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....
January 2019 Reading Wrap-Up
The first monthly review of the new year! And I'm off to a good start. January goal: I'm going to set a goal of three books for January. What I read: (Link to my Goodreads 2019 Reading Challenge) Zen and the Art of Happiness ...
Friday Reads #3
No post for the last couple of Fridays because I was in vacation mode. But never fear - that doesn't mean I wasn't reading! I'm currently ahead of target (more on that in Monday's January wrap-up post). Finished: The Sadness of Beautiful Things - Simon Van...
Friday Reads #2
Finished: The Second Mrs. Hockaday - Susan Rivers - 4* (Jan 6) My first fiction read this year and the first read for a new book club. I believe I placed this on my TBR based on some "best of" list. The story sounded promising - a young Civil War...
Friday Reads #1
It's the first Friday of the year! And I'm determined to keep myself more on-track with my reading this year so I don't end up behind like in 2018. First step - accountability! Finished: Zen and the Art of Happiness - Chris Prentiss - 5* (Jan 1) It wouldn't be a new...