and Here One Moment … which actually could also be considered an exploration of human nature, in this case as it regards our relationship to mortality and time. Both excellent though they could not be more different.
Thanks for the game, @Andrew65 - this was fun!
pickI loved this book.
The way this author connects all the characters is my favorite aspect of her writing. This book about how one women‘s prediction changed hundreds of lives. Read it!!
My favorite 2024 reads! 📚
For the first time in 6 years, I met my reading goal! My goal was 35, but I totaled 37 books for the year. With two littles (2.5 years and 5 months) and two jobs, I‘m really proud of myself. Although beating my challenge is nice, it‘s never my end goal. My ultimate goal is always to read daily and enjoy good books, simple and sweet ❤️
Here‘s to challenging myself to 40 reads for 2025, happy reading friends! 🤓
This was a fun endeavor. The bracket method can throw off some top picks (like when I had two favs in the same month) but the tagged book is my number one of the year!
pickA beautiful, but challenging book that makes u look mortality straight in the face. On a delayed flight filled with frustrated passengers, the Death Lady tells each passenger their date& cause of death. As several predictions come true, passengers come to see the meaning of life once they realize it‘s something we won‘t always have. Following several characters makes this a speed read with a hopeful ending, despite some sadness along the way!
