Did I forget this linkup was today? Yes. Abbreviated for sure, luckily I have very few photos which is what takes time to find and plug. ALSO! Jana is on vacation right now and putting her post together later so the linkup is just here for today. Let's go.
Here's what I've been reading since the April linkup:
Engrossing Reads
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - Five star read. I really loved this. Elizabeth Zott is a great character and I love a quirky story that feels true. This reminded me a lot of AJ Fikry and it was feminist as hell which I love. I would blanket recommend this and I don't do that often. Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review
The Change by Kirsten Miller - I read this on kindle, and think I would have fared better with a physical book. It's 480 pages, and books over a certain length feel draggy on kindle even when I enjoy them. Plainly, I like this book. Strong women in their mid to late 40s who are no longer shying away from who they are and who are not afraid of their anger. Harriett in particular was an excellent character. I figured out what was going on very early, but that did not stop me from enjoying it and it shouldn't stop anyone from enjoying it. Another unapologetically feminist book and there are so many apologetically feminist novels and novels with one dimension women characters that I could read unapologetically feminist books for the remainder of my time here and not be tired of them. Also Heather and I discussed this on Instagram already and in case I haven't said it before I love instagram as an avenue for book discussion. I do book stuff mainly in stories now and in addition to one off reading stuff every Friday post what I read that week. If that is your jam too follow me there (and here is Heather's, as she has great book content).
Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Passed the Time Just Fine
Our Little World by Karen Winn - A coming of age tale with quite serious threads woven in. I struggle with adult books that have child or YA narrators and that was surely the case here for why I didn't like it more. Also it was a massive downer, so maybe because of that too? LOL Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review
The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek #2) by Kim Michele Richardson - A very strong follow up to the first - if you liked that one you'll probably like this one as well. It's impossible not to root for Honey and love the people who have her back. Well researched and well done Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review
This is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf - I spent a lot of time thinking I had already read this...and it is entirely possible I had, but in the end if I can't remember what does it matter lol. Gudenkauf's books are solid reads for me. Paperback, own
Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer - I didn't read a synopsis before I picked this up and saw none of it coming. A lot of bumps in this, but also a lot of hard truths and connections. It reminded me that we can be on the side of something or someone and disagree with the path they took to get to the end where they should be. Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I'll Be You by Janelle Brown - The first half seemed long, the second rushed. There's so much going on here. A few of the points in the addiction storyline gave me great pause given my personal knowledge of and interaction with addiction and recovery, and that was a little hard for me to get over. Not all people recover the same is basically the point to remember going in.While both twins are flawed, it's not hard to root for them, which made me want to like the book more than I did. Great potential.
Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review
Not For Me/Did Not Finish
The Vanishing Triangle by Claire McGowan - I appreciate a passion project and understand why McGowan is deeply invested here. I am not a big true crime reader, maybe many are like this? Stabs in the dark at unsolved crimes? I don't know. Not for me, prefer her fiction novels! Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review
The Wild Girls by Phoebe Morgan - Very quick read, but the girls are not now nor were they in the past wild. I sometimes pick books based on title and that does not always work out for me. The entire thing was creepy more than thriller-ish, and if you have lifer friends you may also be dismayed at the "friendship" here. Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review
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