I should not be surprised that using my free time to read instead of waste time online would improve my reading. That and being sick in bed over the weekend helped too. For the first time in a long time, I actually feel like I am making progress although I still have a long way to go.
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I do love Robert Goolrick’s writing style and his ability to create pictures with words. His newest novel may not be the best example of his storytelling ability, I was sufficiently charmed by his characters and the setting to thoroughly enjoy it.
Lauren James’ latest novel is quite literally unputdownable. I started it late Tuesday night, read a little at lunch on Wednesday, settled into it after work on Wednesday and did not get up until I was done. Intense, emotional, scary – it was a fun read that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
The Kate Christensen novel is an interesting one. Slow to get started, the tension picks up about halfway through and never stops. The captive setting allows you to get to know the characters and all their foibles. The ending though is neither what I expected nor what I want in an ending of a novel. I am going to have to spend some more time thinking about this one.
The new C. W. Gortner novel about Nicholas II’s mother is absolutely fabulous. As always, the attention to detail is stunning, but it is the historical figures in which the story truly shines. He brings the last three Romanov czars back to life and allows us to see a different viewpoint of the fall of imperial Russia. I loved every minute of it.
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I love Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck! Really helped me cut the fat out of my life and more time to do the things that really matter to me.
I am about halfway through it and am taking my time to make sure I don’t pencil-whip the exercises.