Friday Reads #8
The past couple of weeks were a reading flashback to last year when I got stuck on books I didn't enjoy and rather than move on, I just didn't read at all. Currently Reading: Becoming - Michelle Obama (9%) Amazing so far. I may end up buying a copy since I don't want...
Friday Reads #7
No post last week for a reason. But this week, I'm back! Finished: Well-Read Black Girl - Glory Edim - 4.25* (Mar 13) When I requested this book from the library, I thought it was a YA novel. Oops! But the essays are powerful and offer great insight regarding how...
February Reading Wrap-Up
So far, so good. I'm ahead of schedule, realizing that schedule is kind of wimpy. February goal: I'll set a goal of 4 books as I'm already well into one and the following selection will be a quick read. What I read: (Link to my Goodreads 2019 Reading...
Friday Reads #6
Woo - progress! Next week, my February wrap-up. Finished: No Matter the Wreckage - Sarah Kay & Sophia Janowitz - 4.5* (Feb 28) Sometimes, poetry and I manage to connect and I don’t know who I am anymore. I connected so closely to certain phrases and entire...
Friday Reads #5
Finished: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens - 3.75* (Feb 13) I'm not entirely sure how to rate this book. It made me cry but I also really disliked some parts. It's told in two timelines, though the first rapidly catches up to the second. The first...
Friday Reads #4
Finished: The Clockmaker's Daughter - Kate Morton - 3.5* (Feb 4) It pains me to give this book only 3.5*. I count Kate Morton’s novels among some of my favorites and the story in this one is supremely rich. Yet the bouncing between storytellers leaves me dissatisfied....