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Was the Easter bunny good to you? I know my grandkids were pleased. Many of you experienced another huge winter blast last week and I’m so sorry. It’s time to put an end to all that! We had quite a bit of rain, but it was mixed with sunshine, and the last couple days have been gorgeous. With trees budding and flowers blooming spring is finally fully underway. Now if I could just get my front porch in shape and plant my flower pots, I could soon start enjoying reading in my very favorite spot. Where’s your favorite reading spot when the weather is nice?
For something a little fun this week, stop by tomorrow, where you’ll find I’m sharing a little glimpse into how I got started in book blogging.
Last Week’s Reads
- Normal People by Sally Rooney was a gut punch of a read, but it was also very fast. I finished it early last week and like so many others, I loved it. I’ll have a full review on Thursday.
- I really liked Miracle Creek by Angie Kim, but I wasn’t over the top crazy about it, like I’ve seen from a lot of reviews. I used to love courtroom dramas, but after this and The Better Sister by Alafair Burke (my review) I’m beginning to think they might not be for me anymore. I’ll have a mini-review next week.
- I finished listening to All That You Leave Behind by Erin Lee Carr on Saturday and I have a lot of mixed feelings about it. The author wanted to pay tribute to her dad, journalist David Carr, and share both their experiences with addiction. She did all that, but I still had issues. Mini-review next week.
Currently Reading
- At the 45% mark, I’m really enjoying Cape May by debut author Chip Cheek. Taking place in 1957, it’s the story of a very young, innocent couple on their honeymoon in a largely deserted beach town. They get taken under the wing of some slightly older, very wealthy people and their eyes are opened to a whole other world.
- I really wanted to go with fiction for my next audiobook, but nothing was speaking to me, so I decided to try Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. Another memoir, this one is about the author’s experiences as a therapist and in therapy herself. Reviews on Goodreads and Audible are stellar! At over 14 hours, this one will take me awhile to get through.
Likely to Read Next
- I wish I could say that The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal is the only April book I have left, but sadly it is not. I may have to put the rest on the back burner until I have more time this summer, but thought I’d give this story of three very different sisters following their mother’s last request of retuning her ashes to India.
- If for some reason that book doesn’t work, or I’m not in the mood I will finally turn to May books. First up will likely by Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria. This coming-of-age story fraught with mental illness and self-destruction could be a tough read.
I hope you have a great week in books!
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I liked the Shergill Sisters, hope you do too. I’m always behind on my reading and always think I’ll have time to catch up “someday soon.”
Good to know. I’m just about to start it now.
I’m so happy to be done with winter (hopefully) and ready for some patio reading and warm sunshine! I couldn’t get into Normal People last week but will pick it up again when my mood changes so looking forward to your review. Hope you Love Maybe You Should Talk to Someone as much as I did! Have a great week Susie!
So far, I’m not too sure about Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Renee. Not sure I can listen to 14 hours of people’s problems. I feel like I do that all day at work!
I’m hoping to read Normal People and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone soon. I almost chose Normal People for my BOM Club selection, but instead I opted for Lost and Wanted. L & W was a good read, too, so I’m not filled with regret.
Oh! I really want to read Lost and Wanted sometime, so it’s nice to hear you liked it so much.
Ooh! I’ve got The Shergill sisters on my TBR. Can’t wait to read it.
I’ve been eyeing Normal People…and I’m curious about Cape May.
Enjoy your week, and thanks for sharing. Here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Just finished Cape May and liked it quite a lot.
Nice looking assortment of books. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters sounds good. My updates for the week of April 22
Oh no! We’re departing on the courtroom dramas!
And – Shergill Sisters will be making an appearance on an upcoming podcast episode!
You have me very curious about The Shergill Sisters and an upcoming podcast. Do you have the author?
I’m just finishing the last of my April books with Brian Panowich’s Like Lions. You know I’m not a fan of violence, but he draws you into this hillybilly grit world that is absorbing.
Wasn’t Normal People something? I still can’t believe she’s only 28. But maybe you have to be that young for those feelings to still be fresh…
I don’t know why, but I just can’t make myself want to read Like Lions even though I liked his first book.
When the weather is nice …. I like to read on the back deck where all the sun is! The Cape May book looks a bit intriguing …. I once spent a weekend in Cape May but that was about 20 years or so ago. It was different than what us Calif girls are used to. It’s a small mid-Atlantic NJ kind of place but nice.
It would have been even smaller in 1957, when Cape May is set. I’ve spent quite a few summers in the beach towns of MA and even though it’s not California, I’ve still enjoyed them very much.
I love to read in our backyard hammock when the weather gets nice, but we haven’t quite reached those temperatures in NJ!
I will have to read your review of Normal People next! I’m waiting for my copy to come in at the library.
It’s still a little cool here for outdoor reading, too, but in another week or two I think we’ll be there. Your hammock sounds wonderful.