The month of love has come and gone! This month I was a little slacking in the reading department because I am trying to focus on my relationships more this year, and especially this month! Nonetheless, I read some fantastic books this month and can't wait to share them with you in the rest of this blog post! Read on!
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
I was wrapped up in this book from the very first page! It's been a while since that has happened. The book leaves you questioning every single detail right up until the last page because nobody is quite what they seem! Guests are invited to Blackheath for an important party, however as readers, we follow along as one man races against others to find a killer...and the first one to find the killer, wins. This is such a twisty turny book and I loved every second of reading it! I really enjoy books that keep you on your toes! I would highly, highly recommend this book to anyone!
Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunte
As February is the month of love, I wanted to look deeper into stories that are not the traditional 'lovey-dovey' love stories. This book centers around June, a young girl who loses her beloved Uncle Finn to AIDS. She grapples with this as well as her own love life and her relationship with her sister and parents. The title of this book had me initially interested, but the engrossing writing and character depictions were absolutely mesmerizing. I laughed, I cried, I felt all the feelings. LOVE LOVE LOVED this book and would honestly recommend it to just about everybody! Please, please read it!
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Such a fascinating, crazy true story! This story is told by Rachel and centers around her tumultuous (to say the least) friendship with Anna Delvey, starting in New York City and ultimately taking them into the international spotlight. Anna is still serving her four to twelve year prison sentence as an international con artist. The story is INSANE. That is undeniable. However, this writing is subpar and very disjointed. I had a hard time staying focused because the author talks an awful lot about herself, rather than Anna. The plot is great but the writing is what makes me say that I would not recommend this read.
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
My idol! The late, the great, the only Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I have been dying to read this book and am honestly so humbled by reading it. What an icon. What a visionary. We have so much to live up to and uphold because of this incredible, powerful woman. This book contains absolutely everything - her dissents, her years of growth and accomplishments, her judging years, her justice years, her husband, and so so much more. I got very emotional reading this and came away from my reading experience just wanting to do more and be more because of this woman! High, high praise and my recommendation for this wonderful read!
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
Why was this book so hyped? I still have no idea. I was told it was a thriller and a serious page turner, however I found this could not be farther from the truth. I probably should have put this in my DNF pile, but I powered through it nonetheless. I found all the characters to be neurotic and wildly unrealistic. There are trigger warnings all over the place with this book so I warn you highly if you choose to read this one! Would not recommend.
Circe by Madeline Miller
This book was phenomenal! Truly exemplary and one of the only books that I have read in this genre, as well as in this writing style. This book centers around Circe, who is a goddess born of Helios, god of the sun and Zeus's competitor. During her time in her father's halls she learns that she has the power of a witch as well as a goddess, and is exiled by Zeus to her own island. She has to fend for herself for millenia, and this book covers so many characters and storylines, like Telemachus, Scylla, Prometheus, Odysseus, Hermes, Achilles, and more! I absolutely love it and will make sure to pass this on to others in the future!
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
I had heard of this book because so many people were discussing this as the "best modern re-telling of Jane Eyre", however I did not find this to be the case. I saw this book as more of a murder mystery, although it did have the same key players and romance. Jane, a mysterious newcomer to Birmingham, falls hard and fast for the newly widowed, Eddie Rochester of Thornfield Estates. His late wife, Bea, is still very much present in their relationship but not in the way that you would think! I give this book 4 out of 5 stars, and would still recommend this to people who have read Jane Eyre and/or want a new thriller to read!
Tea for the month of February! It has been so snowy and chilly, and I cannot stop making Yogi's Chai Ribbons tea with a slight spicy kick to it, but very soothing. I make this for my snowy walks, before skiing, just sitting at my work desk - it makes my day! Enjoy!
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