Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||
Why I Read It || Thought it would be a great read aloud, a fun mystery set in New England. Something I could read to the kids and they would enjoy.
What I Thought || This was a fun, sweet, contemporary story. My kids loved the mystery and the characters. Not scary in the least.
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It
Why I Read It || Reading some L. M. Montgomery this year.
What I Thought || A sweet story of friends. The main character loved to tell stories and her group of friends loved to listen.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, librivox.org
Booked: Literature in the Soul of me by Karen Swallow Prior
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It
Why I Read It || Recommended on a blog.
What I Thought || A book about books. Shared in a memoir style, each chapter focused on one book and its importance in her life.
How Did You Read It || Hardbound, Library
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Loved It!
Why I Read It || Recommended by a friend.
What I Thought || Such a good story, you’ll fall in love with the characters and watch how children and families in the United States lived and loved during the years of the Vietnam War.
How Did You Read It || Hardbound, Library
The One and Only Ivan
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Really Liked It!
Why I Read It || Recommended to me by my daughter.
What I Thought || A sweet story of a gorilla and his friends.
How Did You Read It || Book on CD, Library
The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It
Why I Read It || Recommended.
What I Thought || It was a fun read, a fantasy that moves quickly.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It
Why I Read It || Third book in the series.
What I Thought || This was a good addition to the series. A murder mystery set in Canada.
How Did You Read It || Auidiobook, Overdrive App
The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It
Why I Read It || Looked like a book I would enjoy.
What I Thought || A great book with practical tips on creating a cozy and enjoyable life.
How Did You Read It || Hardbound, Library
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It!
Why I Read It ||Reading through the Maisie Dobbs series.
What I Thought ||I love how Winspear weaves the conflicts and issues present in post WW1 England into the story of detective Maisie Dobbs.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Loved It
Why I Read It ||Well, it is written by Brene Brown, I adore her!
What I Thought ||I really liked how she spoke about imperfection being a gift, how vulnerability is what connects us.
How Did You Read It || Book on CD, Library
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It
Why I Read It ||Won a couple awards.
What I Thought ||Present day mystery about the past. This books goes back and forth between a present day teenager that discoveries a skeleton in her backyard, with a teenager that lived 100 years in the past and the racial cruelty he endured.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||I listen to Gretchen Rubin’s podcast happier and love her four tendency framework.
What I Thought ||Shared the details of Rubin’s four tendencies and how they work.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Audible App
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||Recommended by Laura Tremaine
What I Thought ||Scary apocalyptic/postapocalyptic thriller. Pretty graphic in parts.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
The Golden Road by L. M. Montgomery
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||
Why I Read It ||Another L. M. Montgomery
What I Thought ||Sequel to the Story Girl. The friends from the first novel grow up, grow together, and grow apart.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Librivox App
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||Another Young Adult book that won an award.
What I Thought ||Interested love story, a mystery of a missing girl, and a boy who is misunderstood. Very compelling read.
How Did You Read It || Hardbound Book, Library
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Loved It
Why I Read It ||Family favorite. Read it to my kiddos.
What I Thought ||This was read to me in 4th grade. I loved, loved, loved it then and still love it. My favorite Roald Dahl.
How Did You Read It || Hardbound Book, Own It
The Year That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Loved It
Why I Read It ||Another award winning book.
What I Thought ||We LOVED this book. The story of a girl, abused and misunderstood, during WWII. She leaves London with her brother and finds a life she never knew was possible.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, CD Library
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||Recommended by family.
What I Thought ||The story of refugees fleeing from East Prussia at the close of WWII. Such an amazing story, a sad story, a redemptive story.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Audible
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||A middle grade novel.
What I Thought ||Such a fun story with a very interesting 10 year old girl, navigating real life and real problems.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||Recommended on Modern Mrs. Darcy for those that like Kate Morton and she is a favorite author of mine!
What I Thought ||A mystery of a house, a long ago summer. Told by two women separated by decades.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Really Liked It
Why I Read It ||Another Young Adult recommended novel.
What I Thought ||An interesting love story. A sweet story of love, a mystery to solve, a girl who is trying to cope with a world that feels out of control.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||Sequel to Red Queen.
What I Thought ||This was a good sequel to the Red Queen.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
Roots and Sky by Christie Purifoy
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||Loved the premise, motherhood, homelife in the country.
What I Thought ||This was a good read. Lots of thoughts on slowing down and working through the hard days of motherhood. Loved the setting of their country home.
How Did You Read It || Hardbound, Own It
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Loved It
Why I Read It ||Recommended by Modern Mrs. Darcy.
What I Thought || I so loved this book. Loved the setting in Alaska, loved the characters, loved the epic feel of the novel, and enjoyed how everything was resolved.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||Liked It
Why I Read It ||My 10 year old told me I had to read it.
What I Thought ||It was a good read, it reminded me of a darker version of Harry Potter.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || So, So
Why I Read It || Third book in Red Queen series.
What I Thought ||I didn’t like it as much as I liked the first two, but it was still a good book in the series.
How Did You Read It || Audiobook, Overdrive App
Year to Date Summary
Books Read || 36
Hard Copies || 12
Audiobooks || 22
Read Alouds || 2
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