pickOk, I had to find out what happened and finished early. #camplitsy2023 @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB
#pop23 #bestfriendwouldlike
#52bookclub2023 #hasanepilogue @Deblovestoread @Cinfhen @RaeLovesToRead @LeeRHarry @MissHel @AshleyHoss820
pickPuri decides to leave Spain to claim her inheritance from her estranged father in #Ecuador . While traveling, her husband is murdered. This starts her quest to find out who would want her and her husband murdered, which leads to lots of family secrets, not to mention her father‘s second family.
Overall, I liked the book - good narration, and I wanted to keep listening. I do wish this had an author‘s note about the historic accuracy/setting. ⬇️⬇️
pickYeah, well, a pick I guess. But because it‘s shortlisted for the #ToB23 I had high expectations and it‘s just a very straightforward story, nothing new, unexpected or original. Enjoyable and with a message but in the end forgettable.
Megabooks, Hooked_on_books, Cinfhen, MicheleinPhilly, Aimeesue, Suet624, merelybookish, batsy, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, RebelReader, Addison_Reads, Ruthiella, sarahbarnes
pickA series of interconnected short stories exploring the lives of British women of different generations, all with African heritage. I thought the first two stories, featuring a couple of strong characters and an interesting mother-daughter dynamic, were brilliant. I was disappointed to only see these characters briefly later in the book. For me, the other stories were less interesting. #AuldLangSpine
pick#readingtheamericas
This was a pick, but only just. Some parts were fascinating but I loved the shortest section, on #frenchguiana most, followed by #suriname and then #guyana, which was much more than half of the book.
The author wrote everything in the present tense, but jumped around chronologically so it was very difficult to follow.
Quadruple dipping again!
#52books23 #hasanepilogue
#pop23 #abookwithamap
#booked23 #setin2+timeperiods
LaraReads, KarenUK, Megabooks, Cinfhen, britt_brooke, BarbaraTheBibliophage, CarolynM, Smarkies, LeeRHarry, BookBelle84, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, triplem80, AshleyHoss820, Read4life, Laughterhp, rmaclean4, Bluebird, alisiakae, BarbaraBB
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The first time I read this, I was super annoyed by the narrative style. This go - a #reread for #bookclub - the style clicked and totally worked. Second person narrative can grow tiresome quickly, but Audrain utilizes it well as Blythe addresses Fox for the duration of this disturbing story. Unhinged mom? Deranged kid? Can‘t wait to discuss with my ladies!
