*Did not like it at
all
**It was okay
***Liked it
****Really really
liked it
*****Absolutely loved
it
3-stars
***The Library of Lost Things
(L. Namey, Fiction)
I’m on a YA kick lately. This one was good, but a bit lacking in some areas. It’s about a 17-year-old who loves books and lives with a secret: her mother is a hoarder. The ending was rushed and didn’t make much sense, but it was still a quick and not bad read.
***Pale Rider, the Spanish Flue
of 1918 (L. Spinney, Non-Fiction)
Fascinating, although VERY
wordy. I found myself skimming a lot.
4-stars
****The Remarkable Journey of
Coyote Sunrise (D. Gemeinhart, Fiction)
This is a Young Reader books that is about Coyote Sunrise and her dad (Rodeo), who live in an old converted school bus. They travel the country trying to escape the memories of the tragic accident that killed Coyote’s mother and two sisters five years previously. Although heartbreaking, this book made me smile many times.
****The Flatshare (B. O’Leary,
Fiction)
This was a quick easy read (or listen…I listened to it on audio). Somewhat predictable, but not cringy. She has a new book that just released called The Switch that I look forward to reading.
****Rules of Civility (A.
Towles, Fiction)
Friendships, accidents, deceit, love. This book moved pretty slow for me, but Amor Towles writes so wonderfully that I still gave it 4 stars.
****Kristy’s Great Idea –
Babysitters Club #1 (A. Martin, Fiction)
I am going to re-read these. They were the only thing I read in 5th and 6th grade. I LOVED these books! I’m so glad they are making a comeback (due to the Netflix series, which I’m almost 99% sure I’m not going to watch). I am kicking myself for not keeping my collection of these books!
****The Diary of a Bookseller
(S. Bythell, Non-Fiction)
The title says it all…it’s the diary of a bookseller in Scotland. He records the day-to-day operations of running a used bookshop. I found it hilarious, although he seems to be a bit grumpy.
****Empty (S. Burton,
Non-Fiction)
The memoir of a podcast editor that suffers from anorexia and binge eating. And I say ‘suffers’ because she’s not really cured. Lots of feelings about this one, lots of triggers.
****Claudia and the Phantom
Phone Calls – Babysitters Club #2 (A. Martin, Fiction)
Book two. 😊
5-Stars
*****Hamnet (M. O’Farrell,
Fiction)
Ten stars. Maggie O’Farrell has managed to do it
again. First, let me emphasize that you
do NOT need to know Shakespeare AT ALL to love this book. I know very little about Shakespeare, and
what I do know….I’m not a fan. But this
is not a book about Shakespeare. It is
about his son, Hamnet (Hamlet), and his wife Agnes. And his daughters. And his father and mother. And his siblings. And his wife’s family. And what happens to all of them when Hamnet
dies from the plague at age 11. Everyone
handles grief in different ways, and this incredible book explores every one of
them. If I didn’t have so many others
book to be read, I would immediately start this one again. That’s how good it is.
DNF: Pull
of the Stars (storyline I didn’t feel comfortable reading)
This
is Going to Hurt (author had very unkind comments about JWs)
Total Books Read: 10 (7 Fiction,
3 Non-Fiction, 2 DNF)
