Books Read Favorite: Sunrise on the Reaping Least Favorite: The Boyfriend Stats August Books Read: 5 Rereads: 0 Pages Read: 2,009 Hours Listened: 60h 57m Average Rating: 4.0 Year-to-Date Books Read: 24 Rereads: 1 Pages Read: 8,726 Hours Listened: 263h 15m Average Rating: 4.1
Title: The Lost Apothecary
Author: Sarah Penner
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Audio
Pages: 310
Length: 10h 29m
Narrator: Lorna Bennett, and more
Source: Owned
Reason: BotM Backlist
Rating:
My Thoughts I really enjoyed THE LOST APOTHECARY. I loved that the story was written in three POVs, two from the past and one from present day. I thought it was an interesting look at how we interpret past events vs what really happened. I liked both the past story and the present day one, […]
Title: The Boyfriend
Author: Freida McFadden
Genre: Thriller
Format: Audio
Pages: 364
Length: 9h 13m
Narrator: Victoria Connolly, Robb Moreira
Source: Owned
Reason: Book of the Month
Rating:
My Thoughts THE BOYFRIEND is my first Freida McFadden book. While it wasn’t my favorite thriller, it kept me reading and the ending was way different than I was expecting. I’ll definitely give McFadden another go. The two POVs and timelines were interesting. At first, I didn’t like them because of how McFadden seemed to […]
Title: Someone Else's Shoes
Author: Jojo Moyes
Genre: Contemporary
Format: Audio
Pages: 438
Length: 12h 21m
Narrator: Daisy Ridley
Source: Owned
Reason: BotM Backlist
Rating:
My Thoughts SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES was a fun book to read. I enjoyed seeing how one little mixup could cause so much chaos in each of the women’s lives. I wondered how the story would resolve itself and I wasn’t disappointed. I did like one woman more than the other, but both women had their […]
Title: My Friends
Author: Fredrik Backman
Genre: Contemporary
Format: Audio
Pages: 436
Length: 13h 7m
Narrator: Marin Ireland
Source: Owned
Reason: Book Club, Book of the Month
Rating:
My Thoughts I don’t know what it is about Fredrik Backman, but he has the ability to tell a story with so much feeling and depth without it being boring or seeming contrived. He writes characters, situations, and the feelings of both better than any other author I’ve read. I love his ability to tell […]