When I Should Be Studying

Reasons For Reading This Book: I had just finished Meant to Be by Emily Griffin and was waiting on The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon to be ready at the library when I was leaving for Spring Break so I was in desperate need of a book. Lucky (pun intended) for me I stayed with family before flying out so I was able to choose a book from my sister-in-law’s collection. She mostly reads books from Reese’s Book Club. I chose Lucky by Marissa Stapley because the description was intriguing and it was short so I knew that I would most likely finish it by the time I got back from vacation. I should also mention the description gave me Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson vibes. I did not love that book but I was willing to give a similar book a try.   Content of This Book: Since childhood Lucky has been told by her dad that her mother left her because her post-pardom depression prevented her from being a fit mother. Raised by her con-artist dad, Lucky has been playing different characters so ...

Reasons For Reading This Book: If you have followed my book reviews over the years you will know that my best friend and I recommend books to one another or simply share what we are reading with one another. A while back she sent me a list of the books she has recently read or planned to read. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller was on this list. I could not get my hands on a copy until recently when I was shopping at Half Priced Books. When I told my best friend that I finally picked up this book she told me she liked it but not as much as Where the Crawdads Sing which is the other book I picked up from her list at the same time. Prior to starting the book I only knew what the back of the book said. I had no expectation going into it. Content of This Book: Every summer since she was a child Elle Bishop has spent the summer in the Back Woods in her family's generation old Cape Cod cabin. After the passionate encounter between Elle and her oldest friend, Jonas, today is not li...