Book 19/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsThe Piano Teacher was my 19th read of the year. It took me two weeks to get through it, yet none of the 18 books I read before took me longer than one week to complete. You’d think the reason for that is The Piano Teacher is some … Continue reading The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Category: Book Your Brains Out
I have loved books for as long as I can remember. There is no greater magic in the world than that of a good book. This is me sharing my current reads with ratings and, for books that held on tight and refused to let go, reviews.
We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
Book 18/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsSigh! I liked this much less than I thought I would. I went into this expecting a good time, but it was just okay.I borrowed this from a colleague who was gifted it by another colleague. And the reason colleague 2 gave it out is because while she’s … Continue reading We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Book 17/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsNonfiction is NOT my thing, which is why I’ve had this book on my shelf for at least 4 years 😐 I went into this not expecting to like it, but it ended up being an enjoyable 3 star read. It’s a short read at 169 pages broken … Continue reading Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
Book 16/30. My rating: 2 of 5 starsI was verrrryyy apprehensive about this because while I LOVE! LOVE!! LOVE!!! Sex and The City the TV show, the book can easily be described as a heaping pile of steaming dog shit. I went into this with fingers crossed that it wouldn’t be even more dog shit, … Continue reading The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Book 15/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI realllllllyyyyyy debated on whether to rate this 3 or 4 stars, but at the end I settled on 4 stars and that was mostly due to the strength of Handful’s chapters. Sarah’s chapters were pretty strong at the beginning and end of the book, but the middle … Continue reading The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Book 14/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThe Silent Patient made me fall in love with the psychological thriller/suspense genre and set the bar sky-high for all other books I intend to read in the genre. An acquaintance recommended this book to me severally and I went into it expecting to love it, or at … Continue reading Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Book 13/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsBefore this I’d only read one other Colleen Hoover book, It Ends with Us, in July 2018 and it’s one of my favourite books of all time. Coming across it on social media always makes me smile and I’m highkey jealous of anyone who gets to read IEWU … Continue reading Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Book 12/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars I saw a couple of reviews, one on Goodreads from Yvette Adams and several random ones on bookstagram saying this book made them cry. I went into this excited to shed a few tears (lol, for real) but nary a tear was shed 😐 I don’t know … Continue reading The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
Book 11/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sigh! Another book that lured me in with Oprah’s Book Club logo on the cover 😐This book has a rating of 3.39 on Goodreads, which is nothing to write home about. I may have rated this 3 stars, but it started off as a 2 star read … Continue reading Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Book 10/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I didn’t like this as much as I thought I would, but I also liked it more than I thought I would.Allow me to explain.After a series of misses I no longer approach novels from Oprah’s Book Club with any sort of anticipation. I have bought too … Continue reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch
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