When I was in high school I read and loved this series. Returning to them now when it feels like the world is in such chaos, felt like a warm hug. Some plot points are obviously dated, but I loved rereading these books that I adored when I was so young.
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.
#ABookADay2025
Another morning coffee.Overall the tagged book was a good read but I did find Alice rather immature.
It‘s a dual timeline story. It‘s 1881 & the love affair between Austin Dickinson & Mabel Todd is explored. Move to 2013 & Alice Dickinson(no relation)is researching their story to write a script.Her quest takes her to Amherst where she finds”love,”secrets, & betrayal in the lovers story & her own.Emily D hovers ghost like on the sidelines.A so-so.
pickThis got me out of my reading slump and then I turned back to the beginning and read it again. Detailed expressive panels and a story about a queer disabled teen attending her first comic convention with her supportive, geeky mom. I loved it all! I get the sense this was published first in Australia and just came out in the US? It was on display at my indie bookstore as having won an ALA award (Stonewall) this year.
The theme for the winter reading challenge at my library this year is Literary Love. I had great fun doing the humor challenge last year & plan on completing the challenge this yr. Although you can technically complete it by reading any 5 books in 2 months, where's the fun in that? I'm not really a fan of love stories, but I do LOVE anti-love & jaded love stories. So I plan on reading 5 books that are anti-romances. First up is this one( CONT)
panIt‘s the summer before college, Hannah & Sam meet, hit it off, but they don‘t exchange names/contacts. They don‘t think they‘ll see the other again, but they keep running into each other. Each time, it‘s filled w/ mishap & miscommunication.
⭐️⭐️💫 I didn‘t really enjoy this book. It was kind of boring & cringy. I didn‘t really like the characters & the writing could‘ve been better. There were a couple funny lines tho.
pickFirst of all, these covers are beautiful. All This Time will always be special to me because it reminded me that my story isn't done either and I still have so much to live for and so many memories that are yet to be made in my life. Five Feet Apart will always be special to me because I have cf and I won't let it stop me from living.
pick"Egypt's Sister" is about a girl whose best friend ends up becoming a queen.
Chava's dad is a tutor to the royal children. Urbi is a princess who becomes Cleopatra.
They once vowed to be forever loyal to each other, but Chava is betrayed and sold into slavery. Her faith keeps her going.
This is the first book in The Silent Years series. The silent years refers to the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments in the Bible.
