Hi, friends! I've been a way for a while. Mostly I was focusing on my career. I finally left my job of 16 years, and I'm in a much better place now! I've also been allowing myself to fall deeply in love with reading again. I can't wait to do some catching up and share my thoughts.
For now... here are some of my favorite 5⭐ books that I've read while I've been away:
Murder Road by Simone St. James
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
Read Last Week
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager ⭐⭐⭐💫★ - This was mostly a great time. I'm going to try to start reviewing again so I can post some full thoughts.
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center [dnf] - Oh, no. This was my first Katherine Center and it was not for me. I'm bummed.
Currently Reading
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson - I'm trying to fill in the holes in my cosmere reading before the end of the year so I can read the fifth Stormlight Archive book with the rest of the Brando Sando reading world. Enjoying it so far!
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein - I found an amazing bookstore while I was out of town last week that was filled with works in translation. I was excited to find this, and I've already started it.
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Much love to you guys. I hope you are reading something special and have an amazing week.
This post is being shared as part of The Sunday Salon at Readerbuzz, Book Date’s It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Caffeinated Book Reviewer's The Sunday Post.
Congrats on leaving your job and having more time for the enjoyable things in life, such as reading!
ReplyDeleteOh no! I have been thinking about getting the Rom-Commers.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week
Good luck with your new job and career advancement! Sounds like a brave change to your life.
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Wow! Congratulations! Has to be scary to move on after 16 years, but it sounds like it paid off for you. I love Katherine Center. I am sad her latest didn't work for you. I will say it is different from her older books, but I am not sure why you didn't like it, so I won't venture that far. Jimenez and Painter are auto-reads for me. I love their books and I love that you loved their books.
ReplyDeleteIt is wise to leave a job that is not working for you. Life is short.
ReplyDeleteI like Katherine Center so much as a person that I honestly don't care if her books aren't perfect. That's unusual for me.
Sixteen years...that's a long time.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
I can’t wait for my job to be over. I am full time caregiver in my home so i spend all my time at home working it would be sad for it be over as that means my client has died cause he lives with us so that the only way it would be over but being tied down all the time no vacations, no back up so i can get away is exahusting. Anyway hope you enjoy whatever is next on the horizon for you.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your career change. I left my job of 18 years in 2018 and it was scary. I'm glad I did, though. I need to get away. I hope you continue to like the change. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, good for you! Enjoy your books, I have The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteI loved Evelyn Hugo and Just for the Summer. I’m sorry you didn’t like The Rom-Commers as I really enjoyed it. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteGlad you have made changes to help you enjoy your life more. You're reading some good books. I do enjoy Katherine Center though.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
Congrats on your positive career change! I would love to do that as well, but it's hard to take that first step. I'm glad you're loving reading again too. MURDER ROAD was a 5-star read for me too. Loved it!!! — 𝓓𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓪
ReplyDeleteI loved Better Than the Movies! Such a great book!!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Congrats on leaving your job and being in a better headspace now. :)
ReplyDeleteI just started reading Riley Sager this summer and the two I have read have been riveting! I read The Only One Left and The Last Time I Lied. I know I am late to the party with his books but now I feel like I have a ton to choose from. Lol.
Enjoy your time reading!
Congrats on leaving your job! I loved Game Of Thrones and Evelyn Hugo.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! I am glad you are happy after a career change and are getitng some time to read again.
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see 5 stars for Evelyn Hugo. I loved that one. Evelyn was such a complicated character - and not always likable - but I loved her determination and her ambition. Such a fantastically written character!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the career change!
ReplyDeleteGlad life is going so well for you!! :D
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