pickSafely in Wales and curled up listening to the rain, finished this after reading most of it in the car. It's a weak pick, the style (or the translation) didn't work for me that well, but it's an interesting set of constraints on time travel -- and how even constrained time travel can be worth it.
Here's my "distraction" bingo card after day 1 of 5!
Plucked out of my Little Free Library. Thanks, unknown book friend!
On my hook: Marinus blanket in Sultan Pastello gradient cotton #litsycrafters #crochet
pickI was surprised by the negative Kirkus review. I enjoyed this story of four generations of women haunted by losses. Each generation has a gift related to memory and this gift leads them on sometimes foolhardy paths as they seek to find answers about a sailor that faced an angry whale. 🐋 This unusual novel earned a 3.5/5 ⭐️ rating for reminding me that the relationship between mothers and daughters can be complicated.
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My first finished book of September, I finished this one for #FictionalTraveler #September #EnglishSpeaking & September #Roll100 #77 #AnyBOTM Overall, I enjoyed this one, although it drug in parts. The unique premise of an unmarried British woman who comes home after her friend‘s hen party to find she‘s married & her attic keeps “replacing” husbands with no end in site. Lauren made some choices I judged & thought over-the-top but ⬇️
“He thought about how love could move you in ways you wouldn‘t have imagined, one foot in front of the other, even when you thought you had nothing left inside.”
#Boots 👢
#Falling 🍁
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
🍁 My Fall TBR is stacked with witchy, gothic & spooky reads! Perfect for cozy nights + pumpkin candles 🕯️✨
🔪 Hunting Wives
✨ Practical Magic + The Book of Magic
🕯️ The Ex Hex
👻 The Hacienda + Mexican Gothic
😈 Sign Here
🔥 Rogue
🐖 Piglet
🦇 Vampires of El Norte
🌙 Bride
🌲 Small Angels
📚 Witches, vampires, haunted houses, & a little magical chaos = my ideal autumn lineup.
Which one should I start with first? 👀
pickJuly #bookspin pick completed. At nearly 500 pages it took a minute to get through as it covers books 1-5 in the Weetzie Bat series. This was a popular series back in the 90‘s & it was one of the first YA books to have LGBTQ characters & to talk about AIDS. As a middle aged woman I am not the target audience and it‘s a bit too hippy dippy for me now but I would have adored it if I read it years ago. I love the LA setting. Home sweet home.
