I‘m going to pick this one for my July Kindle first...
I‘m all about Hemingway and this looks great!
What‘s everyone choosing?

My Kindle First pick for this month...although as someone else said, I find myself excited for the new selections but then never read them. Too many books!

Found these two today for 1.00 each...Keep feeling like I may have read The Other Boleyn Girl but will see.....I‘m bad that way! I‘ve only ever read one other Sandra Brown.

Been so many years since I‘ve read this but picked by book club this month. If memory serves me it was a good read?

Getting ready to plow through this one for book club...not my thing for sure.
Anyone read it? Loved it?

Spent some time contemplating what choices we have in life and the differences that our country of origin makes in those choices. Witherspoon likely selected this book due to how the women wrestled with traditional culture, their “normal”, and how they wanted to share and also hide feelings and desires brought about by ingrained tradition. It gives us a glimpse at the life of immigrants, the struggle between modern vs. traditional values.

Quick read. Interesting premise for a great book...As always, got some looks and comments from the librarian when she reserved it for me....Enjoying and engaging so far.

I just couldn't keep going....75% through but the mother in this memoir was literally making me nuts! If you're looking for a sad story...this one is your book. The sexual child abuse, polygamy, and just straight disregard for the humans you bring into the world just broke me down. I know we all contribute to the things that may screw our kids up but this true story was not my cuppa.

Someone wanted recommendations for a sad book...well here it is. It's a memoir of a polygamist family and all that entails. It covers abuse, poverty, family relationships, and even the love present in all those settings....great memoir.

After hearing this one is going to be made to video by Reese Witherspoon I downloaded the audio version.
That way I can knit and listen...

I so loved this book. The story pulled me in and during reading I absolutely had to travel down the rabbit hole for more information on a subject I knew nothing about. The story of "comfort women" who were sent to rape camps to provide sex to the Japanese soldiers during WW II was at times hard to take.
It was a brutal read at times but the story was beautiful.

Got this one on Libby in audio. I've heard it's a tear jerker but also that Kimberly Williams is a great author.
It's narrated by Kimberly too.
Anyone read it?

This is just one of many stacks waiting. Don't even make me show my physical list of those I want to read...#notenoughtime

Have you read this tear jerker yet? Breezing through.
I'm a sucker for a great memoir and this one is definitely satisfying that craving. Story is about friends who are there for you during life's challenges. This challenge is facing up to a second heart transplant and all that encompasses.Kleenex alert!

Loving this one right now....I heard it will become a movie soon. All reviews say it's a page turner and so far I've agreed.

This book was recommended on another site and I was just not on board with how great the reviews were.
Perhaps if I had done the book versus the audiobook may be better but she just talks fast, way too entertained by herself, and it was just a no go for me.

This book was recommended on another site and I was just not on board with how great the reviews were.
Perhaps if I had done the book versus the audiobook may be better but she just talks fast, way too entertained by herself, and it was just a no go for me.

What an interesting audio narrated by Trevor Noah himself....learning a lot about apartheid as well. He is very funny and so far the stories have been great.

Just started this book. My husband is battling Stage IV Pancreatic cancer and even though we are believers I'm curious about Heaven. A friend who lost her husband recommended it.

I started this one today and I'm already so sucked in!
I think I'm going to love it.

I feel so conflicted....I really don't think I've read one review that is less than stellar for this book. It may just not be the right time for me to enjoy this one? I seldom bail but just can't get into it.

I got the first copy! Squeee...I can't wait to dive in. I heard the author interviewed this morning and I got all feels...it's a tiny book so it should be quick.

Ok, it's difficult to express my ride with this book....I felt dirty reading it. The story is perverse, weird, troubling, and unlike anything I'd ever read. The main character (Eileen, duh?) is for sure psychologically disturbing....her thoughts (mostly negative) kept me reading at pace speed. Great read!

Just got this one....it's strange, dark, negative so far BUT I like it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Want to read a great book? It will make you think!
It's set in the 20's and beyond and covers many of the movements that changed the world...Prohibition, The Great Depression, and many of the issues of women's rights that changed the world as was known then. I loved how the author blended the past, present, and future and allowed us to see how some women were finally allowed to shatter the boundaries for the possibility of change. Top 10!

These are the two I'm in the midst of...Loving The Chaperone and have just been skimming different stories in The Residence. Enjoying both!

Anyone read this one? I was listening to a podcast this am and the speaker said it was one of his favs...I will let you know...looking forward to it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This book would make such a great movie! Characters are well developed. My empathy for Helen was overflowing...Friendships can be elusive, deceptive, and complex. Could you be bought with money.

⭐️⭐️⭐️Based on others reviews, I so wanted to love this book! I guess it was just too scattered of a story for me. The characters were well developed, the interlocking mysteries of family relationships were difficult to keep up with. Just not the beautiful read I was expecting. Back to the library with it today so someone else can put their eyes on it!

Just got this from library. Ready to dig in after a great review. It's a heavyweight for sure. Drawback...print is soooo tiny.

Yep, grabbed both of these at downtown Fort Worth Library yesterday....so excited to read both. Heard @Liberty talk about it on a podcast. Sounds great!

Ok, I'm obviously on a cookbook phase! I will blame it on my library and the new book shelf filled with so many recently released cookbooks. I like this book and the emphasis on regional cooking....yummy. I'm trying a few of the recipes for my family Christmas get together. I just wish Batali would give up the orange Crocs and ponytail....

Loved this one and it's a quick read since it's written in conversational style. I sunk into the frenzied mind of a prominent physician who is losing everything due to dementia. The family and back story (which is a murder) unwinds as you read. I loved it! It's a great first novel for the author too.

Oh my....had the kids at the library and saw this book on the new book shelf. I love all things Bourdain! This book is beautiful and as is Bourdain's way many recipes I might never cook but plenty I would. The pictures and his writing cracks me up. Would be a great gift for anyone who appreciates his style.

Breezing through Turn of Mind. It is a trip and at times makes me feel like I am inside the mind of the main character. I won Under The Influence in a Litsy giveaway. I was so excited! It's my next up.

Anyone reading this presently? I ordered it from the library after I read a great review from an author. I'm excited to read it...sounds like the perfect blend of suspense and medical facts...

Well, I felt odd when I checked out these four from my local library... Complete silence from the librarian.

Just started this one in the car pick up line...
I'm enjoying so far. Sometimes the narration is irritating but this one is great!

I so enjoyed this book written by the author of The Glass Castle. It took place in Arizona in an area that I had lived in so I could picture the area with its vast plans, beautiful topography, and difficulty that was faced with ranching. Was a great retelling of life on the range mixed with city life and the tenacious, headstrong, and hard center of the story Lily.

My library picks for today...

Just kept seeing all the great reviews so started this on Monday....had to bail yesterday. It just lacked depth, too back and forth between simple characters.
Not my thing for sure. Glad there are books for all of us!

I just couldn't dig this shallow book....not a fan and I really think it has been done over and over again. I got half way. Characters were weak,except Maya/Insara.

I'm enjoying it! Never been a fan of Sandra Brown but I'm enjoying the audio version....

My reading time is being compromised by my desire to finish a gift for a soon to be graduate. I should have gotten the audible version. Great read!

I had to move a stack of my TBR's and some re-reads out of my bedroom....the stack was about to topple. If you haven't picked up books written by Bohjalian you're missing out!

Going to read this little book. Saw an interview with Meg Ryan and she has directed a new movie based on this book called Ithaca.

Finished this one today. Hoarding...a memoir that was so sad, humiliating, and life changing for this only child of parents who just could not change. I experienced this with a distant cousin after he passed and I have always wondered how or why this befalls a person. Didn't know there was also a genetic component? Sad.

Enjoying this one with narration. School starts this week so I will listen during my wait time. A memoir about hoarding...sad

Absolutely drawn in to the story and characters. It's a great read so far.

Absolutely drawn in to the story and characters. It's a great read so far.