Hello fellow booknerds! I only have three books to review this time around but hopefully my holds come in at the library before next month’s book post so I have a bit more to offer you 🙂
Shed No Tears by Caz Frear
I am a huge fan of British mysteries whether it takes place 100 years ago, or it is in today’s time, complete with technology. Although my preference is for stories that take place before the computer age, Frear’s Cat Kinsella series is just so good. Shed No Tears is the 3rd book in the series and although you could read it as a stand-alone novel, I’d recommend reading the first book Frear wrote, Sweet Little Lies so you understand more of the undercurrents that are going on with the protagonist.
This story which revolves around a cold case, a serial killer, and the hunt for the truth beneath it all, was so good, and I could not put it down!
Simply Living Well by Julia Watkins
This is a good book for anyone looking to make more things from scratch and wanting to do it “low waste”. I found it inspiring even though there are things that I don’t aspire to do or am able to have. I live in an apartment so I don’t have a garden to grow my own stuff or anything, but I find it inspiring on its own merit. Watkins talks about everything from composting your food scraps to making your own bath salts/bombs to making your own cleaning products. If that is something that you are interested in, then I would definitely recommend this book!
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
I decided in the last month or two to reread all the Ramona Quimby books from when I was a girl. I have enjoyed all of them but this one. This one was just awful. I understand that Ramona is a handful and bit too much at times, but she was really the absolute worst and I hated that the parents seemed to rely on older sister Beezus to take care of all the problems that Ramona got into. Even taking into account that this book is not for my age group per se, I still disliked it and would not recommend it. All the other Ramona Quimby books are enjoyable and worth the read.
That’s it from me! What did you read this past month? 🙂
I wanted to reread Ramona with my daughter when she was younger and she never got into them. Maybe they’re worth a reread anyway? And I love how we can read books as adults we loved as kids and they’re just so different now.
Yes, it is interesting to read the Ramona books now as a mother! As a parent, I’m like, “Whoa, Ramona! Why is this kid so hyper?” 🙂 Still love these books though, ha!
I don’t know that I’ve really read any of the Ramona books. Maybe one or two? I think they would be fun to read now though.
I enjoyed rereading them 🙂
I bought Ramona Qumiby, Age 8 for my niece last year for her 8th birthday. Those are such classics. The Simply Living Well book sounds great. I’ve been looking into composting lately.
The Ramona books are the best! 🙂
The Simply Living book was super interesting. She even has tutorials to make your own cloth bags for grocery shopping and beeswax wraps to serve as lids for storing your food.
I still have so many of my Ramona books. I adored them.
I might try the Cat Kinsella series.
The Ramona books were the best 🙂
I enjoyed the Cat Kinsella series and Frear’s writing really makes the books come to life.