Summerlong | 
pickI thought this would be a little more romantic, and it definitely wasn't that. I knew that it was a Persephone story before I read it, so the "twist" wasn't a surprise, but the foreshadowing is cleverly interwoven.
The writing is good, so I recommend it.
bailedUnfortunately...I just couldn't keep going with this book. I thought maybe it was just a slow build but it never managed to capture my attention and there are so many other things I can be reading! It makes me sad though because I enjoyed so many of his other works. Maybe I'll try again in the future.
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My life is crazy right now. SUPER significant job upheaval. Cross your fingers that it all turns out the way I‘m hoping. 💀🤞🏻🤞🏻 Despite the chaos, I got my #HighFivetoSummerSwap package sent out this afternoon! It should arrive at its destination on Thursday, 8/29.
#HFTSS
Swap-shopping is done for the #HighFiveToSummerSwap (#HFTSS). Now, cross your fingers that everything I‘ve ordered arrives in time...& NOBODY. READ. ANYTHING. 😅
Just saw this on Insta and had to share. Switch mine to limeade and it is definitely me!! #indoorkid
I finally got some wrapping paper for the #summersantagoespostal swap! I also received another book today in the mail — which my match *just* said she finished reading. D‘oh! 🤦♀️ The dangers of swapping are REAL! Now I just have to decide whether to send it anyway (she enjoyed it) or keep it for myself; it *is* something I think I‘d like to read. 🤔
I haven‘t posted in awhile, but I want to play!
1. My girls trip in a couple of weeks, and my husband FINALLY coming home from deployment next month!
2. Nora‘s new book Under Currents
3. Cantaloupe! Or fruit salad, really.
4. Haha haha ummm 118 (F) is the highest recorded for Vegas. 🥵
Thanks for letting me play! ❤️
🏕National Parks
🍨Ice Cream!
🚶🏻♀️Hiking
🥤Iced Tea
🧢Hat
⛱Outside but in the shade
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panI was so disappointed by this book. I love The Last Unicorn, and was hopeful with this story. I did not enjoy the way he explored the lore in this novel. Cant say more without spoiling. I say give it a pass.
Today was my last day at work, horrible, gruelling and long. But tomorrow I begin my 4 week long summer holiday! No more patiens, no more papers to write, no more hospital! Yay!
There will be so many books in my near future, sooo much reading in peace.. And swimming with my trusty Book Bear. 🐻😆
#petsoflitsy
so-soI'm still mad the couple break up but I did finally finish the book. It's beautifully written and I feel the emotions, but it wasn't the story I hoped for. But it's not the book, it's me.
I peeked ahead at the ending and I am surprised by how much I dislike it. Or not so much the ending itself as the fact that Abe and Joanna are no longer together. I believed in their quiet regard for each other, their comfort with each other, and I find myself outraged that that's taken away. It's just as real and true and important as the harmonica playing and the kayak, damn it. This ending is gonna be a hard sell for me, but I guess we'll see!
I have been so ridiculously bad at reading this week. I don't feel like I've been really sick, but I think I must have been. Anyway, started reading this but couldn't get into it at first, suddenly read 30% at a gulp.
If I #readandeat, I generally eat something like these delicious mini Cadbury eggs that can't stain my pages. And isn't this cover GORGEOUS?! #marchintoreading
pickAfter all these years Beagle still writes some of the most beautifully heartrending tales filled with mystery, myth, the intersection between fantasy and reality. This new tale is set in modern times, but with a few characters steeped in such 'otherness' they can't help but fascinate anyone who crosses their path (reader included). Even after I pieced together most of the twists, I still wasn't sure where it would end.
"all touches change, and no touch can ever be taken back."
He still has a way with words and descriptions, and twisty stories. I remember The Last Unicorn being both as well when I first read it many years ago. This new tale that twists a bit of myth into a modern story (without giving too much away) is quite a feast to savor as well.
What a quirky little side thought, but now that I think about it...also disturbing correct.
Picking up a few books for the upcoming long weekend. I just love old public libraries! Lunch break is just a luxurious vacation when you can sneak up to this paradise for even five minutes📚😄
bailedPeter S. Beagle has a thing for writing about young, beautiful, mysterious women that everyone falls in love with but must be overtaken by a dark force from another plane of existence. It worked in The Last Unicorn. It didn't work so well here. While his writing is strong, the story dragged, and the mystical world could not save the banality of the real world. Just reread Last Unicorn, that's my advice.
pickIm not good at reviewing books but I really enjoyed the welcome new book by Peter S Beagle. The book had such a magical atmosphere. The story kept me guessing. A new twist on American Gods by Neil Gaiman but with the beautiful atmosphere only Peter S Beagle can create. Also if you haven't already read them check out The Last Unicorn and, A Fine and Private Place also by Peter S Beagle.
I've been excited to read this one since I discovered by accident he had a new book out. Peter S. Beagle is the author of "The Last Unicorn" and number two on my list of favorite books, "A Fine and Private Place." He blends fantasy with philosophy and has a lyricism to his writing style that is unmatched. I have a feeling this will be another classic. ?
Starting a new book while waiting for the Starbucks fairy #lazySunday
I can't wait to read Peter S. Beagle's new book! He is famous for The Last Unicorn and A Fine and Private Place as well as other books.
so-soI adore mythic fiction and loved the first half of this book. It makes good use of myth & magical realism but is ultimately grounded in modern life and focused on middle-class relationships.
Unfortunately, the second half took a turn that, while predictable, really disappointed me.
pickOnce upon a time, an elderly couple befriended a young woman who was in need of some help. What follows is more challenging and fantastic than they could ever have imagined. A twist on an old story, you will thrill to recognize the classic elements and find it all the more compelling for its modern setting. Magical, truthful and at times unbearably harsh, this is definitely not happily ever after. - Jax
#bookmail is, as always, the best mail 💌 & today I found out it can be made EVEN BETTER when your book arrives 3 weeks earlier than expected! 😭 So excited to jump into this one 😍✌🏻 #currentlyreading
The Last Unicorn was the first book I bought with my own money. Been looking forward to Peter Beagle's newest.
pickReceived this early from the publisher. 🙌🏻 This was a real treat. Beagle is a masterful fantasy writer. One of those books I will surely visit again. Only flaw was the last fifty or so pages- the ending didn't do the rest of the book justice and left me a bit disappointed.
