whatcha readin' {goal 35::book 12}

this book.
this frigging book.

i literally could not wait to
write about how much
i loved
this book.

i really had no idea what to expect when i picked this up.
for some reason, i always thought
that this was a book of poetry
which i would have been totally ok
with but it turns out it is actually
an incredibly interesting and thought provoking,
intense and empathetic book
about anxiety…
the various forms, the degrees,
the stages, the highs and lows,
the way it presents itself differently
on the outside for people…

i think (know) i was probably (definitely)
a little bit (insanely) anxious as a child
but i don’t consider myself to be
anxious as an adult…which may surprise
some people…yet if you knew me
as a child,
you know what my past anxiety level was
that i am measuring against
(to give this some perspective,
let me remind you that my grade one teacher
wrote that I may need psychological help
in my report card….and she was most likely (definitely) right….)

anyway.
i digress. :)

all i can say is
if you think you might be a little anxious
or a lot anxious or even not at all
anxious, you should still read this book
because chances are
someone in your life is and this
reallllllly helps to see where
they might be coming from….

105♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: A SPARK OF LIGHT - JODI PICOULT

whatcha readin' {goal 35::book 11}

I did not expect to love this book…
or even like this book
but I totally LOVED this book.

It was so interesting!
and heartbreaking.
and exhilarating!
and sad.
and exciting!

Read it. I heard people say
that they loved the movie
and it was ok
but for me, it did not match the book…
but there is so much in the book
that you couldn’t really
portray in the movie
without making it a different kind of movie,
I think.

5♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: FIRST WE MAKE THE BEAST BEAUTIFUL - SARAH WILSON

whatcha readin' {goal 35::book 10}

So, I can’t lie.
This is not my usual kind of book.

It was given to me
either as part of a trade
or from the sweet woman
down the street
who randomly gave me
a laundry basket full of books.

It was cute and quick,
a relaxing sweet read…
and sometimes,
that is exactly what you need.

♥

3♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: SEABISCUIT - LAUREN HILLENBRAND

whatcha readin'? {goal 35::book 9}

I loved this book.

I actually had no idea that
it was part of a trilogy until just now.

(and the truth is
I have waiting so long to write these reviews
that I am going to find it a bit of a struggle now…
hahaha. My memory is always faulty
after finishing a book…)

5♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: JUST A DAY AWAY - NORA ROBERTS

whatcha readin'? {goal 35::book 8}

I’ll be honest…
this is my second time reading this book.

I enjoyed it the first time I read it
and found it helpful
in moving forward in
some areas of my life
and I found it interesting.

This time around
it didn’t do as much for me
but it might have been my frame of mind…
and COVID.

But, I’m counting it
even though it was a reread
because I need to get to
my goal of 35
and I make the rules
sooooo….
:)

3♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: THE GOOD EARTH - PEARL S BUCK