Helpless by Jessica Knoll
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5 stars for the crazy twist at the end that really left me more confused than i expected. It was interesting but also i feel a little too over the top towards the end.
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Cute, sweet read just when i needed one!
What a gifted writer Nina LaCour is…I loved every minute I spent with the story of Odette who is best friends with her cousin Delphine. Both of whom have secrets they can’t tell anyone else. As they make bold moves to leave their Creole community and move to Los Angeles, their lives diverge only to converge years later again as a result of a huge moment for Delphine. Neither woman will be the same again. As we follow Odette navigate her life and her choices and the consequences they bring, I felt like both wishing she were braver and having so much empathy for her and her fears around losing everything she loved most. LaCour’s writing is so real that the characters jump off the page and carve their place in your heart as the story navigates family, belonging, mental illness, black community, sisterhood, queerness and so much more. Angel Pean’s audio brought it to life beautifully, helping me connect to the story much more deeply. with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.  Still making progress over here. Still doing yoga and cream, I am proud of myself. I bought this cream which has been lovely and I love using it every day. I started on the reclaim a little bit but not enough. But that’s ok. I am feeling good what I’ve done so far, and giving myself grace about the rest.
Still feeling grateful with all the work I am putting in this month. If I can mostly maintain this for most of the rest of this month and just be there for my kids, that’s all I want from July. Here’s to another good week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
3.5 totally readable. I loved listening to this one. It’s fun, it’s funny and full of moxy.
This was a lovely story to listen to, and interesting history with good depth but the characters weren’t as textured and developed as I would have liked. Glad I read it.
3.5 stars for some reason this book didn’t make it for me. I liked it but didn’t love it. And i am not sure why. maybe it was the wrong book at the wrong time.
This was okay. readable and moved fast but will not stay with me. Sometimes those are the perfect books for the moment.  Ok lots of progress this week, I am so grateful. I have established a Yoga practice and I also bought a skin cream I really like so I’ve been doing both regularly and it’s making me so, so happy! I haven’t begun the reclaim list, yet but it’s ok. I have time.
Feeling great with eating a bit better, doing a lot of yoga, taking care of my skin, doing two interesting slow-reads and a lot of awesome book discussions. I’ve also been practicing painting from photos. Feeling grateful. Here’s to another good week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
Eddie Flynn might be one of my favorite fictional characters. I love watching him operate, especially in court! While this wasn’t my very favorite of the Flynn novels, I really enjoyed watching Flynn in action and I loved how the twists kept coming as they always do in his novels. Just when you think you figured it all out, Cavanagh makes sure you continue to pay attention! with gratitude to netgalley and Atria Books for an early copy in exchange for an honest review
Maynard is such a wonderful storyteller. This is the story of Frances, fourteen, who gets to spend the summer in a lakefront home in Maine as a mother’s helper. A world that is usually completely inaccessible to her, one full of country clubs, tennis tutors and more. This life seems magical to Frances who falls in love with so much of it and doesn’t want the days to end. Until she realizes things are maybe not exactly as they seem and that maybe all that glitters is not, in fact, gold. The secrets start unraveling, her dreams of what this life is get shattered again and again as she gets embedded into the lives of the family she’s staying with. This story brims with so much life. Frances’ own coming of age story juxtaposed with the marriage and personal traumas of the Regina and Forrest and the lives of the two kids they have creates this layered and textured story of how complex each of our lives are and how nothing is really what it seems. The audio version of this story was truly excellent, transporting you into the mind of Frances as she learns to navigate so much in one short summer. with gratitude to netgalley and Brilliance Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book was totally readable but also similar to many others I read. I had guessed the ending. At least most of it. It was still fun/easy to read. |
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