Hello readers! Hope you all are enjoying your springtime activities and this warmer weather!
One of my springtime activities has been trying to get through some of these seriously thick reads (like 600+ page books)! I have been wanting to read some of these lengthy books for awhile, and am so happy that I have started working through that specific TBR pile of mine.
Please check out my book reviews below, and if you could purchase these books below using our affiliate links, it would be much appreciated! Thank you all!
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
What a masterfully written, life-spanning book! I sunk immediately into the plot and creatively cultivated characters. Here is a taste of the book with the first line of the book: "Long before we discovered that he had fathered two children by two different women, one in Drimoleague and one in Clonakilty, Father James Monroe stood on the altar of the Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in the parish of Goleen, west Cork, and denounced my mother as a whore." I mean you can't really get a more prominent first line of a book, can you? This is a transcendent book about a man searching for a lifetime to discover what his identity is, and discovering where he came from. Powerful read - for sure.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I wanted to read Madeline Miller's acclaimed novel after reading her other book Circe. This book is modern, easy retelling of "the best of the Greeks", Achilles. Both his childhood and adulthood are powerfully written through the context of his life partner, Patroclus. We are led through the Trojan Ware, as well as having many other well know heroes brought into our story. Miller is a truly gifted writer, and this was so fresh to read! She brings each character to life. I though it was such a beautiful, and poetic book, and SO skillfully written. Although I preferred Circe over this book, I would still recommend and enjoyed this book immensely! Rating of 4.5/5 stars for me!
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
I always, always, always want to read the book before the movie. This is no exception.
To sum up how I feel after reading this book...I genuinely have no idea what is happening in my own country. Many view this type of nomad lifestyle as "free", however, I can confidently say that I could never live this type of life. I say 'to each their own', but I honestly am still in shock that this occurs in the twenty-first century. One quote really stuck with me: "You can do everything right, just the way society wants you to do it, and still end up broke, alone, and homeless.”
Shocking but eye opening read. Really made me take stock of my own life and perspective. Rating of 4/5 stars for me!
Under A Dancing Star by Laura Wood
As you all know by now, Wood's stories and writing is such a relief and joy for me. Of course I couldn't get my hands on her third book fast enough, and per usual, she did not disappoint! I enjoyed her first two books more but this story was light and joyful, and was nice to read after such heavy material books. Our main character Bea travels out of stuffy England to her uncle's summer home in Italy, where he has recently started an artist colony within his large estate. I won't say any more in regards to the story but like I said...can't get enough of her lovely, uplifting stories! I NEED MORE BOOKS, LAURA WOOD!!! Rating of 4/5 stars for me!
The teas I have been indulging in this month is an assortment called les thes parfumes by Palais Des Thes. I was given it as a gift for my birthday this month, and I am utterly obsessed! So many wonderful assortments of black, green, and white teas. Their flavors are subtle and lovely!
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