This is my second attempt with Barry and I have to conclude that he‘s not for me. I read 30 pages and it‘s choppy and nonsensical and I have no desire to continue.
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This is my second attempt with Barry and I have to conclude that he‘s not for me. I read 30 pages and it‘s choppy and nonsensical and I have no desire to continue.
#TOBlonglist
This book right here!!!! I got this book as a gift. I am not a huge Nanny troupe person, but this was worth reading.
#smut #spicy #bwwm #montana #nannyromance #mountains
It might be a “it‘s not you it‘s me” thing but I didn‘t really like this one. Based on the premise, I thought I was getting a western with doomed lovers set in the Montana winter 1891. What I got technically followed the description but I never really felt like I was reading any of those things. Lovely lyrical writing but surface level with no sense of place. I never truly felt like I understood the characters & they could have been anywhere. ⬇️
I liked this but found parts of it over the top. I liked the descriptions of the wilderness & the methods Alex used to study wolverines. I didn't like the absolutely bananapants criminal activity that she stumbled across, spoilers below, a& I found Alexis annoyingly preachy. Even when I agree with the message, which I do in this case-
The only reason this isn‘t a pan for me is that the author was a 20yo at the time the story takes place and thus his brain was clearly *not* fully formed. TW for the (sometimes senseless, often suffering) deaths of a number of wild animals. The author learned some life lessons, in a good way, but not before I wanted to throat punch him. Also: do not bring a dog along on your tale and then fail to keep me constantly updated on their wellbeing. 3⭐️
https://youtu.be/UwbYj6BKLxI?si=rWnMia1wQo-DxIzR
Introduction
A couple milestones
Mystery guest
Week in review
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Archibald Colquhoun (Translator)
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
The Misses Mallett by E.H. Young
Off Keck Road by Mona Simpson
Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy
The Art Lover by Carole Maso
My second book bought in Montana. This one was written by a local author who lives in Whitefish where I was staying. The plot was based around Glacier National Park too, and it was so nice to read about a place I am discovering and being able to understand the references and picture the place perfectly. The story follows Ted, a guy who is basically national park police. (Cont. in comments 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻)
Rough around the edges & crude, this book follows the lives of a community in small town Montana. It‘s funny, but also sad and depressing. Softball, drugs, alcohol, sex….bad religion, abusive/neglectful parents… friendship. The death at the end hits hard.