Daily Joys – 150
Here’s to the quiet days. Here’s to things feeling lighter.
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I loved the time I spent with The Old Place. This is the story of Mary Alice and Ellie and Josie, all of whom live in a small town in Texas (Billington.) Ellie and Mary Alice live next door to each other and are best friends (both are also single moms of children who’ve died.) Josie is the New Yorker wife of a Billington resident who comes back home to take over his family’s business and she takes a job being a schoolteacher after Mary Alice (unwillingly) retires. There are several other lovely and interesting and textured characters but most of the story revolves around these three women and you can’t help but fall in love with them, as flawed as they are. Even though Mary Alice wasn’t a likable character, I still found myself caring about her and wanting things to work out for her. You can tell that she hasn’t had it easy. This story is about family, small towns, sisterhood, friendship and so much more. I loved every second I spent with it. with gratitude to netgalley and Penguin Putnam for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars I’ve never read MKA before. This was fun and engaging and I enjoyed reading it. It was a light read and I am not sure it will stay with me but I still liked reading it.
I love Emezi’s writing. This is not my favorite novel by them but I still love their writing and this unusual story of a woman who suffered a great loss and has three different romantic partners is no exception. Beautiful writing but not an interesting plot.
This book was really quite depressing. But it was also really well done. This is the story of Ansel Packer who is about to be executed on death row for murdering multiple women. The story is told by him and several of the women from his life: his mom, his wife’s sister and the officer who caught him. It’s a layered and captivating story.
i read about this in a book I was reading and I am so glad I decided to take a chance on it. It’s not what you think it will be and it’s also exactly what you think it will be. Matt Haig is such a wonderful writer, for me. I enjoy his books.
read this in one slurp. Christina Lauren is always so fun and this one is no exception. Funny and I loved the wilderness setting.
2.5 stars This was a hit and a miss for me. Some of it was nice but the characters never really stuck with me and so I lost interest in the story even as i was reading it. 
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So much beauty inside. Ok day today quiet and uneventful. 
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A quiet day. Got my hair done and had coffee with a friend and got pictures. Grateful.  Daily Joys – 147
Definitely the highlight of today.  Daily Joys – 146
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