Happy Monday, friends. I think this might be my last “What I’m Reading” post. Of course, I’ve said that before and brought these posts back, so never say never. But as my reading has slowed down from the frenetic pace I was reading in 2020 and 2019, I find myself struggling some weeks to finish a book so I can write these posts. Instead, I’m going to move to a monthly reading recap. I’m making this change mostly to take the pressure off myself to finish books quickly so I can post about them in this recap. Reading is supposed to be fun, a hobby, not something that I put pressure on myself to do.
Maybe my reading will pick up again and I’ll bring these posts back, but for now, this is the last weekly reading recap, and I only have one book to review! So this will be a quick recap. 🙂
Rising Star by Susannah Nix (★★★★☆)
This Hollywood romance follows Griffin, an actor who is finishing up his role in a long-running medical drama, and Alice, a Ph.D. student who is taking some time off from finishing her dissertation and picks up a job as an extra on the show. When Alice gets kicked out of her apartment and Griffin needs a dog and house sitter for 3 months while he films a movie, the stars align for them and she becomes his roommate. And we all know what happens from there: They fall in love, of course! It’s a slow build to the romance, which I really loved because it made the moment they finally put their feelings on the table that much sweeter. It was a sweet romance with a lot of heart, and I enjoyed my time with it.
What I’m Reading This Week
I’m currently reading One Two Three by Laurie Frankel, and only have about 100 pages to go until I’m done with it. I am enjoying this novel so much! It’s written in such an interesting way (from the perspectives of 16-year-old triplets, and the chapters alternate between them) and I’m breezing through it.
After I finish that, I’m going to pick up The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrick Backman. I’m also going to start Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig on audio.
What are you reading?
Reading should definitely not add stress to your life so this change makes sense! You can always move it to every other week if a monthly recap is too much to type out for one post! I have been reading “People We Meet on Vacation” which I am enjoying (more of a hit for me than it was for you!) and I’m also reading “With Teeth” on my kindle ap. It got rave reviews but is about a child w/ behavioral/emotional issues and sometimes those books stress me out as a parent! So I am going to see how I continue to feel and maybe abandon it if it doesn’t sit right with me. Oddly, I did fine with The Push but this one is bothering me more, probably because it starts out with a situation where their son bites the mom and that is something Paul has done/tried to do during a bad tantrum (but would NEVER do when he was lucid!).
One Two Three sounds fun! I want to breeze through a book. Sigh, 11/22/63 is such a slog.
A monthly recap sounds much less stressful! 🙂
I just finished The Heart Principle when it came through on my library holds. I think you’ll find it’s a fun read!