whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 6::goal 30}

I really wanted to love this book.

But, I guess, maybe it’s enough
to say that I didn’t
hate it.

It was ok.

Well. Actually….
the notes I wrote on it
as I was reading it were:
a little slow going and kind of
condescending…
haughty…
reserved…
irritating.

I didn’t warm up to any of characters,
I didn’t really get a chance to feel
like I knew any of them really…

But, as I thought about it after,
I thought maybe that’s the tone
the author was going for…
because it is sort of related to
jane austen after all…
so maybe she was looking for a mix
between formal & informal,
then and now…
for me, it just didn’t really work.

I am going to to give the movie a shot though.
I adore emily blunt and, well,
the movie looks really cute & fun…
and less haughty and reserved.

3.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY - ANNIE BARROWS

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 5::goal 30}

When I started this book
I had no idea what it was about
and I had never read anything by this author before.

But I was drawn in immediately.
The mix of old and new,
yesterday and today,
the connections and the tensions,
the love lost and found.

Very much worth the read.
I don’t want to say too much about it
and give anything away but I will
tell you I gave it 5 hearts.
:)

5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB - KAREN JOY FOWLER

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 4::goal 30}

I randomly picked up this book
at a book sale
mainly just because of the cover.

(I’m superficial like that
when it comes to books…
don’t judge me.)

I didn’t realize until the end
that Beryl Markham is a real person,
that she has a memoir that now I want to read,
and that Karen Blixen was Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesan) from Out of Africa
(which I also want to read…and watch the movie).

Anyway…it was a great book.
I am not sure why I am suddenly reading
so many books about female aviators
without even trying…
maybe the universe is trying to tell me
to get my pilot license!! :)

Anywayyyyy….
she was totally fascinating…strong and independent…
I liked her.

and I liked this quote…it hit home for me:
”sometimes when you are hurting, it helps to throw
yourself at something that will take your weight”.

4.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: THE SALT ROAD - JANE JOHNSON

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 3::goal 30}

I know I say this all the time
about Philippa Gregory…
that she is a guilty pleasure of mine,
that I am always a little shy to say
how much I like her writing…
but…I really, really do.

And this book did not disappoint…
not me anyway.
I have seen some poor reviews for it
but I enjoyed it as much as I didn’t like
(despised) James…
I loved the descriptions of the marshy tidelands,
the primitiveness, the barren landscape,
I was on the edge of my seat at one point and
the writing took me away.

And I was very excited to learn that this is
actually the first in a series of books!
I am looking forward to more!

5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: CIRCLING THE SUN - PAULA MCLAIN

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 1&2::goal 30}

So…it has been a while
since I have posted a
whatcha readin’ update!

I have been reading.
Not as much as I would like to be
but still…I really have been reading, honest!

I finished off last year
reluctantly reading the first of
the Crazy Rich Asian trilogy
and I was kind of a little ho-hum about it.
It felt a little fluffy, a little too name-droppy
but then…
well..honestly?

I got sucked in.

I wanted to know what happened
Rachel and Nick
and I was rooting for Astrid
and kind of wanting to throat punch Micheal
and kinda crushing on Charlie…

It reminded me of how I would always get
sucked into the daytime soap operas
my mom watched…
Another World and Edge of Night
and Mac & Rachel and
who shot Jake?

Ok…I just got totally sidetracked there. :)

The truth is
I liked the books
much more than I had expected to.

I might even watch the movie.
:)

3.5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: TIDELANDS - PHILIPPA GREGORY