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#12 Looking for Alaska by John Greene.
This book has me so confused. It has nothing to do with the story, The story is pretty straight forward. I mean it took a while or the story to develop, a little to long, but I was okay with that and overall though book was good (4/5).
What confuses me most is that this is one of the most banned books. I mean in my eyes its a book that older kids should read to realize the ramifications of being stupid and irresponsible. It seems to me that it might be one of the only books I have read that might get the point through. That said I am not sure why John Greene felt the need to put in a certain part that all I can say about it is "I found it hard to swallow" that two kids would be so confused. And that the author didn't say well this will get me banned. It seemed unnecessary to the story and unbelievable, in reality.
I was also annoyed by the mindset of the main character after the main action took place. It in ways seemed so much shallower than the character I came to understand.
(If anyone is interested in reading any of my works, I would gladly send kindle gift versions of any (Written for You , Cemetery Girl, Three Twigs for the Campfire, or Reigning)
This book has me so confused. It has nothing to do with the story, The story is pretty straight forward. I mean it took a while or the story to develop, a little to long, but I was okay with that and overall though book was good (4/5).
What confuses me most is that this is one of the most banned books. I mean in my eyes its a book that older kids should read to realize the ramifications of being stupid and irresponsible. It seems to me that it might be one of the only books I have read that might get the point through. That said I am not sure why John Greene felt the need to put in a certain part that all I can say about it is "I found it hard to swallow" that two kids would be so confused. And that the author didn't say well this will get me banned. It seemed unnecessary to the story and unbelievable, in reality.
I was also annoyed by the mindset of the main character after the main action took place. It in ways seemed so much shallower than the character I came to understand.
(If anyone is interested in reading any of my works, I would gladly send kindle gift versions of any (Written for You , Cemetery Girl, Three Twigs for the Campfire, or Reigning)
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Just finished Yhe Husbands Secret by Liane Moriarty.
Another one I couldn't put down, I have put a reserve request for her other books at the library.
The characters were faced with interesting dilemmas (spoilers).
One finds a letter written to her from her husband with to be opened upon my death, eventually she opens it and he is confessing to murdering a local girl when they were teenagers. What would you do if you found this? Would you turn them in? Would you have opened the letter?
Another has her best friend/cousin and husband announce they have fallen in love. At the end of the story the cousin heads overseas to be out of the way and the husband and wife decide to try to work things out for the sake of their child. The wife says (at Easter) that if by Christmas he still misses the cousin he should go to her.
Would you want to try to make it work?
Another one I couldn't put down, I have put a reserve request for her other books at the library.
The characters were faced with interesting dilemmas (spoilers).
One finds a letter written to her from her husband with to be opened upon my death, eventually she opens it and he is confessing to murdering a local girl when they were teenagers. What would you do if you found this? Would you turn them in? Would you have opened the letter?
Another has her best friend/cousin and husband announce they have fallen in love. At the end of the story the cousin heads overseas to be out of the way and the husband and wife decide to try to work things out for the sake of their child. The wife says (at Easter) that if by Christmas he still misses the cousin he should go to her.
Would you want to try to make it work?
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#26/80 - After You by Jojo Moyes.
Lou Clark has lots of questions.
Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar, spending every shift watching other people jet off to new places.
Or why the flat she's owned for a year still doesn't feel like home.
Whether her close-knit family can forgive her for what she did eighteen months ago.
And will she ever get over the love of her life.
What Lou does know for certain is that something has to change.
Then, one night, it does.
But does the stranger on her doorstep hold the answers Lou is searching for - or just more questions?
Close the door and life continues: simple, ordered, safe.
Open it and she risks everything.
But Lou once made a promise to live. And if she's going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .
This is the sequel to Me Before You that I read not too long ago. Me Before You is coming out in movie form on June 3. I could see them making the sequel into a movie also if the first one does well.
Lou Clark has lots of questions.
Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar, spending every shift watching other people jet off to new places.
Or why the flat she's owned for a year still doesn't feel like home.
Whether her close-knit family can forgive her for what she did eighteen months ago.
And will she ever get over the love of her life.
What Lou does know for certain is that something has to change.
Then, one night, it does.
But does the stranger on her doorstep hold the answers Lou is searching for - or just more questions?
Close the door and life continues: simple, ordered, safe.
Open it and she risks everything.
But Lou once made a promise to live. And if she's going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .
This is the sequel to Me Before You that I read not too long ago. Me Before You is coming out in movie form on June 3. I could see them making the sequel into a movie also if the first one does well.
#31 &32/60: The Mapping of Love and Death and A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear (4/5) (Maisie Dobbs 7 & 8) (British historical fiction/mystery)
#33/60: Judgement Day by Sheldon Siegel (4/5) (Daley/Fernandez #6)(legal thriller)
#33/60: Judgement Day by Sheldon Siegel (4/5) (Daley/Fernandez #6)(legal thriller)
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Book #24/50: Shadow and Bone(The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
From Goodreads:
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.
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Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.
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#30/72
Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay
Thomas is a map obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves his bedroom. With a computer program called Whirl360, he travels the world while never stepping out the door. He memorizes the streets of the world. He examines every address as well as the people who are frozen in time on his computer screen. Then he sees something that anyone else might have noticed, but has not, in a street view of downtown NYC. An image in a window. An image that looks like a woman being murdered.
Thomas's brother, Ray takes care of him and when Thomas tells Ray what he has seen, Ray humors him with a halfhearted investigation. But Ray soon realizes that he and his brother have stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy
This is one of the best of Linwood Barclay's books I have read so far.
Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay
Thomas is a map obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves his bedroom. With a computer program called Whirl360, he travels the world while never stepping out the door. He memorizes the streets of the world. He examines every address as well as the people who are frozen in time on his computer screen. Then he sees something that anyone else might have noticed, but has not, in a street view of downtown NYC. An image in a window. An image that looks like a woman being murdered.
Thomas's brother, Ray takes care of him and when Thomas tells Ray what he has seen, Ray humors him with a halfhearted investigation. But Ray soon realizes that he and his brother have stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy
This is one of the best of Linwood Barclay's books I have read so far.
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#22/30 - Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Short but a little hard to follow. It takes place in 950 AD so lots of terms and references that you must really pay attention to.
From amazon.com
The odd bond between the young Frank Zelikman and the older, dark-skinned giant, Amram, serves as the basis for Chabon's short novel about life, war and religion in the 10th century. Wandering along the Silk Road, using both knowledge and trickery to earn their way, they stumble upon Filaq, the displaced heir to the Khazar throne. The two employ their many skills to return Filaq to the throne.
Short but a little hard to follow. It takes place in 950 AD so lots of terms and references that you must really pay attention to.
From amazon.com
The odd bond between the young Frank Zelikman and the older, dark-skinned giant, Amram, serves as the basis for Chabon's short novel about life, war and religion in the 10th century. Wandering along the Silk Road, using both knowledge and trickery to earn their way, they stumble upon Filaq, the displaced heir to the Khazar throne. The two employ their many skills to return Filaq to the throne.
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29. Alert by James Patterson
Michael Bennett must figure out who is behind terrorist attacks before it is too late. Number 8 of the Michael Bennett series. It's good but doesn't involve a whole lot about his family like his previous books.
30. Leverage by Joshua C Cohen
From Goodreads: The football field is a battlefield
There's an extraordinary price for victory at Oregrove High. It is paid on - and off - the football field. And it claims its victims without mercy - including the most innocent bystanders.
When a violent, steroid-infused, ever-escalating prank war has devastating consequences, an unlikely friendship between a talented but emotionally damaged fullback and a promising gymnast might hold the key to a school's salvation.
Told in alternating voices and with unapologetic truth, Leverage illuminates the fierce loyalty, flawed justice, and hard-won optimism of two young athletes.
This was good but very violent. It's aimed at YA but I wouldn't want younger readers to read it.
31. The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
32. Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
33. Heaven is Paved With Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
These three are the continuation of a series starting with Dairy Queen that I read recently. Actually I listened to them in the car. They are YA and great for listening to because they aren't very complicated. Its a cute story about a girl who lives on a dairy farm and is a gifted athlete. The first book has her playing football for her high school team and worrying about a boy. The second one deals with the tragic accident of her brother and its effects on her family and worrying about a boy. The third continues the theme but now she is playing basketball, juggling college recruiters and worrying about 2 boys!. So of course you have to see what happens in the 4th book. But it totally changes direction and concentrates on a character barely mentioned in the other books. The first three are cute. The last book is not necessary.
34. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
From Goodreads: A beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome.
The first time Julia Ansdell picks up The Incendio Waltz, she knows it’s a strikingly unusual composition. But while playing the piece, Julia blacks out and awakens to find her young daughter implicated in acts of surprising violence. And when she travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music, she uncovers a dark secret that involves dangerously powerful people—a family who would stop at nothing to keep Julia from bringing the truth to light.
This is not part of the Rizzoli/Isles series and I think is much better than that series. The action goes back and forth between present day as described above and the beginning of the holocaust. Very good and kept me up reading way too late!
35. The Alphas by Lisi Harrison
In a private school female students handpicked by the founder are going to rise to greatness in every field imaginable. But they must survive the gossip girl mentality first. This is the first of the series and not that great. I dont think I will continue the series
36. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
This is typical Sparks, a romantic drama set in rural NC. I enjoyed it but it is not on top of my favorites list.
37. NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson
From Goodreads: When a glitzy movie premiere is the scene of a shocking murder and high-stakes robbery, NYPD Red gets the call. Traversing the city's highs and lows, from celebrity penthouses to the depths of Manhattan's criminal underworld, Zach and Kylie have to find a cold-blooded killer--before he strikes again.
Fourth in the series I thought this was one of the better ones.
Michael Bennett must figure out who is behind terrorist attacks before it is too late. Number 8 of the Michael Bennett series. It's good but doesn't involve a whole lot about his family like his previous books.
30. Leverage by Joshua C Cohen
From Goodreads: The football field is a battlefield
There's an extraordinary price for victory at Oregrove High. It is paid on - and off - the football field. And it claims its victims without mercy - including the most innocent bystanders.
When a violent, steroid-infused, ever-escalating prank war has devastating consequences, an unlikely friendship between a talented but emotionally damaged fullback and a promising gymnast might hold the key to a school's salvation.
Told in alternating voices and with unapologetic truth, Leverage illuminates the fierce loyalty, flawed justice, and hard-won optimism of two young athletes.
This was good but very violent. It's aimed at YA but I wouldn't want younger readers to read it.
31. The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
32. Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
33. Heaven is Paved With Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
These three are the continuation of a series starting with Dairy Queen that I read recently. Actually I listened to them in the car. They are YA and great for listening to because they aren't very complicated. Its a cute story about a girl who lives on a dairy farm and is a gifted athlete. The first book has her playing football for her high school team and worrying about a boy. The second one deals with the tragic accident of her brother and its effects on her family and worrying about a boy. The third continues the theme but now she is playing basketball, juggling college recruiters and worrying about 2 boys!. So of course you have to see what happens in the 4th book. But it totally changes direction and concentrates on a character barely mentioned in the other books. The first three are cute. The last book is not necessary.
34. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
From Goodreads: A beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome.
The first time Julia Ansdell picks up The Incendio Waltz, she knows it’s a strikingly unusual composition. But while playing the piece, Julia blacks out and awakens to find her young daughter implicated in acts of surprising violence. And when she travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music, she uncovers a dark secret that involves dangerously powerful people—a family who would stop at nothing to keep Julia from bringing the truth to light.
This is not part of the Rizzoli/Isles series and I think is much better than that series. The action goes back and forth between present day as described above and the beginning of the holocaust. Very good and kept me up reading way too late!
35. The Alphas by Lisi Harrison
In a private school female students handpicked by the founder are going to rise to greatness in every field imaginable. But they must survive the gossip girl mentality first. This is the first of the series and not that great. I dont think I will continue the series
36. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
This is typical Sparks, a romantic drama set in rural NC. I enjoyed it but it is not on top of my favorites list.
37. NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson
From Goodreads: When a glitzy movie premiere is the scene of a shocking murder and high-stakes robbery, NYPD Red gets the call. Traversing the city's highs and lows, from celebrity penthouses to the depths of Manhattan's criminal underworld, Zach and Kylie have to find a cold-blooded killer--before he strikes again.
Fourth in the series I thought this was one of the better ones.
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I read 10 books in May...
Tell Me Three Things - Julie Buxbaum About a girl that moves to California with her dad after her mom passes away and the dad remarries. She starts getting instant messages from someone at her new school and how that relationship evolves online. This was just ok.
The Memory of Light - Francisco Stork A girl who attempts suicide and what happens and the friends she makes during her recovery in the hospital. This was pretty good.
Keep Me Posted - Lisa Beazley Sisters who decide to give up social media and become pen pals. The first 3/4 of this was good. Then it turned weird. It was ok.
These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner I really liked this one. It was a sci fi/dystopian book. Here is the synopsis from good reads... Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive – alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie deserted terrain for help. Everything changes when they uncover the truth.
Matched - Ally Condie another sci fi/dystopia book. I really liked this one. it's hard to describe, so here's the synopsis from goodreads....Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.
Backlash - Sarah Darer Littman About cyberbullying. This was a quick read and pretty good.
and a few autobiographies...Dear Mr. You - Mary-Louise Parker (this was good), Tied Up in Knots - Andrea Tantaros (I didn't like her style of writing at all), Stories I Only Tell My Friends - Rob Lowe (another that I didn't like how this was written)
And I read a Little House on the Prairie Book - The Long Winter One of my favorites in the series!
Tell Me Three Things - Julie Buxbaum About a girl that moves to California with her dad after her mom passes away and the dad remarries. She starts getting instant messages from someone at her new school and how that relationship evolves online. This was just ok.
The Memory of Light - Francisco Stork A girl who attempts suicide and what happens and the friends she makes during her recovery in the hospital. This was pretty good.
Keep Me Posted - Lisa Beazley Sisters who decide to give up social media and become pen pals. The first 3/4 of this was good. Then it turned weird. It was ok.
These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner I really liked this one. It was a sci fi/dystopian book. Here is the synopsis from good reads... Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive – alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie deserted terrain for help. Everything changes when they uncover the truth.
Matched - Ally Condie another sci fi/dystopia book. I really liked this one. it's hard to describe, so here's the synopsis from goodreads....Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.
Backlash - Sarah Darer Littman About cyberbullying. This was a quick read and pretty good.
and a few autobiographies...Dear Mr. You - Mary-Louise Parker (this was good), Tied Up in Knots - Andrea Tantaros (I didn't like her style of writing at all), Stories I Only Tell My Friends - Rob Lowe (another that I didn't like how this was written)
And I read a Little House on the Prairie Book - The Long Winter One of my favorites in the series!
15/50 - No one like you: For Rylan Cates, the gloriously sunny beachside town of Barefoot William may be home, but the pro baseball player needs to focus on spring training. Hiring a personal assistant to keep him and his four dogs organized for the next eight weeks is the first step--and Beth Avery is the perfect pinch hitter.
Beth is still looking for her place in the world, and a couple months caring for Rylan's two dachshunds, his golden retriever, and a Great Dane named Atlas should shore up her finances before she moves on. Except it's Atlas who won't budge, pushing her toward tanned, scruffy, sexy Rylan every chance he gets. One more strike and she's calling the dog out--unless she and Rylan admit that the attraction they're feeling is a game-winning grand slam. . .
16/50 - 3 brides no groom: Three women meet at their fifteen-year class reunion...and discover that their lives have taken unexpected directions.
Back in their college days, Gretchen Wise had been engaged to a top law student. Carol Furness, head cheerleader, had said yes to the school's football hero. And Maddie Cobain was the girl who'd fallen for a professor. Now the three of them gather around a popular fountain on the college grounds. This fountain was where lovers met, where promises were made...and broken. So it's fitting that Gretchen, Carol and Maddie sit here to share their stories of betrayal and, yes, revenge. Stories of finding new love...
Beth is still looking for her place in the world, and a couple months caring for Rylan's two dachshunds, his golden retriever, and a Great Dane named Atlas should shore up her finances before she moves on. Except it's Atlas who won't budge, pushing her toward tanned, scruffy, sexy Rylan every chance he gets. One more strike and she's calling the dog out--unless she and Rylan admit that the attraction they're feeling is a game-winning grand slam. . .
16/50 - 3 brides no groom: Three women meet at their fifteen-year class reunion...and discover that their lives have taken unexpected directions.
Back in their college days, Gretchen Wise had been engaged to a top law student. Carol Furness, head cheerleader, had said yes to the school's football hero. And Maddie Cobain was the girl who'd fallen for a professor. Now the three of them gather around a popular fountain on the college grounds. This fountain was where lovers met, where promises were made...and broken. So it's fitting that Gretchen, Carol and Maddie sit here to share their stories of betrayal and, yes, revenge. Stories of finding new love...
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54/200-A Mind of Your Own by Kelly brogan
55/200 Smarter, Faster, better by Charles Duhigg
55/200 Smarter, Faster, better by Charles Duhigg
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12/15 - Break Out! By Joel Osteen
I just needed to listen to something positive to get through some anxieties.
I just needed to listen to something positive to get through some anxieties.
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56/200 whole detox by Deanna minich
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Finished book #32/65 - Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
It was slow to get into at first and then I got interested in the story. It is written with humor about good vs evil, angels and demons, a misplaced infant antichrist. (3.5/5 stars)
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .
Finished book #33/65 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
I loved the other 2 books he wrote, but this one wasn't as good. Britt-Marie is a character from the My Grandmother book and this story tells more about her and why she is unhappy. I was drawn in and liked the people of Borg. I just wasn't as happy with the ending though.
Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.
But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless forty-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict town devastated by the financial crisis. For the fastidious Britt-Marie, this new world of noisy children, muddy floors, and a roommate who is a rat (literally), is a hard adjustment.
As for the citizens of Borg, with everything that they know crumbling around them, the only thing that they have left to hold onto is something Britt-Marie absolutely loathes: their love of soccer. When the village’s youth team becomes desperate for a coach, they set their sights on her. She’s the least likely candidate, but their need is obvious and there is no one else to do it.
It was slow to get into at first and then I got interested in the story. It is written with humor about good vs evil, angels and demons, a misplaced infant antichrist. (3.5/5 stars)
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .
Finished book #33/65 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
I loved the other 2 books he wrote, but this one wasn't as good. Britt-Marie is a character from the My Grandmother book and this story tells more about her and why she is unhappy. I was drawn in and liked the people of Borg. I just wasn't as happy with the ending though.
Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.
But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless forty-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict town devastated by the financial crisis. For the fastidious Britt-Marie, this new world of noisy children, muddy floors, and a roommate who is a rat (literally), is a hard adjustment.
As for the citizens of Borg, with everything that they know crumbling around them, the only thing that they have left to hold onto is something Britt-Marie absolutely loathes: their love of soccer. When the village’s youth team becomes desperate for a coach, they set their sights on her. She’s the least likely candidate, but their need is obvious and there is no one else to do it.
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57/200-Cure by Jo Marchant
17/50 - Summer Lovin: Zoe's a security specialist and a Costas through and through. Her eccentric, rather dubious family runs an Atlantic City spa that's just this side of legit. So Zoe isn't inclined to trust handsome, charming Ryan Baldwin when he shows up claiming to be related to Sam, the girl the Costas family is about to adopt. But Ryan "is" Sam's uncle and one of the famously rich and snooty Boston Baldwins. Ryan's search for his sister Faith has led him to news of her death, and to a niece he's never met. But someone else has also tracked Sam down -- someone who never wanted the child to be found. Ryan is determined to protect Sam and find out what really happened to his sister. And Zoe "Whatever-It-Takes" Costas is just the woman to help him do it...
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Book #25/50: After the Storm (Kate Burkholder, #7) by Linda Castillo
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Book # 19 - The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance by Kirsty Greenwood
I am not a romance person, so when I give this book 5 stars, you have to understand... it isn't your average romance. It's more comedy than anything else, and quite frankly more of a "personal growth" novel than a "romance" novel.
I loved it! It was funny, and easy to read!
It kinda reminded me of the movie Down With Love, to be truthful.
I am not a romance person, so when I give this book 5 stars, you have to understand... it isn't your average romance. It's more comedy than anything else, and quite frankly more of a "personal growth" novel than a "romance" novel.
I loved it! It was funny, and easy to read!
It kinda reminded me of the movie Down With Love, to be truthful.
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