pickThis was such a sweet read — quick and simple, but enjoyable and emotional. Logan and Addie make a great couple, filling in each other‘s needs neatly and with fantastic chemistry. I don‘t love the third act break up, so it lost points there, but at least there was a solid reason for it and didn‘t feel forced or needless. Also, the spice was excellent.
pickJanet is misunderstood, dismissed, and made to feel “other” by her family, peers, and teachers in her girls‘ school in Scotland. She wanders her family‘s dark, crumbling, rambling castle. Janet feels deeply, especially affected by animal suffering, and feels at peace in nature. She grates on the nerves of those around her with her ‘know it all‘ ways. It‘s an atmospheric read with excellent writing and striking imagery. Short but feels long. ⬇️
When the story mentions a song you have never heard and you have to listen to it while reading…
so-soThis one was extra jarring & felt like a totally different series. Just when I finally had gotten used to the 2nd narrator, this one has a different one. Everything felt off in this one. Sigh. 3⭐️
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pickI adore Jenny Colgan books. The setting & characters in Mure are just fantastic. Wonderfully written & perfectly imperfect & real.
This was a rolled #Roll100 book for me this month & it‘s also on my #readyourebooks list.
With this completed read I also completed my April #BookSpinBingo board. 🤓
#SeriesLove2025
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1. Yes. I feel better knowing I have cash for instances where it‘s cash only, the tech is down and other reasons.
2. There‘s a very wealthy character in the tagged book. His wealth affects him in the first two books in ways different than this one. Love affects him more.
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pickRizzo, by Denise Mina (2021)
Premise: A novella reconstructing the events of an attempted palace coup in in the court of Mary Queen of Scots in 1566, revolving around the assassination of her private secretary, David Rizzio.
Review: I really enjoyed this, and, I think, all the more for its brevity. Cont.
pickThis is a delightfully charming and sweet little tale about Grimaldi the cat who is sent back to Earth to live out his remaining eight lives. He visits 1909, 1935, 1942, 1953, 1969, 1997, 2002 and 2022 and the story is told in a series of glimpses or vignettes as told through Grimaldi‘s eyes. Engaging and also a little poignant in places. I read this with my online book club, https://thereadingloft.groups.io/g/main/topics
pickI swear, reading a Jenny Colgan novel is a balm to my very soul! I love how her novels, filled with lovely, funny characters and so much heart it could burst, draw me in and make me want to stay in that world forever. I‘m so sad when they‘re over! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
