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Yep Two,
We just some cogs at the jobs.
So, the book I am reading now and totally love is "The Bookshop on the Corner" by Jenny Colgan.
The book I just finished a couple days ago by Jenny Colgan is "The Cafe by the Sea" and I loved that too.
The one before which began my summer readathon spree was "Christmas in London" by Anita Hughes. Liked it a lot because of the food, the romance was bleh. If yer gonna write a romance with dudes in it, why not make them fantasy worthy.
I've got a seven stack of unread ones on my night stand.
Rome in Love ~ Anita Hughes
Market Street ~ Anita Hughes
Secrets in Summer ~ Nancy Thayer
The Identicals ~ Elin Hilderbrand
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery ~ Jenny Colgan
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop ~ Jenny Colgan
Little Beach Street Bakery ~ Jenny Colgan
Anyhow you get the drift. Girl authors, girl themes, pastel book covers, escapism, fantasy, romances, food, travel.. Yeps.
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Garbanzo on April 29, 2018, 03:19:39 PM ---Yep Two,
We just some cogs at the jobs.
So, the book I am reading now and totally love is "The Bookshop on the Corner" by Jenny Colgan.
The book I just finished a couple days ago by Jenny Colgan is "The Cafe by the Sea" and I loved that too.
The one before which began my summer readathon spree was "Christmas in London" by Anita Hughes. Liked it a lot because of the food, the romance was bleh. If yer gonna write a romance with dudes in it, why not make them fantasy worthy.
I've got a seven stack of unread ones on my night stand.
Rome in Love ~ Anita Hughes
Market Street ~ Anita Hughes
Secrets in Summer ~ Nancy Thayer
The Identicals ~ Elin Hilderbrand
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery ~ Jenny Colgan
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop ~ Jenny Colgan
Little Beach Street Bakery ~ Jenny Colgan
Anyhow you get the drift. Girl authors, girl themes, pastel book covers, escapism, fantasy, romances, food, travel.. Yeps.
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Escapism is the key, G! I don't know any of those authors, I will have a look out for them next time I go to the library. I like reading crime thrillers; I like the fact that there is always a maverick cop who's a bit of a loner but always puts the victims first and gets the job done. I think it's the hero I've always wanted :) I've got a book that a friend of mine helped to write that I really want to read but I find my brain can't cope with much these days and it's a very detailed account of a personal history (all to do with the Holocaust), with a lot of Eastern European (and therefore unfamiliar) names so I keep forgetting who's who and having to go back and start again :) So I've not got very far with that one yet. I'll keep an eye out for some of the ones you mention, a bit of escapism would do me good, I think :) x
Meh:
My coworker recommended Outlander the 600 some odd page book by Diana Gabaldon. It's supposed to be this sexy romance novel. I didn't think it was romantic, it was sort of sadistic and I think the author has a rape and corset fetish. That said it was a page turner and had a pretty good story line. Didn't think I would like something having to do with time travel as it's science fiction. I did like it a lot though. Maybe not loved but liked it. I've now got the second book in the series laying on my floor here, all 740 pages of it with library grime and all. I might read it. Currently binge watching the film series of it on Amazon. I learned halfway through reading the first book that they made a tv series out of it so I'm watching season one TV series to match book one but I'm going to stop before I get ahead of the second book.
I'm half tempted to visit Scotland. Apparently the book has boosted tourism.
Nothing much else going on in my life. Everyday minutia. Work. Drinking coffee. Reading.
sKePTiKal:
I'm an Outlander fan, Garbanzo. Yes, it does seem that Jamie and Claire have a healthy sex life. :D
But their relationship/connection is what I find to be the most interesting (and the history of course, too). You won't start to see much of that until Book 2. And there is the actual sadistic character - Black Jack Randall - that in the tv series (season 2 I believe) - was very very very difficult to watch. Stomach turning and inner Viking invoking at the same time. (The rescue scene was satisfyingly humorous however.) The author's reason for including that - may, IMO - have only been to point out that people like that have existed throughout time and because of the political hierarchy's almost absolute power left even the strong and resourceful at their mercy. There is also a short, but thorough explanation of healing from that experience.
The time travel aspect is only a minor theme in the books/series. Later on, like books 5-8 and 9, there is more exploration of this.
Meh:
Read The Lost Queen now going back to Outlander still on #
Day of being lazy, cooking and cleaning. Updating my virus protection software etc.... YAWN !!!
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