I read six!!!!!! 5 star books in 2021 (compared to 2020 when I read six 1 star books πππ): 1. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 2. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 3. Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney 4. Where She Went by Gayle Forman 5. Salt to the Sea by Ruta … Continue reading 2021 Reading Challenge
Month: December 2021
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Book 40/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like to start and end my reading challenge on a high so for my first and last reads I always pick books Iβm likely to love. Going into this I was pretty sure it would be my seventh!!!!!!! 5 star read of the year because the … Continue reading The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Book 39/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars If I were to describe this book in one word it would be drawn-the-fuck-out! This book had no business being longer than 200 pages from the reviews at the beginning to the readers guide at the end, yet itβs a whopping 459 pages!! I bought this book … Continue reading What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
December 13 2021
Dear mum, Four years today. 2021 has been a difficult year for me and I was completely unprepared for how deeply I would feel your absence this year. My mental health was in the pits for a large chunk of the year and I ended up falling out of love with so many things that … Continue reading December 13 2021
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Book 38/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I hadnβt read a Pulitzer Prize winning novel in a couple of years and this served as a reminder of why I tend to stay away from them as I really donβt understand why the prose of Pulitzer Prize winning novels has to be soβ¦ unfriendly. My … Continue reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy
