I am indeed back after a three year hiatus, but specifically for myself. I doubt anyone will even find this blog and/or follow it again. But I'm writing just for myself now.
Does that sound self absorbed? Well, just in case you have found my blog again, I'll tell you why it's now all for myself.
I love books and stories and being entertained. But I was finding myself reading less and less because I am easily distracted (and a slooooow reader). Then I was introduced to Libby and discovered that I could listen to audio books free(!) without having to run to the library or have a CD player available to change out discs as I listen. It was a game changer for me. I do a lot of crafting and I can listen to books for long periods of time. Wow, awesome right? It does have its drawbacks, one is not wanting to go to bed when I have only two hours left in the book. Not good.
Let me show you how audio has changed my reading stats:
Holly by Stephen King
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
You Like it Darker by Stephen King
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Legacy by Nora Roberts
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
First Degree by David Rosenfelt
Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt
Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt
Dead Center by David Rosenfelt
Play Dead by David Rosenfelt
New Tricks by David Rosenfelt
Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt
One Dog Night by David Rosenfelt
Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
Leader of the Pack by David Rosenfelt
Unleashed by David Rosenfelt
Hounded by David Rosenfelt
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
Blindness by Jose Saramago
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano
Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano
The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Dear Eliza by Andrea J Stein
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh Gad
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao
The Woman Who Met Herself by Laura Pearson
Heading out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Colony One Mars by Gerald M Kilby
Colony Two Mars by Gerald M Kilby
Colony Three Mars by Gerald M Kilby
The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner
Off Season by Jennifer Weiner
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Fortune's Daughter by Alice Hoffman
The Half Life by Jennifer Weiner
A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Exley by Brock Clarke
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Books read (68)
Whew!
It's sad that I remember so little about these stories, all that I've listened to since January. I am hopeful that by writing about them as I move from one story to the next, that the exercise of writing will also help the stories stay with me.
First up: The Heiress.
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