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It‘s not too important but I noticed that by finishing this one yesterday I have already reached my #BookishGoal.

Remember, I wanted to diminish the media (ebooks and audiobooks) on my online library‘s wish list to 42. Well, after I started on 31st December/1st January at 84 items – here I am now . 🎩😊

Quickly read, sweet and heart-warming read but too predictable.

I liked it for the passion for food and the power everyone has to change things, that the plot shows. But at the same time it was too simple for me.

It‘s sweet with charming ideas. That‘s why I liked it. But it‘s clearly for a younger audience. That‘s why I lower my sights. At least for an adult read.

#BookishGoal 42

#BookishGoal 43*)

The book has less than the 280 pages displayed and you think you read a standard-plotted Highschool novel with not too cliché-made characters – but then …

Well, I didn‘t expect the ending because I didn‘t think Eileen Cook would dare this … But the ending is a well set punch line and therefore the book‘s a „Pick“ even though the last half page is a bit far-fetched.

*) With „Das Spiel der Nachtigall“ and this one done.

#BookishGoal 46 Another ➕1️⃣ on my online library‘s wish list. A light read but I liked the outline of the plot: He is doing a romantic radio series for years now and his boss forces him to take a break so that he can re-discover his romantic side. He doesn‘t know how to do but suddenly meets her who knows about romance and has just opened a small music store – without knowing much about music.

So it seems they both profit from having met.

New in on my online library‘s wish list. So figures rising again.
#BookishGoal 45.

Looking forward to this audiobook – even if I still got 15 hours on „Das Lied der Nachtigall“. 😊 But I liked “Girl On The Train” a whole lot.

@Moony ‘s review made me curious. 😄

Before, I always overlooked or ignored the audiobook. 🤷🏽‍♀️

So now it‘s #BookishGoal ➕1️⃣ again: 44.

I was really looking forward to this book but it‘s a bail for me after only 33 pages. Mainly because the protagonist babbles. She babbles a huge ton and if I am annoyed who herself sometimes tends to babbling that tells you much.

I wasn‘t willing to bear this – plus the uncounted footnotes (not good in an e-book) for 300 pages.

To those who finished the book: Please let me know what the big insight is.

#BookishGoal 43

Difficult to rate for me. I can‘t be as “objective“ or as open-minded as usual.

It‘s not only that teenie-problems-universe. It‘s that I don‘t like most of the characters. They are all too unreasonable and I perfectly stick to Sara‘s father. I can‘t be tolerant. So it‘s no surprise that I don‘t like the end.

But I definitely honour the effort to deal with this subject. It‘s not the book‘s or author‘s fault that I am prejudiced.

#BookishGoal 44

It‘s #BookishGoal 45 now.

I liked the audiobook, Whoopi Goldberg‘s German voice-over artist was a great ear-catcher. The story is very strong when it comes to describing the social situation at that time (which is not so long ago 🤔). Then it‘s touching and left me handshaking – because racial segregation is so absurd to me.

But also it felt a bit long here and there even though I can‘t put my finger on why.

With finishing this audiobook I‘m at #BookishGoal 46 although it will remain on my online library‘s wish list. ☺️