whatcha readin'? {2017::book 9 - goal 24}

i picked this up on a whim...
i really knew nothing about it.
but the title was interesting
and i'm always drawn in by anything
that might be reminiscent of fairy tales
which this book was
in a very, very loose sense.

i enjoyed her writing
and the little twists she wove in
along the way.
i have to admit there were times that
i felt a little confused
or lost...
and found it difficult
to pick up the thread of the story again
but sometimes,
i think that might be my own fault
for reading a book
in dribs and drabs
of time
instead of rich big open blocks
of focused time.

i did enjoy this though and would definitely
give her other books a try though.
:)

3 out of 5 ♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  MILLER'S VALLEY - ANNA QUINDLEN

whatcha readin'? {2017::book 8 - goal 24}

it's no secret...
i adore alice hoffman.
this is the 2nd of 3 books
i read of hers
just this year...
just this year SO FAR.
i suspect there will be more.

and
it's also no secret
that i love fairy tales
if you know me at all...
there are books of fairy tales
all through my house.

so can you imagine how happy
it makes me when one of my
favorite writers
references fairy tales
with words that sound like music
and poems and whispered secrets.

once again, she did not disappoint.

"Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. 
Every one had teeth and claws"
Alice Hoffman

4 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  BOY SNOW BIRD - HELEN OYEYEMI

whatcha readin'? {2017::book 7 - goal 24}

i know i said this before
and i don't even know why
i feel the need to justify myself
every time i read one of these books
but...i still do...
but these books are
such a guilty pleasure for me.

i love them.

there.  i said it.
and i feel somewhat
sheepish about it
but i can't help it...
i love them.

i love her writing, i love the history mixed
in with fiction...or the fiction mixed with a bit of history...
whatever...i love the words...
tudor...katherine...court...aragon...perilous...loyalty...pawn...

maybe it's the covers
that make me want to apologize...
they slightly resemble bodice ripping historical romances...
and they're not!  really...they're not...
well...there might be a little...
but there are also beheadings and
betrayal and secrets.

anyway.
i love these books.
without apology.
:)

5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s out of 5

NEXT UP::  ICE QUEEN - ALICE HOFFMAN

whatcha readin;? {2017::book 6 - goal 24}

ok...so i really can't write too much
about this book
because i really, really
don't want to give anything away.

so...i'm just going to say that
i really enjoyed reading this...
i think i blew through it in half a day.
it was twisty-turny and unexpected.

i had read midwives a long time ago
and really enjoyed it so took a chance on this one
and was not disappointed.

i have, however, started another book by bohjalian
and so far, i am not pulled in...
but that is a review/story for another day...

i would say go read this one...it's a bit of a guilty pleasure...
like in a gone girl kind of way...but still very good!

so good, i gave it

5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s out of 5

NEXT UP:: THREE SISTERS, THREE QUEENS - PHILLIPPA GREGORY (speaking of guilty pleasures...heh)

whatcha readin'? {2017::book 5 - goal 24}

i like biographies and memoirs.
i used to like drew barrymore.
(i have to say
i have since watched
"santa clarita diet"
and lost a little something there...
and drew's acting nearly made me
want to claw my skin off...)

but
this is not about that show
and not about how i barely made it
through the first episode
and how i was puzzled
the whole way through the 1st episode by
the plot...the acting...the writing...
wow.

so anyway.
wildflower was a pretty good book.
amusing and interesting...
but the kind of book
you are kind of glad you borrowed
cause if you had paid for it,
you might be kicking yourself a little.

wow.
i hope drew barrymore never reads this.
i don't mean to sound so...mean.
it's monday...it's really hot still...and i'm ready for bed
so slightly cranky/sulky...

if you are reading this, drew barrymore,
please know that i loved you in the wedding singer
and adored you in boys on the side...
so...we good?

updated to add:  i just read some reviews of
Santa Clarita Diet and a lot of them say
the show gets better as it goes...
so maybe, just maybe, i'm wrong on this one.
anyone else watch it & want to sway me one way or the other? 

3 ♥♥♥ out of 5
NEXT UP:  THE SLEEPWALK (CHRIS BOHJALIAN)