It has been awhile since I have done some book reviews and although I have read quite a bit over these past few months, these are the books I am choosing to share since the last link-up 🙂
The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
Brilliant book. I discovered Elly Griffiths a few months ago and I enjoy her writing style. If you are a fan of British mysteries like yours truly, you will definitely enjoy this book!
Becoming by Michelle Obama
I am sure everyone who is anyone, has already read this book! But the waiting list at my county’s library was crazy long, and I literally had hundreds of people ahead of me in the virtual queue, waiting for this book. Suffice to say, I loved it!!! I loved all the behind the scenes stuff about the Obama presidency, but I just loved the way Michelle crafted the retelling of her life. This book cannot get enough stars from me!
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
Ugh… Look, I wanted to like this book, I really did. I mean, who hasn’t heard of Lizzie Borden, the woman who at the end of the 19th century, was accused of hacking her parents to death with an axe and the ribald rhyme that has followed ever since?
But good grief, this book was tedious reading at best. I am not sure how you can make this true crime and its trial sounds positively dry and boring, but this author managed to do so (a gift, maybe?). The background information and crime scene photos bring to life what happened, but you really have to push through this book to finish it. I mean, literally push yourself. I don’t know how many times I put this book down to go do something, anything, other that actually read it. #sorrynotsorry
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around The World by Vashti Harrison
I read this book with my girls, and then I also read it on my own, and my eldest daughter read it on her own as well. Great book for teaching young readers that women did some awesome $&!^ back in the day, and that women can do ANYTHING!!!
The Courage to Rise by Liz Arch
This book is not for everyone and I state that emphatically. But if you have been through any sort of trauma in your life, this book might be a good read for you. It helped me immensely and it could help you as well.
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
Usually am not a poetry person but her prose was amazing. All the heart-eye emojis for this one!
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What good books have you read lately? 🙂
I loved Becoming!
It was so good! 🙂
A mostly good reading month – that’s awesome. I still need to read Becoming. My mom owns a copy, so I need to grab it from her.
-Lauren
I really enjoyed the behind-the-scenes perspective!
I have yet to read Becoming but it’s on my TBR list that keeps growing!
Totally understand about having a growing TBR list 😀
We’ve already talked about Becoming and I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Just seeing Michelle’s smiling face on the cover brings me comfort. I enjoyed Stranger Diaries (which you recommended to me) so obviously I have to now read The Stone Circle. 😀 And I literally just jumped from commenting to check out Courage to Rise. You mentioned this book in a previous post, which made me curious and now I’ve got my mitts on it (it was an ebook that was immediately available – yay me!). I love Mary Oliver’s poetry. Some poems just go right over me but Oliver always speaks directly to my heart. Adding it to my TBR as well.
All the thumbs up for Michelle Obama’s book!!! 🙂
The Stone Circle is Elly Griffith’s latest book in this particular series and I read it first before the previous books, lol 🙂 It took a bit to situate who every one was and how they got connected, but then it felt like you already knew these characters pretty quickly.
Courage to Rise changed me. Literally.
I watched the Lizzie Borden “movie” with Christina Ricci on Netflix. It was entertaining… enough. I think the problem with Lizzie is that we all know the story. We’ve heard it, and the rhyme, a million times. It’s not “new”.
I agree with your summation 🙂 I just wish the information presented in the book wasn’t so dry.
I just read Becoming too. I liked it a lot!
I loved it from start to finish! 😀
*insert angry face* I have been waiting MONTHS for the Lizzie Borden book and since we usually agree on books like that, I am not happy it to hear it is tedious. Feels like a waste of a holds spot.
I was disappointed to say the least. I don’t know how one can make the trial of Lizzie Borden sound boring, but this author managed to do so 🙁
Becoming was SO good. I love her. I am very intrigued by The Courage to Rise, checking it out!
Yup! I am recommending Becoming to anyone who will listen, lol 🙂
I’m not really a poetry person either but I like Mary Oliver’s stuff.
Yes, I love the way she writes.
I really need to get to Becoming!
It really is a great read 🙂