Spoiler: I read mostly blogs! And! I loved them. It was a delight to read about your lives, and I feel so grateful for this wonderful blogging community. I did not comment as much as I should have, but I read everything in my feedly every day-- what a joy. I will miss opening that tab and seeing so many unread posts.
When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate: The idea of this book is fascinating, but the book itself left a little to be desired. *Audio
Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner: This was funny and sweet, and I think I meant to read it last year but have been on a Libby hold forever **Audio
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan: I loved this although the CBBC had mixed reviews. *Kindle
Mother Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon: This was adorable, and I loved it. *Audio
Happy Wife by Meredith Lavender: This was a rare Read with Jenna that disappointed. **2025
Mean Moms by Emma Rosenblum: Loved this. She is a fun read all the time-- so gossipy and clever. I still laugh a little when I think of Pippins Cottage Home and out visit to Hill House Home last summer *2025
Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: I really liked this. The tl;dr is WE NEED MORE HOUSES, but I loved the variety of historical examples and the smart but still approachable commentary. *kindle *2025
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava: This was a great twisty thriller with fun characters. *Audio
The Names by Florence Knapp: Suzanne mentioned that she was reading this, so I snagged it from the walk in section at my library and devoured it while the girls were at dance-- SO GOOD YOU GUYS. *2025
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny: Oh yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I got into these books when Minnie was tiny and would only sleep in the Ergo and I walked and walked and walked around my neighborhood 3 times a day. I love this series more than any other. **2025 **Audible
BTM 10
Book books: 3
Kindle books: 2
Audio books: 5
2025 books: 6
BTY 167
Book books: 87
Kindle books: 15
Audio books: 71
2025 books: 109
I loved The Names, too! It will make my best books of the year list. It was so sad and upsetting but so well done. I was expecting an author note about their experience with domestic violence because the author wrote about it with such authority!!
ReplyDeleteAbundance is on my list as of yesterday! Twins! I LOVED Mean Moms and the Joy Luck Club (how different are those two books!). I read the Mate but I might be conflating it with another of his books. I do like his writing, although sometimes I feel he veers into victim-blaming territory, although that may be me projecting my own feelings about certain subjects.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I've heard mixed reviews of the last two Louise Penny books. I'm only up to book 10 in the series right now so it will be a while before I read Black Wolf.
ReplyDeleteThe Names sounds interesting!
I really liked Joy Luck Club, too!
ReplyDeleteI was going to read the names, but I have reached my quota for domestic violence this year so passed on that one...