Unfortunately, I won’t be around on April 12th to link up this post to the monthly Show Us Your Books linkup. However, I still wanted to share my March reads. My reading has continued to slow down and disappointingly, I’ve been picking mostly so-so books. Hoping April brings better books! Here are my March reads:
3 stars:
Burn The Place by Iliana Regan (autobiography/memoir, July 2019) This is the memoir of Iliana Regan. She grew up and spent most of her childhood on a farm and most recently was the owner and chef of Elizabeth, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago. This was the second book of my local foodie book club. I hadn’t heard of the chef or the book prior to this. Memoirs don’t appeal to me very much if I’m not interested in the person they are about. This was just an okay read for me.
Deadly Little Lies by Stephanie DeCarolis (Mystery/Thriller, November 2021) (c/o Netgalley) Juliana lives in the city and has a boyfriend, a good job, and her friends. All that is jeopardized when she receives a text from Jenny. The Jenny from college that she thought was dead. Juliana reconnects with her college friends who also received the same message. Jenny somehow knows secrets that each of them have and is blackmailing them. The story alternates between the past and present as we learn what happened to Jenny and if she is really dead. Unfortunately, I didn’t care for any of the characters and thought the book was just an okay suspense read.
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Romance, January 2022) Ari is a meteorologist at the local news station. When her boss Torrance creates a toxic work environment, fighting with her ex-husband, Ari and her co-worker Russell create a plan to try to get the couple back together. While putting their plan into action, the two may end up finding sparks of their own. This was a cute romance read.
4 stars:
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (Fiction, September 2020) Eudora Honeysett is 85 years old and is ready to die. But then a new family moves in across the street and she meets 10 year-old Rose. Rose brings adventure and excitement to Eudora’s life and may give her a reason to continue to live. I went into this book not knowing anything about it and discovered an emotional but very enjoyable read.
Instamom by Chantel Guertin (romance, June 2021) Kit Kidding is an Instagram influencer whose platform is based on not wanting children. But then she meets Will…..who has a child. Will Kit give up her social media stardom for the guy or will she follow her heart? I started a new job recently and have a longer commute. To make the trip more enjoyable, I decided to listen to audiobooks. Instamom was a book on CD that was readily available at the library. While I didn’t have high hopes for this book, I was pleasantly surprised that I liked it as much as I did. I enjoyed the narration and the overall story.
