... and that wraps up my “required“ reading commitments for August. Now, I can work on my TBR for the rest of the month. #bookstagram #August2019

#ReeseWitherspoon Book Club August 2019 pick

Pretty good little thriller about a murder that takes place in an upscale vacation spot. I did like it but not as much as the other Miranda books that I‘ve read.

This was a great book full of unlikable characters and unreliable witnesses. It was a little rough in spots but nothing too hard to get through. I hope the other members of our group enjoy it as much as I do. It‘s quite a read. Great choice!

#LMPBC Round 6 - #GroupB
@mynameisacolour @Kaila-Ann @Hooked_on_books @suvata

Finally getting around to reading this for #LMPBC Round 6 - #GroupB

This is a very popular play written in the 1960s. From Shmoop: “The play cleverly re-interprets Shakespeare's Hamlet from the point of view of two minor characters: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The Laurel-and-Hardy-like pair are totally incidental to the action of Hamlet, subject to the whims of the King Claudius – who gets them to betray Hamlet – and then tricked by Hamlet into delivering a letter that condemns them to death.”

I like this book much more than I thought I would. I don‘t know why. After all, it is James Patterson but I am always suspicious about how much was actually written by Patterson when there is another authors name on the cover. It almost seems to me that it was “sanctioned“ by Paterson but not written by him. In any event, I really did enjoy this one. As a matter of fact, it took me until chapter 80 out of 87 to really be sure who the bad guy was.

Miss Molly is going to help me read this Patterson book. I only read his Alex Cross books and some of his Women‘s Murder Club books so this should be interesting. I‘m only reading it because I love ❤️ Texas. #HookEmHorns #DogsOfLitsy

I always almost read e-books on my Kindle but right now I have a stack of physical books that I need to get through.

🕐 Reminder:

There are only two weeks left to mail your #LMPBC Round 6 book by the end of August. If you have a problem doing that, please contact your other teammates to let them know what is going on.

Continuing my TBR project:
This is one the oldest selection on my TBR list - Originally added December 17, 2015.

Excellent young adult book about a girl struggling with schizophrenia. It touches some really tough issues but it does it in a very gentle way.

I can‘t believe I read the entire #MMD Modern Mrs. Darcy Summer Reading Guide. I left off The Last Romantics because my bookclub is reading it in September. Yay me!

ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

Pretty complete history of the Castro take over in Cuba. It gets very involved in America‘s involvement. I learned a lot from this story.

Sylvie Lee belongs to 3 countries; the United States, China, and the Netherlands. She suddenly disappears when she is on a trip to visit her family in the Netherlands. This book has twists and turns I never saw coming. The only thing that annoyed me about it was that anytime someone got close to another person the author would describe how they smelled. It happened so many times it actually stood out like a sore thumb. What‘s up with that?

This book introduced me to the Korean island of Jeju and to its female divers called Haenyeo. It takes place during the Japanese invasion of Korea. I had no idea that there was a matrifocal culture where the women were the ones who made the money and provided for their families. It‘s about family, friendship, love, and betrayal; but it was also very educational. I learned so much about the history of Korea and it was truly fascinating.

Oh no! My #kindle died. Good thing I purchased the protection plan. I‘ll be reading on my phone until Tuesday. #amazonhappycamper

The Water Dancer is part slavery history and part magical realism. This is the second book I‘ve read from this author and both were only so-so to me. It‘s not the stories themselves. The stories have been fascinating and very informative. But, I have difficulty with his writing style - at times it‘s very hard for me to follow the narrative. Others may not find that so. If you like his writing style you will love the content of his books.

ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

I seriously couldn‘t put this book down. It kept me up way later than I should have let it. All I have to say is that “that was one hell of a book club”. No spoilers here — you‘ll have to read it for yourself.

I‘ve now read this book three times during three different periods of my life (1994, 2002, 2019) and it‘s still an absolute 5-star read.

Another excellent classic by Audible Originals - well done.

I‘ve been binging on this YouTube series. A very modern day Pride and Prejudice video blog. So funny!

https://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet

Read in the 1994 and in 2002 — Reading again for
#MMD ModernMrsDarcy.com Book Club pick for August 2019

This is my third reading of P&P and I‘ve seen the BBC presentation (staring Colin Firth 💝) at least 6 times. You might say that this is one of my favorite books and you would be 100% correct.

ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

The Resistance Woman are Mildred Harnack, Greta Kuckhoff and Sara Weitz. These brave women waged covert operations against Hitler in Berlin. American Mildred and her German husband move to Berlin in 1929 just as Hitler was about to seize power. The book does a good job explaining how so many people got duped into following Hitler because they really didn‘t know what was going on until it was too late.

Wanna join my club? You can wear your PJ‘s.

@Hooked_on_books I received Miracle Creek today along with a beautiful journal and matching bookmarks. Very thoughtful of you ... Thank you so much.

#LMPBC Round 6 - #GroupB
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ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

I love books about other cultures. I mean, I pretty much know how things work in America but, I‘m completely fascinated by stories that delve into people from India, Japan, China, Africa, Russia, etc. The more I read about our differences, the more I appreciate our sameness.

#bbrc @LibrarianRyan

Coming up in August ...

#suvataPicks #AugustTBR #Bookstagram

Thanks for the tag, @LauraJ ...this is a tough one.
Never Have I Ever...
1. Never Have I Ever watched Game of Thrones
2. Never Have I Ever dog-eared a page in a book
3. Never Have I Ever preferred the movie to the book
Tag: @Hooked_on_books

@MinDea @DebbieGrillo

So many great reads this month. I gave 5-star ratings to the following:

🔸Gravity Is the Thing
🔸Gift from the Sea
🔸White Oleander
🔸Wunderland
🔸A Head Full of Ghosts
🔸Recursion

#suvataStats #JulyStats #Bookstagram

Ready ... Set ... Mail! #LMPBC

If you haven‘t already done so, it‘s time to mail your book to the next person. If you did, “good job“! If you didn‘t, “Hurry up and do so”.

This is a really cute YA novel about two complete strangers who wind up traveling by train together across the U.S. The circumstances on how this came to be is one of the best parts so I‘m not giving that away. The whole story takes place over one week but, gosh, a whole lot takes place during those seven days. It was very entertaining and I really cared about what happened to both of the main characters, Mae and Hugo.

Well, I certainly got my fill of rom-com this summer while working my way through the #MMD Summer Reading Guide. 7 books left to read (out of 30). Whew!!

ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

Evvie Drake Starts Over is a perfect summer/beach read. It‘s a little “corny” but not too much. In fact, I would say it has just the right amount of corn.

Three words to leave you with:
Cereal. Box. Races. 😂😂😂

This is my favorite book of the 30 listed on the #MMD Summer Reading List. It gets 5-stars from me because it was so very unique. The writing style was brilliant and the subject matter was totally relatable to me. I still have 10 books to read from the list but I doubt any will top this one.

If you are looking for a short, inspirational book this is it. Would make a perfect gift for anyone. #50AnniversaryEdition #bookstagram #5stars

Apparently, this is where I dozed off. Has this ever happened to you? #NonsenseHilighting

This is a cute story but l am clearly not the target audience. I am so ignorant of rom-com movies that I literally only heard of three or four that were mentioned in the book. I think I only saw two of them. Just not for me ...

Not to be flippant, but the title of this book is very apropos.

Inheritance certainly gave me much to ponder, specifically ethical and legal ramifications of artificial insemination and other infertility treatments. Shapiro‘s story was compelling and well written but I seemed to get repetitive in parts causing me to consider ditching it. But, I felt so much compassion for this woman that I persisted and was rewarded with a solid 3-star book.

I love this book but it is so hard to classify what kind of book it is. It‘s definitely a love story. I have seen it listed as “time travel“ but I don‘t think that description fits since it is more about someone stuck in time. I‘ve also seen it described as “science fiction“ which totally boggles my mind because I don‘t think there is any way it can be called that. But, whatever you want to call it, it‘s a great story with a great ending.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a bookworm in possession of a good book, must share said book with like-minded readers.

Unmarriageable is that book.

In the end matter, Soniah Kamal writes:
“I wanted to write a novel that paid homage to Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice, as well as combined my braided identification with English-language and Pakistani culture, so that the ‘literature of others‘ became the literature of everyone.”

This was a very powerful and unforgettable story about a toxic relationship between a mother and daughter. It‘s actually a pretty sad book but once I started, I couldn‘t put it down. Wow! It‘s like a punch in the gut. 5-stars!

I am a little backed up on my reading. I am just now getting around to a book that @Wife sent me last October. Oh well, you know what they say, “better late than never“. I‘m sure I am going to enjoy it.

Read for Litsy Markup Postal Book Club (#LMPBC) Round 6 - Group B.

I picked a fantastic WWII novel (if I do say so myself). I hope the rest of the group likes it as much as I did. If so, you are in for a treat.

@Mynameisacolour it‘s off to you next week!

Another EXCELLENT Audible Originals — I think I‘m addicted to these things

#LMPBC Round 6 - #GroupB
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I‘m just five chapters into this book and I‘m loving it. I think I picked a good one this time.

ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

This is a book of essays/memoirs that is not only humorous but it gave me reasons to stop for a bit and evaluate my life and behavior. I particularly enjoyed Chapter 17: Rock You Like A Hurricane and Chapter 19: A Letter to the Type A Person in Distress (I believe she was talking directly to me). So funny! I love books that make be think and/or reminisce and this one certainly did.

Reminder:
There are only two weeks left to mail your #LMPBC Round 6 book by the end of July. If you have a problem doing that, please contact your other teammates to let them know what is going on.

ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

This book is about two college girls who take a road trip to Minnesota during the winter – think ice and snow. As fate would have it, their car skids of the road in an ice storm and ends up in a frozen lake. The car sinks and only one of the girls survives. It‘s a roller coaster of a thriller. Although, I do have to admit, I was a little confused by the ending.