Its been quiet here this week! Are we all just reading lots or not reading at all so nothing to talk about?
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I've barely read anything. My spare time seems to have been completely stolen by listening to music
. Very unlike me
I’ve barely been reading
I’ve been listening to audiobooks but I’m only 10% through my second kindle read this month. I’m reading other peoples clothes on my kindle, and listening to seventeen on audible
was reading sad girl novel, which essentially drained my ability to think about anything other than how much i wished i wasn’t reading it
haven’t thrown a book into my tesco donation bag so harshly in a while!but now reading psyche and eros by luna mcnamara which is delightful so we’re back on track
Is this because of TTPD because same.I've barely read anything. My spare time seems to have been completely stolen by listening to music
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I enjoyed (this feels v wrong) Seventeen on audible. I gave it 4 stars but on reflection I think its one of the best books Ive read/listened to this year so far.I’ve barely been reading
I've not had a good reading month, it's like I can't pay attention at the moment. Hoping for a better reading month in May.
I know you love generational family sagas. Have you read Hello Beautiful by Ann Nepolitano. I cant fully vouch for it yet but I think you'd like it if you havent read it.was reading sad girl novel, which essentially drained my ability to think about anything other than how much i wished i wasn’t reading it
but now reading psyche and eros by luna mcnamara which is delightful so we’re back on track
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I was on annual leave for the easter holidays and read loads for the first two weeks of April. Went back to work, its a tit show, Im so burnt out from it. I felt like 2 weeks off should have restored me. But it hasnt and Im exhausted again.
i own it! it’s a modern little women re-telling (i think) so it is doubly up my street - you’re absolutely right
i might bump it to next in my list now!(and sorry about work stress x it’s so hard to get into the mood for reading when the work day is just so exhausting. hope it gets a little better soon)
I whizzed through two books last week (Wild Love and The Perfect Family) that kept me up late so I’ve slowed it down now with Great Circle which will also be my first book over 500 pages for as long as I can remember so maybe ever.
i liked great circle a lot, though it also wasn’t quite what i expected it would be (if that makes sense). it’s written in such an interesting way.
Definitely. When I have a crap day I just scroll all evening. Which then doesnt help me at all.i own it! it’s a modern little women re-telling (i think) so it is doubly up my street - you’re absolutely right
(and sorry about work stress x it’s so hard to get into the mood for reading when the work day is just so exhausting. hope it gets a little better soon)
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On another note Ive had 2 pre orders from Waterstones dispatched earlier this week and my plus stamps havent gone on. Well I dont think they have. I wish there was a way to see what youd earned when. I know if you go into orders itl show you what you earned in that transaction but it doesnt show when they get added.
I guess I'll need to email them.
As well as wanting to start afresh each month, by not carrying on a book from one month to the next, I’ve also started saving books for a new month. So I’ve got The List of Suspicious Things and The Good Mothers sat on my coffee table, looking pretty 
but I feel that starting any of them towards the end of April would be doing them a disservice, hence waiting for May so I have a whole month to focus on and enjoy them.
Please tell me it’s not just me?!
but I feel that starting any of them towards the end of April would be doing them a disservice, hence waiting for May so I have a whole month to focus on and enjoy them.Please tell me it’s not just me?!
Yes I do often rush to finish books before the end of the month so I can start afresh however if youre not reading anything I reckon youd finish The Other Mothers before TuesdayAs well as wanting to start afresh each month, by not carrying on a book from one month to the next, I’ve also started saving books for a new month. So I’ve got The List of Suspicious Things and The Good Mothers sat on my coffee table, looking pretty
Please tell me it’s not just me?!
i do this too!!! sometimes books deserve to be the start of a new month, rather than lost at the end of one month or the crossover period between the twoAs well as wanting to start afresh each month, by not carrying on a book from one month to the next, I’ve also started saving books for a new month. So I’ve got The List of Suspicious Things and The Good Mothers sat on my coffee table, looking pretty
Please tell me it’s not just me?!
i also do this at the end of a year and basically refuse to read anything i know i’ll really love in that week between christmas and new years.
I went to pick up a couple of requested books from the library, and thought I'd stretch my legs a bit, doing a loop of the shelves on the way to the checking out machine.
Strangely I seemed to have 5 more books when I arrived at the machine.
I can't think where they came from
Started reading one of them - The Secret Hours by Santa Montefiore. Turns out it's a sequel to the Deverill saga! A bit of a strain on the brain cells trying to remember the history of the saga though.
Strangely I seemed to have 5 more books when I arrived at the machine.
I can't think where they came from
Started reading one of them - The Secret Hours by Santa Montefiore. Turns out it's a sequel to the Deverill saga! A bit of a strain on the brain cells trying to remember the history of the saga though.
I’m nearly 20% in and agree it wasn’t what I was expecting either. I wasn’t expecting the more present day POV so not quite sure where it’s leading, but I’m really enjoying it so far.
Yep. Every spare few minutes I have where I'd normally pick up my kindle, I grab my headphones instead and listen. Need to break this habit
i LOVED this book (as proven by how much i talked about it hereI’m making my way very quickly through Preloved and so far I think it may be my book of the year so far. I love the concept of the items in the charity shop, and see a lot of myself in the main character
) - it’s still one of my favourites of the year so far too, it’s really beautifully done and (as a late thirties woman myself) i really appreciated a lot of the choices that the author made.
I'm reading The Women by Kristen Hannah and really enjoying it. It's my first Kristen Hannah despite owning The Nightingale.