Simple Meals + Honest Book Reviews + Practical Living
Happy Monday my bookworms! I’ll be the first to admit that my reading game has taken a back seat these last few weeks. Can I blame it on the fact that I still have a book-hangover from Commonwealth, and no book I’ve read since has even come close to it? I’ve been struggling to get through the last few books I’ve picked up. Especially these three books, which I beg you to stay clear of…
Oh hello, Monday morning! I may be alone when saying this, but I adore Mondays. They are by far, your best bet for setting the tone right for a productive, healthy, and happy week ahead. Sure, that also means a full work week ahead but let’s turn that perspective around, and dive into some little easy things to do to help you get there.
A few months ago, I signed up for Book of the Month. Judges select 5 Books for the Month, and then you select one out of the five you’d like to receive in the mail. Before I signed up, I reviewed their past selections, and more frequently that not, BOTM aligned well with my reading preferences. I knew it would be a great fit, so not only did I sign up, but I also troll their past selections, and use it for my Reading List springboard.
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I have a never ending list of books to read, and with how little time I seem to have these days (we’re knee deep in home renovation quotes, workworkworkworkwork, and #wifelife), it feels nearly impossible to get around to crossing all the books off my list. I was seriously convinced I’d have so much free time now that we’re done with wedding planning. Oh how wrong I was! Anyway, here’s what’s on the reading rotation…
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This book was fantastic. From the very start, I was totally hooked. I immediately want to jump into the summary, and then my thoughts. And of course, why I loved it so much to dub it the very first Bee’s Bookclub Book of 2017. Alright, let’s dive into Ann Patchett’s 7th novel, Commonwealth.…