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Sometimes it’s just so nice to be home. After a couple weeks of travel, I thoroughly enjoyed just being in my own house, doing my own thing last week. The weather in the Northwest has been gorgeous (a little too hot for some, but ideal for me). I was happy to be able to enjoy some serious reading time lounging on my front porch in the hammock. Top that off with a lovely weekend out on Hood Canal at my friend Nancy’s house. We drank a little wine, did a little kayaking (No! Not at the same time!) and a whole lot of visiting. I’d have to say it was a near perfect week.
Last Week’s Reads
I finally finished listening to The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager and I have a lot to say about it. A LOT! In fact, I have so much to say and so much I need to know from others that I’m doing a discussion post rather than a regular review. Come back TOMORROW to see my thoughts on this very popular book and hopefully share some of your own. When I picked up When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger, I was looking for a light, summer read and that’s exactly what I got. It was perfect for just settling in and enjoying!
Currently Reading
You’ve probably already heard great things about Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza and so had I, so I decided to make it my next audiobook. I’m a little over halfway done and have joined the Charlotte Walsh bandwagon! Narration by Tavia Gilbert is excellent. I’m also in the middle of A River of Stars by debut writer Vanessa Hua and have been pleasantly surprised by her novel. It’s the story of a Chinese woman pregnant with the son of the man she works for. In order to gain U.S. citizenship for their child, he ships her off to a home for pregnant Chinese women in L.A. She flees and from there the book, full of warm sympathetic characters, has become so much more than I expected.
Likely to Read Next
I’d really like to get both these books read this week, but we’ll see about that. The Distance Home by Paula Saunders wasn’t really on my radar until Sarah at Sarah’s Bookshelves told me how much she liked it. Sarah and I often have similar taste in books, so I knew I needed to try it. The Distance Home promises to be a more serious book, and I think I’m in a good place for that right now. I’ll be moving from a dysfunctional family saga to a coming-of-age story when I pick up Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Early readers have rated this book an incredibly high 4.51 on Goodreads. That’s intriguing!
I hope you have a great week in books!
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Hope you love both of your upcoming books – I’m of course nervous!
Don’t be nervous. I’d never blame you if I didn’t like one and I’m even more excited to read Crawdads after hearing you have a hangover!
I could use a book like Lululemons … I should bump it up on my list. Where the Crawdads Sing is in my pile somewhere.
I still have to read The Last Time I Lied. My copy is still sitting here staring at me… I need to finish my review of Where the Crawdads sing. It fell short of five stars for me but I did enjoy it. The Distance Home looks great. I’ll look forward to your thoughts.
I wish you’d already read The Last Time I lied. I’d love to know if you see the same flaws I do.
I’m so interested to see if your thoughts on Last Time I Lied are positive or negative! I really liked Final Girls, but was thinking this seemed too similar to that one!
Come back on Tuesday!
Sounds like a wonderful week!
I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to read The Last Time I Lied, so I’m looking forward to your discussion post on it! I’d really like to read Charlotte Walsh likes to win. Maybe if I squeeze in an audiobook sometime I’ll try it that way.
I just finished Charlotte Walsh and really liked it. It gives you a lot to think about and the audio was great.
A River of Stars is on my wishlist. My weekly updates
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.
I’ve steered clear of The Last Time I Lied because I greatly disliked Final Girls so much but I’m really curious to hear your thoughts on it! Glad Lulu was a winner
Stop by tomorrow. I have A LOT to say about The Last Time I Lied and I have a feeling you’d feel much the same way I do had you read it.
I’ve been wanting to read Lululemons for a while now. Glad it was an enjoyable read for you. 🙂
Thanks Nina. It was a fun read,. Not overly surprising, but still very enjoyable.
I’m glad you had a nearly perfect week! It sounds very relaxing. I hope this week is just as perfect.
Thanks, Aj!
I wanna read The Last Time I Lied but I don’t have a copy yet! Happy reading, anyway!
I’m a bit of a sucker for political novels so the Piazza story looks entertaining … also a sucker for coming-of-age types so the Crawdaddy story seems enticing. I’ll look to see what you think about them ….
Sounds like you’ve been having a great summer! Nothing beats wine and kayaks! I recommended When Life Gives You Lululemons for my book club because we were looking for something light and beach-y. I loved it, but I don’t think anyone else in the group liked it. Oh well! I don’t usually read that type of book, but I thought it was the perfect guilty pleasure. I’ve been anticipating A River of Stars all summer. Glad to hear you liked it!