8 Books this month! Whoa – new record for me, however MANY of these were short and lots of cold weather means I am loving being a hermit and reading all the books!
2,760 pages
Books that I would say Read These!:
Small Animals: Read this if you are a parent, if you have felt pressure to be the best parent, if you struggle with our current parenting culture at times, and want to really dig in to learn more about current parenthood, what society expects and accepts. Really enjoyed reading this – would be a great book club and discussion book! Rating: 4.3/5.0
The Clockmaker’s Daughter: Read this if you are a fan of Kate Morton, she delivers again. If you want a book that is haunting (in a great way) that travels through generations, art, love, loss and so much more! It took me a little bit to get into this, but then really enjoyed it! Rating: 4.3/5.0
Becoming: Read this if you are a fan of humanity, of politics, and of a strong, smart, classy, authentic female leader in our country. I have always found Michelle Obama intriguing, as she seemed really humble and relatable (and how can you do that when you are wearing a dress that cost $3,000 or living in the most famous house in America, or meeting and having tea with the Queen?) This was fun to read about how she grew up, where she came from, and what she was thinking during all the campaigning and moving into the White House. Rating: 4.4/5.0
You Think It, I’ll Say It: Read this if you are ok with some sex scenes, and like great character development. Read this if you want a quick escape – each short story is a quick read that gets you involved with the characters, and just when you are really connected with them, the story is over (but that’s what short stories/essays are about!) Fun read and glad I kept renewing it from the library (only about 5 times!) Rating: 4.2/5.0
Books that I thought were just ok – not too memorable, and a few even difficult to get through:
Nine Perfect Strangers – Liane Moriarty is an author that I have read pretty much all of her books – and they are all quick, easy, mindless reads. This was no exception. Read this if you want to fly through a book if you want a quirky, mindless read that you can breeze through. Rating: 3.2/5.0
Circe – Read this if you enjoy Greek Mythology. I don’t necessarily but was trying to challenge myself to read something different and outside of the norm. This book also won the Best book of 2018 from Book of the Month that I follow, so I was intrigued. I found it somewhat difficult to get into and didn’t enjoy it much. Rating: 3.1/5.0
In His Image – Read this if you like any sort of spiritual book. This was the first from this author, and perhaps she has better books, but this one didn’t really do anything for me or provide any new insights. Just ok. Rating: 2.9/5.0
Clock Dance – Read this if you are really bored 🙂 Seriously though. It was a weird plot and just felt strange all around. No thanks.
And that’s it!! Any of these you read and if so, what did you think??
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