Total books finished this month: 15
Book Ratings
Hart’s Ridge 4 stars
Lucy in the Sky 3.5 stars
In My Life 3.5 stars
Borrowed Time 3.25 stars
Summer Reading 4 stars
My Reading Life 4 stars
Caught Dead Handed 4 stars
Happy Place 3.25 stars
Daisy and Kate. 5 stars
The Perfect Christmas Village. 3 stars
I Can See You. 4.75 stars
Someone to Trust 4.25 stars
A Dish Best Served Hot. 3.7 stars
Bright Lights Big Christmas 3.8 stars
The Wishing Bridge. 3.8 stars
Settings
Martha’s Vineyard USA
Blue Ridge Mountains USA
Nth Carolina USA
Massachusetts USA
Maine USA
South Australia
England
Minnesota USA
London England
Chicago USA
New York USA
Michigan USA
Where did I Get the Books?
My Kindle 4
Audiobook 3
Library 2
For Review: 3
Own Bookshelf:3
New to me authors:
Kay Bratt
Natalie Caña
Top Book for October
By Australian author Meredith Appleyard.
Looking forward to reading in November
Review of Reading Goals
I am accomplishing some but others like keep Anne Bogel’s reading journal sort of fell by the way. One I did accomplish was to read #6 in the Louise Penny series.
Linking up with Nicole from FeedYourFiction Addiction.
When I am finding my way into a new author generally I want to borrow the first book I read by that author. As it turns out this is a debut novel. And… Thoroughly enjoyed this romance, loved the characters and especially the down to earth family and friends. Nora and Leo – what a pair. Bernadette and Arthur not far behind. It was cute and made me laugh out loud at times. I never saw what caused the trouble between Nora and Leo and kept wondering what on earth is going on. Well now I know! Very satisfying. Would definitely read another by this author.
Well all I can say is … delightful. It was fun meeting Poirot and Hastings and see how they related to each other. No one warned me of the humour in these books and that was what was delightful. And while I might say it was far fetched, it was also eerily possible given todays world. Hmm well done Agatha Christie. The Big Four are about to take over the world – a Russian, an American, and Englishman and a Chinese. Enter Detective Poirot with his clever little plans to thwart them. 4 stars
Well written and engaging. I didn’t expect to really like this book, but turned out it was not mere “rom com” but something deeper than and more than that. I loved Nora’s journey – the witty dialogue between herself and Charlie. Plus her relationship with her sister. Sure a little predictable, but good predictable. Just loved the wisdom of this book. 4.25 stars
Multiple family members and much drama. There was a lot happening and how various characters linked up or fell out made for much happening. It is a step back though kind of writing. I wanted to like it more than I did. At times I felt for the characters and at other times I thought “Really!” 3.5 stars.
An extremely well written, thought provoking book about a family. Three sisters – well that’s frequent in a book, but somehow this one stands out. They gather around as their mother faces a big change in her life. Laine is the one who returns home to help out. It is she who makes so much growth and development but in a way so do they all. 4.25 stars
Flirting With Fifty. Jane Porter
The Wedding dress Sewing Circle. Jennifer Ryan. I have enjoyed her other books and publishes at the end of May. It is set in WW2. I may go for audio or print.
Book Lovers Emily Henry. This too is on audio or may read it in print. I’ve requested this one from the library.
In Beach Read we have January – a romance author who just can’t get the deadline book written. She has lost her father in the last year and has had another nasty shock as well and she really isn’t dealing. She goes to the beach house her father has left her, and finds out her neighbour is Gus, a literary fiction writer and they went to writing college together. And so the tango begins. Emily Henry will eventually get January to the place where she can write, but how she does that… well I can’t give that away. I don’t think this book is a beach read, or an out and out romance, more a mash up of sorts!
Another book I’ve just recently read also has a romance author struggling to write. Kaylee has just recently experienced a loss and takes off to Virgin River to write in a quiet spot where she can hopefully write. Will Virgin River be able to work that kind of magic for her?
Another by Robyn Carr, this time a stand alone from quite awhile back -1999. One of my keepers. This has just not one author in the book but a group of friends who are authors and all struggling in one way or another, but especially over the death of a friend. I feel a reread coming along.
I really enjoyed this book, it was excellent. Again it is about four writers. One of them has her life fall apart and the other three come to her rescue. To help her they co author her book that must be written to meet a deadline. Of course no one else knows that. Each chapter starts with a wonderful little quote that are gems in themselves. It is extremely well written and once started fully engages the reader. As I was reading I found plenty to enjoy and ponder on. Another keeper on my bookshelf from 2009 and I need a reread of this one too.
The Cake Maker’s Wish – I have read this Australian author before and this is her recently published one. I do admit though I have her last year book on my shelf and haven’t read it!
The Book Date 