Anyways, onto the books that I have read this past week!
I finished How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry. I received a free eBook copy from Penguin First to Read in exchange for an honest review. This was a cute, quick read. It was just okay for me. I felt like the overall story line was well done but the intermittent breaks to review other love stories sometimes broke out of nowhere or were forced and uninteresting. I would recommend it to people though. The beginning killed me, I cried for sure. What a horrible way, in a good way, to start a story.
The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jeffries was my next read. This was my "historical" pick for the battle board. I was able to listen to this one on my commutes and read it outside of that. I loved the writing. The book itself is paced a bit slow with giant leaps in the timeline. There is mystery upon mystery in this book and you need to pay attention to all the various story lines unfolding. I was able to semi guess the main mystery but did not have all the details right. Worth the read just be ready for a slower paced story.
I then listed to Partners by John Grisham. This was a little novella prequel to The Rogue Lawyer. We were introduced to Sebastian Rudd and his Partner. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about how the partnership was established and a little more insight into Sebastian Rudd's character.
Next up was Fifty Shades Freed by EL James. Yes, yes I am admitting to reading this series. I read the first two back when all the hype started and never got to the third one. I was able to get the eBook copy from Libby by Overdrive and decided to finally get around to finishing the series since one of my goals by the end of 2018 is to read all books added to GoodReads from 2012/finish all series that were started in 2012. Though some of the scenes are too hot to handle, the overall writing is poor and the story line was only moved forward by how to get to the next sex scene. The relationship is a terrible one and I would hope readers would not try to mimic anything outside the "play" time.
Then back to Historical genre and a Charmed Book Club pick, The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman. This is another book read and listened to. I am glad I had the audio book for this one. It wasn't a bad story just super slow and the writing kept jarring me out of the story. It was peppered with lists in the beginning that made it hard to read fluidly and then I didnt like how I felt the perspective went from intimate almost in the moment to coldly reading a news clipping/memoir. It is a very interesting story and based on real events and real people so I enjoyed it in that sense.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman was my next read. I borrowed this from a friend that is soon leaving the state so there is a large collections of her books that I am borrowing and need to hurry up and read so I can return them before her big move! This book was creepy. As an adult with children it made me uncomfortable and hope that my children would not want to trade me in for an "other mother". From a daughters perspective I can see where the true enjoyment from this story can come from. I really like the moral at the end as well and will have to get a copy for my kiddos when they are middle grade.
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