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Lally Brown‘s Treefrogs book was sweet and well-written. This book read like a catalogue of volcanic activity, which would have had substantially more impact had it focused on the major events. Sadly, the author switched between verb tenses often within chapters (more in the first half), but sometimes within paragraphs or sentences making for a very uncomfortable read (who knew?). I did learn a lot about #Montserrat, especially compared to the ⬇️

Part 2 for #readingtheAmericas

Green means I‘ve completed a book for that country. Books in bold are the ones I plan to read for its corresponding country.

Time for updates (& me taking over your feed for a bit, sorry):

I‘m almost halfway through #readingtheAmericas

This is first half. Tagged book is the only one I‘m currently reading.

Green means I‘ve completed a book for that country. Books in bold are the ones I plan to read for its corresponding country.

This is probably entirely inappropriate of me, but I can‘t help but wonder just which Caribbean island he was vacationing on, when he took this side trip.

#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I‘m still slogging through the tagged book and I‘m kind of glad I am because it has been a very interesting experience to learn about the main character‘s early life in slavery on #Montserrat in the Island Queen and reading about the island‘s terrible encounters with its volcano in the 1990s. This tiny island has been through a LOT!!

#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I set this one aside but began again today. I‘m 50% into the ebook but just months into the 20-years of volcanic activity. It‘s still moving like sluggish lava. I keep telling myself her last book I read was sweet and quietly enjoyable so eventually this one should get better. The hour-by-hour narrative of every volcanic burp though is a slog. I‘m not good at speed reading but I‘m going to try. I‘ve already spent this long, right? #Montserrat

I‘m disappointed in this book. The author describes every burp, spine collapse, direction the ash is flying etc. A very interesting book was made boring. What‘s more she changes up verb tense constantly. I never realized how important consistent verb tense matters for a smooth read.

Her last book I read was interesting and well-edited, written about 20 years prior to this one.

Still 80% to go!! 😬 #Montserrat #readingtheAmericas

#Montserrat #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

This is my next ebook for #readingtheAmericas. #Montserrat

I just finished the same author‘s book about the British Virgin Islands (review to come), and it was a peaceful read and so descriptive of the islands, I‘m ready for more by her.