What have you read recently?

I haven't been reading much in the last couple of years. The last book I read though (and had to wait 4 months to get it from the library) was Laptop From Hell by Miranda Devine. And, I finally finished a physical book I had borrowed from my cousin in 2018... From Elvis to Elvira: My Life on Stage by Richard Sterban (of the Oak Ridge Boys).

I have a whole bunch of cozy mysteries on my Kindle to be read. Some are from a series so I'm just waiting until I have 4 or more and I'll just read them all at once.

 

that's going to be one of the next books I'm going to read... From Kristin Harmel I read the book of lost names ...

For the moment I'm reading The Lavender Garden from Lucinda Riley ...

 

I'm not reading as much this year either -- being a guest Polly may have something to do with it (not that I'm complaining!!). I'm currently reading The Sum of Us which is a very insightful book about the effects of racism in society and how anti-racist policies help everyone to do better, not just those that are the direct victims of racism.

 

LOVED both of those books- Kristin Harmel has a new one coming out that is on my to-read list- I can't remember the title tho! lol

I just finished Go as a River by Shelley Read It was SO good- my latest 5 star read.


I also just read a few other 4 star reads- I've been on a roll lately-
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

 

I just finished The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E.Schwab which I absolutely loved!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50623864

 

I'm just about to put down the phone & go to bed and finish Prince Harry's The Spare. Really liked it. What a crazy thing monarchy is!

 

I haven’t been reading lately so thanks for the reminder and suggestions!

 

@norton94 - I read several Fredrik Backman books in 2021. Have you read the Man Called Ove? If you get a chance, I highly recommend the Swedish movie (with subtitles) by the same name. It is true to the original story. I can't bring myself to watch the Man Called Otto.

In January I read this YA series about Alexander Hamilton and his wife. I really liked it. First book is pictured.

 

Any non fiction readers here? I mostly read non fiction. I just finished Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe which is all about The Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 80s. It was so fascinating and really well written.
Right now I'm reading a memoir, Know My Name by Chanel Miller which is tough subject matter but also well written and an important read. (She was the victim/survivor in the Brock Turner assault case that made headlines in 2015.)

 

I am currently on a Digital Hold with the library for that one.

 

I recently read in February MAAME by Jessica George which was really good.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60784605