So, let’s start with the two books I enjoyed this month… Today, I’m going to recap the two books I read in December to finish off my year and then, I’ll name my TOP THREE BOOKS OF 2021. I felt like my months ran either hot or cold.
I read several books I really loved and honestly, for whatever reason, this year, I read many I didn’t love. I read some mystery and some suspense, I read several autobiographies and memoirs, my fair share of chick lit and some really great works of fiction too. Reading is my favorite hobby, but I truly love it so much more because I get to share it with YOU! I love spending my time waiting at doctors appointments, in carpool line, early in the morning or late at night with a book. That is a lot of blog content year after year, and this post right here is always, without a doubt, my absolute favorite. Thank you to William Morrow for an advance reader copy.I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again, each year, I blog about 500 posts. Not even the sex scenes sizzle up this fizzle.Ī letdown from the bestselling author whose live chat about this novel had me fascinated. It is no more a character- than plot-driven story, since nothing propels it after the intriguing opening, but the focus is on the characters-or, more specifically, on their physical features (spoiler: mostly everyone’s skin is/turns pale and is/turns rosy or pink at the cheeks or ears). Instead, the novel contains some background on the arts, and is laden with superfluous details (I was surprised the stair count isn’t given, when the characters depart the church). It helps additionally to brush up on the Cold War (to avoid a disruptive reading experience from “having” to google left and right), since it is assumed that we readers know the historical context. If you can’t resist picking up this book because Beatriz Williams (!), then at least read the Author’s Note in the back matter first.
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