Simple Meals + Honest Book Reviews + Practical Living
We all get that Sunday night depression. You know, the panicky realization that the weekend is winding down to a close, and tomorrow is, well, Monday. The start of a new week — chock-full of appointments, meetings, emails (so many emails), chores, errands, and plain old hard work ahead of us. It’s overwhelming, yes.
I don’t know how it was accomplished, but I managed to squeeze in enough time this month to read SIX books January. Even for me, that’s a bit aggressive, but hey, I’ll take it. Out of the six books crossed off my reading list this January, one book in particular really struck a chord with me…
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng was an absolutely incredible read. It left chills on my arms and the story has been lodged in my brain ever since I finished it. I wanted to share with you this absolute must-read.
When browsing, Luckiest Girl Alive claimed that fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train would fall for this page turner. When a publishing house feels their book is worthy enough to measure up the writing standards of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, and then proceed to slap that claim on said book cover, I will more likely than not add it to my Amazon order. (I know, I’m totally a sucker for marketing, sigh)
It’s Judy Blume. As in the Judy Blume who wrote Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. My absolute favorite book as a tween, in addition to about a dozen of others she wrote. I have always loved JB, and when her book came in my June PopSugar Box, I just about died of excitement.
Is it just me, or did the entire month of July seem to fly away with the blink of an eye? I can hardly believe it’s time for another monthly book review. I love receiving recommendations, so if you have any, dear readers, please share them with me!
Daily reading has always been a must for me, and I can assure you, there will always be a book I’m in the middle of on my nightstand. Some books are there longer than others (see #4), but I’d consider myself a semi-vivacious reader.
I’m proud to say that my girlfriends have begun coming to me for book recommendations, so I figured the blog would be a great place to discuss the ones I’ve crossed off my reading list for that particular month.