May Reading

[DeeBeeCreative]

I hadn't read any library books in a while, then 3 holds came available. One I 'returned', because I just couldn't get into it. The other 2 were both really good! Two completely different genres, but both get 5 stars! 

The first was a fairly new (but not the latest) JD Robb futuristic murder mystery (Framed in Murder).  That one had me laughing at times; there's always a lot of humor mixed in with the mystery--and some romance, too. 

The other one was a holiday romance by Debbie Macomber (A Very Ferry Christmas). That one had me crying from the touching scenes!  

I read 29 books in April & so far 6 in May (1 was a reread). 

[Carci]

Good heavens Dee, you read a book a day?  I read about 2 a week. Recently I really enjoyed The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot.  I cried at the end... 

Theo of Golden is my favorite this Year, a story of creative generosity.

I also enjoyed Junebug, about a girl who travels the country with her dad and one day she goes into a Walmart and sees her picture on a 'child missing' poster and  Sipsworth, about a lonely old lady who befriends a mouse.

[DeeBeeCreative]

Hi Carci.  Well, except for my monthly stock-up at the grocery and my Dr appts, I'm pretty much 'homebound'. So I have plenty of time to read. And the only 3 tv shows I like are on hiatus now, too. This week, I was sidetracked and went 3-4 days without reading. Well, I 'read' online things like Reddit, etc. Lol.  Then last night, I finally finished a paranormal mystery I started a few days ago. I just posted a review of that in the Bookaholics Group.  I'm sticking to 'light' books lately, and not 'long' ones, due to my mood. I haven't decided what to read next. 

[Carci]

If you are homebound I think you would really enjoy Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy: 

"Sometimes a second chance comes in the most unexpected way....

Following the loss of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. She retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit: ‘Each day was an impersonation of the one before with only a slight shuffle—as though even for death there is a queue.’

Then, one cold winter night, a chance encounter with a mouse sets Helen on a surprising journey. Over the course of two weeks in a small English town, this reclusive widow discovers an unexpected reason to live.

Sipsworth is a reminder that there is always reason for hope. No matter what we have planned for ourselves, sometimes life has plans of its own. With profound compassion, Simon Van Booy illuminates not only a deep friendship forged between two lonely creatures, but the reverberations of goodness that ripple out from that unique bond."

[DeeBeeCreative]

I ended up reading only 19 books in May.