The second half of April continued to be a fabulous reading month for me! But May has felt stymied, mostly because I was stubborn about actually finishing one book (what happened to The Year of the Abandoned Book??!) that I didn’t enjoy. It killed my reading mojo!
As always, you can head over to my 2019 Goodreads Shelf to see ALL of the books that I’ve read this year, because they don’t always make it to my blog anymore.
Thank you to the Modern Mrs. Darcy for hosting this monthly linkup! If you are looking for some book recommendations, click on over to her post and find plenty of dedicated readers with some incredible books.
I think this was my first ever “western” and I simply adored it. The characters were rich and engaging and I was delighted by the fact that Captain Kidd made his living by riding around North Texas to read newspapers to the people settled there.
I love WWII novels set in France. I just do. I will read every single one of them and gush, I’m sure of it. This one was especially good, even if it seemed a bit far-fetched in a couple of places. This tells the story of English women who helped The Resistance in France. I loved it!
oh my gosh, oh my gosh, this was a dream come true! Set in NYC in the early 1990s, James Smale finally finds someone who is interested in buying his novel. Lo and behold, it is JACKIE-freaking-O!! Can you imagine? This was a fantastic book that was heartwarming and hopeful. I’ve been telling everyone I see about it!
I recently blogged about this because I felt it was so helpful to my goal-setting lifestyle. Looking at the goodreads reviews, it seems like some people found it to be preachy and one sided, but this is the best book I’ve ever read by Gretchen Rubin. I think she was honest about her biases and I was able to take those with a grain of salt! But it was so helpful to look at strategies for goal setting while keeping my own tendencies in mind!
How about you? Tell me what you’re reading!!
The Cozy Burrow 
Reading Lila on your strong recommendation and LOVING it!
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I’m glad you’re loving it!! I really enjoyed all three books in that series and can’t wait to get my hands on Housekeeping!
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I enjoyed News of the World, too! It’s so atmospheric, showing a wide variety of places and cultures all within Texas. Here’s my review. I don’t usually read “Westerns,” either!
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Exactly! Thanks for the link to your review. Now I’d like to explore more Westerns!
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Three of the four going on my TBR list. I already read Better Than Before. I’m excited to read, based on your glowing reviews the other three. Thanks.
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Excellent! Let me know what you think of them!
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I think I’m going to have to try The Editor. Sounds like something I’d enjoy!
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I loved it! I hope you do too 🙂
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Loved the first 3–haven’t heard of the last one. Sam Elliott gets my vote to play the Captain in the News of the World if it becomes a movie!
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Agreed about Sam Elliott!! I hadn’t thought of News of the World as a movie, but it would be great!
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I need to get back into reading, I haven’t picked anything lately that perks my intrest. Some of these sound good. I’m going to check your good reads. I just got a new Amazon tablet and saw the Goodreads app.
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Please join! I’d love to follow you. It’s tough to get out of a reading slump sometimes. Have you read anything by Sarah Addison Allen? They are so good and I think they’re perfect to help pull a person out of a slump. They’re magical realisms, usually set in the south, and so cozy.
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No I can’t say I have , but I’m going to look her up now 😊
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I just noticed that The Peach Keeper is on sale for $2.99 on amazon right now! https://amzn.to/2EzEgq3
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