Lights on the Sea | 
pick3 Stars • "Lights on the Sea" by Miquel Reina follows Mary Rose and Harold Grapes, an elderly couple forced to leave their cliffside home due to its instability. A storm causes their house to float away, leading them on a literal and metaphorical journey across the sea. This fantastical event becomes a backdrop for their emotional healing from the loss of their son.
pick6th and last book read #JubilantJuly Readathon @Andrew65
I have mixed feelings with this book because is magical realism which not always works for me. But then, I saw those beautiful lines and fell in love again with the story. If you liked the movie Up, maybe you will like this one. The story has some similar elements. This old couple must leave their home due to architectural problems. It was so hard for them. The house is full of memories⬇️
pick4 stars
This was a surreal read that drew me in from the start. It was completely ridiculous & that's what made it so endearing. Prompting an odd sense of wonder, it built an ebb & flow of adventure while instilling a deeply satisfying enlightenment into the reader (aka me). Live your life to the fullest, realize your dreams, & don't let the upsets of your existence cause you to merely exist shrouded in regrets. Live, love, chase your joy!
“Unfortunately, this was not a documentary, and they couldn't change the channel. This was real.“
How often in our lives, especially over the course of the last 12+ months have we all had to come to terms with this exact realization? 😐
#MadonnaNovember #Frozen
When Mary Rose and Harold‘s young son died, they lost each other too. Then their cliff house fell into the sea during a storm. They floated on the ocean, and met a new people in a new #frozen land of icebergs and snow. In the process they finally grieved and found their way back to each other.
#JulyColdPlay #swallowedinthesea #speedofsound
Mary Rose & Harold Grapes‘ lives change drastically when their house is uprooted during a violent storm, causing it/them to fall into the ocean below. Their home is totally #swallowedinthesea.Eventually they end up among oceans of icebergs. The sound of the icebergs cracking, crashing, & crevices opening to swallow their home up is as if they are hearing & feeling the miracle ofthe #speedofsound.
so-soKudos for the creativity and themes of loss, rediscovery, dreams, friendship, and love. But the magic was marred by the last few chapters because they were repetitive - the story ended several times too many. It was still worth reading for the first 1/2 to 3/4 though.
The fragrance of this hyacinth is making me happy today. 🌸
#Booked2019 #femaledetective Murder in the English Village by Jessica Elliot (audio) and #newtoyouauthor Lights on the Sea by Miguel Reina.📚❤️😀
so-soBook 7 of 2019: I really wanted to love this book but the middle of it dragged so bad that I sincerely thought about DNFing it.
First book is done. Now I‘m switching back to audio while I make myself a late lunch. #lightsonthesea #onceuponabookclubbox #decemberbox #24in48 #24in48readathon #bestwaytospendasaturday #hermitholiday
Tired because I didn‘t sleep all that well but that‘s why there‘s tea! Let‘s get this day started. #24in48 #24in48readathon #booksandtea #myweekendisallbooked
Got both of my January Once Upon a Bookclub boxes today so here is my official stack for the #24in48 Readathon. Also pictured are audiobooks and a digital book I‘ll be reading on “breaks”. Less than an hour before start time! #itsthefinalcountdown #24in48readathon
Not exactly a quote but I‘m loving the tag line for this book.
#Christmas #books #catsofLitsy #KAT
Emmy & I are opening this Christmas gift to read while my husband is making our dinner. Bliss. 🎄🎅🏻🎁📚
Current read......it's not the sea, so "kindle by the pool" will have to do. ?
I finally updated Goodreads to include my kindle and won a book the next day. Woot!
Started this today - a retired couple refuses to leave their home on the edge of a cliff, and their house falls into the sea. They are forced to confront buried grief while navigating their trials on the ocean. Sounds like an interesting story with a little magical realism.
