QOTD: How do you ‘#bookstagram’?
Do you set aside time each day for it? Do you stockpile photos? Draft your weeks posts?
I’ve lost my routine, I work such crazy hours, it’s difficult to find time. When I do have free time, I want to read, instead of talking about reading lol. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, yes my engagement in posts has suffered but I’m coming to terms with it lol. I’ve read some amazing books lately, and that trumps engagement.
Although, I do admit, it’s sucks when you’re proud of a post, or put in a lot of effort, and the post just tanks 🙈😂.
Let me know, are you living your best bookstagram life at the moment?
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February: A backlist book of an author you have read before.
Book 1: The Unseeing by Anna Mozzola
Set in London in 1837, Sarah Gale, a seamstress and mother, sentenced to hang for her role in the murder of Hannah Brown. During her petition for mercy, Sarah remains silent. Why, what is she willing to die for?
(Previously read The Story Keeper)
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Book 2: The Good People by Hannah Kent
County Kerry, Ireland, 1825.
Nóra, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Micheál. Micheál cannot speak and cannot walk and Nóra is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive? In the hope of restoring Micheál, the world of folklore and belief, of ritual and stories, lead her down a dangerous path.
(Previously read Burial Rites)
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Both books are based on/inspired by true stories, both emotionally engaging and well thought out. The Good People is slow in pace, but worth your time, and I was surprised by how emotional I was at the end of reading. The Unseeing is perfect for historical crime fiction fans, an addictive read.
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#jesandrosiesbooketlist hosted by @jesikasbookshelf & @rosie_tinted_books
#bookstagram, you all know how much I love a #readalong, so what better way to start off February than with one 😃 Over the next 4 days I’ll be reading The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood with the lovely #bookstagrammers tagged in the photo!
I really enjoyed Marwood’s previous book, The Wicked Girls, so I’m excited for this one - I’m already 100 pages in and hooked!
Romy has escaped a cult, but can she escape her dark past!
#ThePoisonGarden is out already, so if you have a copy, let me know and do join in! The schedule we’re reading to is:
1st Feb - start to page 100
2nd Feb - page 101 to 203
3rd Feb - page 204 to 287
4th Feb - page 288 to the end.
Thank you to @tandemcollectiveuk for sending me a copy of this book and organising the readalong!
#ThePoisonGardenReadalong
Girl, Woman, Other
I’m closing January by finishing this beauty. GWO follows a cast of twelve characters -mostly Black British women- on their personal journeys.
Bernardine Evaristo has written such a readable book, with its unique structure, it just flows. Yet the distinction between each character’s voice is clear, without altering the fluidity of the read.
I really like the links between the characters. Some are more personally relatable than others (so were my fav - Carole and LaTisha), however, I haven’t come across any character who I haven’t enjoyed reading about. I may not find them likeable but I remain interested.
Do you ever “people watch”. You see someone and wonder what their life is like. I think this book is a bit like that, almost as though people in the street have stopped and shared a bit of themselves and then we move onto the next person. To the extent where their pain/trauma isn’t fully explore, nor their successes, you just get the essence of who they are. The idea that you don’t know what the next person has experienced/is experiencing.
How happy am I that I have another of Evaristo’s books on my shelf, waiting for me to get lost in!
