I enjoyed this book, but it just felt unnecessarily long. Loved the dual POVs (I found Emilia‘s chapters more engaging).

The book posed interesting questions about Shakespeare‘s legacy and I felt this was done in a respectful way.

One thing that got to be a bit too much was the constant portrayal of Emilia‘s suffering, which at times is what made me take a break from the story.

Great read if you are patient with it.

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Started this yesterday and I‘m completely sucked in! Such a tough matter and Brooker‘s writing is beautiful. #NetGalley

I loved this memoir! Tan‘s narration on the audiobook is excellent and loved the bonus interviews.

I‘m so excited for this one! Sometimes it is hard to wrap my head around being sent all these wonderful books. #arc #NetGalley ❤️

#Two4Tuesday

1. My daughter and my ancestors (especially Mom!)

2. Yunxian from tagged book.

Starting this one. Diving deep into my old ARCs. The premise made me curious, but the love/hate reviews on GR sealed the deal, because now I need to know why 😅

This was a tough read. I honestly almost wanted to DNF it a couple of times.

The story centers around Frida, the huge mistake she made as a mother and the extreme consequence of those actions.

I had to keep reminding myself that this was fiction, it felt that close to reality. It made me question a lot about the pressures mothers deal with (internal and external).

Read this!

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I really, really liked this. Maggie went through a breakup and her world came crashing down.

Did she handle it the best way? No…Was she super annoying? Big YES

But she was also real. I appreciated this take, because a lot of times getting to the part where you are really good looks like this.

Audiobook was excellent!

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This one has lukewarm reviews, but 12% in and I‘m really liking it!

I‘m having a fantastic reading year! This book was such a masterpiece that I had to force myself to slow down so that it wouldn‘t end.

If you enjoy complex family dramas and ballet, this book is for you!

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3.5 ⭐️ This was a quick read. Honestly, I expected more from the story, but I had a good time reading it.

Did not foresee the ending and I liked how the author wrapped up the story.

Overall, a good book and I‘m happy I read it.

The audiobook narration is great!

After liking, but not completely loving Cleopatra and Frankestein, I wanted to give this one a chance because I do enjoy Coco Mellor‘s writing.

I adored this! I loved how the sisters‘ portrayal as they navigated their grief and their connection and love to each other. I also walked away with my new favorite phrase: Go lightly.

This is a must read!

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#arc #NetGalley

The mood reader in me thought about this book today and decided to start it…Love this type of stories!

I almost gave up on this so many times…I felt that I was not connecting to the stories, they felt a little bit too whiny for my taste 🤷🏽‍♀️

But, I decided to be patient with it and I started enjoying it more. Overall, a very good book!

I think I‘ve over-saturated myself with these kind of stories and I was growing impatient with this one.

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Next up on audio. I love Queer Eye and Tan became my favorite last season!

I was browsing audiobooks yesterday and settled on this one. This book had never caught my attention before, but upon reading the synopsis I was immediately intrigued.

Machado recounts her experience of abuse by an ex-partner. This was at times, hard to listen to but I admire her bravery. One of my favorite quotes: “You would never think that someone who looks like you is going to hurt you.” 💔

20 pages in and already loving this!

This memoir read like a novel and I loved it so much. (Also, I was drawn to the “older man, younger woman” chisme, tbh 😅).

I now need to add Ciment‘s backlist to my TBR.

Low pick. A little predictable and felt too long. Liked the ending, though.

3.5 ⭐️

I‘m trying to wrap up books that I‘m already in the middle of (too many! 😅), but this library hold came in 2 days ago and I can‘t wait any longer 🤣

Loved this memoir. Ru‘s life outlook is inspirational. It was great to get some insight behind the celebrity.

Finally got approved for this #arc 🙌🏽

This sounds like it‘s going to be such a good time 😊

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I‘m so excited to read this after loving Weyward so much!

#arc #NetGalley

1. Beer

2. Tagged. Loved it so much!

#Two4Tuesday

It‘s unbearably hot in DR today, and none of the books I am in the middle of were holding my attention…So, I started a new one and I‘m loving it so far. #arc #NetGalley

I get the hype now. The book is good. Shame that my curiosity after the whole controversy was what made me pick it up.

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I DNF‘d this at 56%, but somehow kept thinking about it and decided to pick it up again. So glad I did, because I ended up liking it.

If you enjoy holiday romances, add this to your TBR.

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#arc Pub Date: 10/22/24

Fresh audiobook…Love RuPaul!

Loved how candid Paris was in this. A reminder that being born into privilege does not automatically mean that you will always have the best life.

This book is terrifying…

As always, Ernaux delivers. This was a short book that really packed a punch. In it, Ernaux details her relationship with a man almost 30 years her junior.

Loved her depictions of the power dynamics and the societal double standards if the roles were reversed.

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I was never drawn to reading this, but the whole controversy with the movie made me curious…

I was really, really into this story when I first started it. I felt it was unapologetic, and very spicy.

It did start to lose a little steam at about 70%, but I still very much enjoyed it.

The way that the author described Noa‘s obsession with Teddy was one of the highlights of this book for me.

And that ending had me screaming and I had to read it twice because I was so shocked!

TW: Explicit sex

#arc US Pub Date: 11/19/24

#Two4Tuesday

1. Apple

2. Tagged. I usually don‘t read on my phone but my Kindle was charging and I couldn‘t stop reading this book!

Was browsing for an audiobook to listen to and stumbled upon this one.

I‘ve only listened about 20% so far and I must say she‘s the perfect example of why we shouldn‘t judge a book based by its cover…

Did I open my eyes at 5AM and immediately started thinking about this book? I think we all know the answer to that…

I‘m still on chapter 1 (because of course I started this before bed last night and fell asleep 😅), but I can already assure you that this book has got me on a chokehold.

Warning: There will probably be many reading updates coming your way soon…

#arc #NetGalley

I was going to come on here and say that this book ended up making no sense and I don‘t know what I just read…

What really happened is that I related to this book a lot and will probably be processing it for a while.

But, there were parts of it where she completely lost me and I didn‘t know what was going on.

Overall, I am glad this book exists, but I also can see why a lot of people bail on it.

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1 chapter read and already hooked! #arc

Snagged an ARC of this from #NetGalley. The description made it so hard to resist!

A friend recommended this and my library hold came in 😅

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. I read every day and pages read in one sitting depends on the day. Could be 1, or 50 😅

2. The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

3. The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili

“We looked at each other in the mirror, very seriously and then slowly smiling. Sex was great, but this. This was something we‘d never do with anyone else. Our thing.”

If you‘ve read this book, you know what just went down! I admit that I‘ve been VERY CLOSE to DNFing this a few times, but July‘s got my attention now and I need to see where she‘s taking me.

3.75 ⭐️ Put a book set in New England in front of me and I will instantly pick it up! This story follows 2 families in a Connecticut suburb who become next-door neighbors when one of them moves next door after relocating from NY.

Their lives become intertwined as they navigate different lifestyle choices and mostly, the summer club where some of them work and others want to belong. 👇🏽

I should just give up trying to improve my #NetGalley percentage 😅

Just got sent this ARC and I‘m so excited. I loved Black Cake ❤️

Also, this cover is stunning!

This was just not doing it for me. I kept putting it down and forgetting about it and then did not even remember what I had read previously when I went back to it.

It was time to pick a book in Spanish to add to my rotation and came upon this one on my Kindle, which has been recommended numerous times by friends.

Chapter 1 already had me like this 😮, so we‘re off to a great start!

Even though it took me a month to finish this, I really loved it!

I loved Lenny‘s quirks and all the Friends and LOTR references.

The story was also not what I was expecting, and I‘m so glad. It just made the book more enjoyable.

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Tia‘s memoir is one of the most gut-wrenching and infuriating I‘ve read. She describes her experiences so vividly that I‘ve had to take my time and walk away from this book many times to process.

So glad this book exists to serve as a testament for how dangerous and damaging extreme religions are for women. And to show that another life is possible.

Pub Date: 8/6/24 #arc ##NetGalley

Sigh… This book is too familiar and I‘m just not enjoying it. I‘m tired of the too-similar narrative that Dominican American authors seem to lean towards.

I probably read this book way too late, I‘ve seen too much of the same now to be impressed.

This was a fun, quick audiobook!

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