whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 10::goal 30}

I think I remember there being a lot
of hype around this book
when it first came out.

And rightly so.

This book grabbed me right away.
Written from the point of view
of a 5 year old little girl
who is camping with her parents & little brother
when a bear attacks their campsite
and how she deals with everything that ensues,
it is both riveting and hard to read in places…
she captures the point of view and voice
of a 5 year old very well…

I pretty much read the book in 2 days…
it was so hard to put down.

5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
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whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 9::goal 30}

this was a book
i came across in a book sale
and picked it up
without reading
the back of it
as i was drawn
immediately
to the cover
and the title
which
sounded like poetry
to me.

and i was not disappointed.

this story kept me riveted
right from the beginning…
i fell in love with the characters…
and it made me think
about memory and the huge part
it plays in our lives…

i’m happy i took a chance on this one.

5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: THE BEAR - CLAIRE CAMERON

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 8::goal 30}

Honestly…I thought I was going to like this
a lot more
than I actually did.

I think my problem is not
with this book or the writing…
I have just never been great with short stories,
even fairy tales.

I need more. I need to feel like
I know the characters,
I need a deeper connection.

But…it was interesting…
it just took me a long time to finish it.
I would just pick it up in spurts…
I liked the notes that he added at the
end of the fairy tales though…
:)

3.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: LOVE WATER MEMORY - JENNIE SHORTRIDGE

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 7::goal 30}

I absolutely loved this book.

It was the perfect escape.
It made me laugh…and think…and cry just a little bit
both sad & happy tears.

I fell in love with all the characters.
I felt like I could only describe it using words like
lovely and
delightful
which are not my usual words…haha.

I did not want it to end…I want to go to Guernsey…
I want to meet everyone…
I just don’t really want to try potato peel pie…
:)

Note: I was excited to watch the movie which I have seen
floating by on Netflix but I am not sure it
will make me as happy as the book did….

5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: FAIRY TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM - PHILLIP PULLMAN

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