I am so not a warm weather reader. Atleast that's what I thought until looking up last years Spring book report and seeing that I managed to fly through 8 novels last Spring, compared to this year's measly 3! I blame this on the fact that this year I have a toddler on the go, and together we are spending the majority of our time outdoors at the park or on the trails, whereas last year I had at least two nap-times a day to read through. Still, I'm plugging my way through some interesting reads.
After You by JoJo Moyes : The sequel to Me Before You, and went the way that all sequels go (in a downward direction, it wasn't as good as Me Before You). Not a terrible read by any means, but the main character is rather "woe is me" which just isn't my style. But if you read Me Before You (or choose to watch the movie, which I guess is being made?! And possibly could already be released by now, I'm so out of touch with that kind of thing) you'll undoubtedly want to know what happens next and will read this novel., and not be disappointed but it prob won't make your top 10 books of the year list, atleast I know it won't be making mine.
The Bees by Laline Paull : What a unique read! Here is a fun fact about me- the animated movie The Bee Movie starring Jerry Seinfeld is my all-time favorite movie. It's cheesy and cute and I love it. The novel The Bees is nothing like that movie. This book shows the darker side of bee life, that's for sure. And it is super wierd. My husband worked in a bee research facility one summer and learnt a ton about bees, but I never fact checked anything with him as I was reading, I just enjoyed the book and can definitely say that over the weekend as I noticed swarms of bees celebrating Spring's newly budding trees I looked at them with a new appreciation. Bees are so fascinating, so naturally a novel that personifies the lowliest type of worker bee in a hive is as well.
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom : I loved this novel about a character who becomes the greatest guitarist in the world because although Frankie Presto's story is fictional, the musicians he encounters and plays with throughout the book are real, like Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and the Beatles. The story is narrated through Music, and just really got my musical heart beating.
xo.
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