Abbi is my go-to happy writer these days- and I need it!

I don’t know what to say about the Picoult. Plenty of people gave it 5 stars, but even though I went back and finished it because so many people said it had a huge twist (it does) it became a hate read and I skimmed it. The only compelling parts for me was the boyfriend’s job as an ER resident during the pandemic.

I have an ALC of Wish You Were Here from Libro and have been reluctant to pick it up. It has been many years since I have read a Jodi Picoult novel!

I am looking forward to your review of The Ballerinas. I have been seeing that book everywhere!

I ended up giving the book 4 stars even though it was slow going through the first 80 or so pages. All I can say w/o giving spoilers is that all is not what it seems in the beginning. The book has several parts. If you own the book and your so inclined maybe you could try it again. Also I saw where Laurel-Rain gave it 5 stars in her review.

Bless you, you always make me laugh out loud! I hope your holidays are bright.

I kind of am, too, but it felt like mansplaining. And I didn’t like how he brushed off plagiarism.

Thank you so much! I used to do reviews 3 times a week, but after 10 years it’s gotten to be a bit more difficult. Plus, so many people say they don’t read blogs anymore so I’ve been wondering about continuing. It helps to hear from readers, I appreciate it!

Ten books is a great month! I read Kimmery Martin’s The Antidote for Everything and really liked it. As mentioned in the recap I DNFed the new Picoult so I’d be interested to hear what you think.

I’m fully immersed in backlist books from now until Christmas. It’s fun, but I’m reading so much I forget to write reviews and then I can’t remember the book.

Jill Wright