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This…was not for me. We read this for my IRL book group in March and then watched the movie together—this is a rare case where I liked the movie better!

The whole read kind of low-key annoyed me. Reading about the lavish casual spending of the uber-rich just didn‘t land well with me, especially right now. The characters were largely shallow and/or unlikable—I realize that it was intended as a send-up of a particular segment of society, but… ⤵️

Um… you‘d think that by the time the movie tie-in edition was published, they‘d have corrected stuff like this. TBH, I‘ve already been low-key annoyed reading this—reading about the massively rich just doesn‘t land well right now—and dumb errors like this aren‘t helping. Can‘t guarantee I‘ll be in a good mood about this one at book club on Sunday. 😬 At least it‘s a quick read!

1. Casey got an adorable haircut. He‘s no longer at risk of heat stroke in the middle of winter from the shear wealth of hair on his body!

2. I started SISTER SNAKE tonight and I immediately feel all OMG about it. Is this the book I‘ve been waiting for? I sure hope so.

I liked this book. It told a different story about WWII that I didn't know about. The people in this book were great. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

This week‘s library haul. I‘m taking next month off from American writers and artists (something I usually do in February but couldn‘t swing this year due to some ARCs and imminent library holds), and while I‘ve got a couple more American-authored titles in the pipeline for next week, my holds list already reflects Murica-Free March‘s mandate. Today I picked up stuff from Canada, Japan, and Singapore. #MFMarch

Absolutely blown away by how much I loved this book. A fantastic tale of two sisters with a long and complex history. There is so much love between them despite their differences.

#25Alive #Prosperous

My favourite read in Novembers for #12Booksof2024 was this latest book by Heather Morris.

This tells the story of women taken prisoner by the Japanese in World War II and the horrific time they had in the far East Prison camps. This one has all the feels and think I even prefer it to the her European prison camp books.

Also a notable mention for The Templar Secret by Scott Mariani, the last book in one of my favourite all time series - Ben Hope.

4/4⭐️

A nice ending to a delightfully escapist reading series.

They were screening an English film, and she wasn't entirely able to follow the plot, but at least there wasn't much talking. A pretty woman with yellow hair seemed unhappy, despite apparently having lots of money, maybe because she kept getting attacked by birds. Siew Li wasn't sure what she'd done to make the birds angry, but maybe there wasn't a reason, who knows how bird brains work...