Bluebird Books

 The leaves are not changing color. There is no chill in the air. And yet here I am: ready and waiting for fall. Reading All the Devils are Here I bought this book last year when it came out but I'm reading it now. It's the 16th (...or maybe 17th?) in the Three Pines series. Some books have been better than others but the expereince of really getting to know the characters and place has been an absolute delight. In this installment, Gamache and his wife are visiting their children in Paris. I was worried I wouldn't like it so much because I'd be missing Three Pines. Instead, seeing the Gamaches in this new city has been a great change of pace and gives the characters new depth and dimension. I'm nearly finished and loving every minute. Great Circle This book got some major buzz in May when Jenna Bush Hager picked it for her book club. I bought it because I find my book tastes and Jenna's overlap better than any of the other celebrities with book clubs. I started

 I am a mood reader. My favorite thing in the world is that moment, when I finish a book and go stand in front of my bookshelves to pick what I will read next.  😂 😊 💃 😳 😱 👀 😕 😃 😡 Do I want to laugh? Or cry? Or be scared? Does the weather lend itself to a story of survival on a cold mountain? A trip to the beach? A cozy mystery? What covers draw my eye? The one with cartoonish people laying on the beach? Geometric patterns? The one with all the flowers? ⛄ 🌊 ⛈ 👩 👨 🔶 🔷 🌸 🌼 🌺 I write out TBR lists, I make stacks of books I want to read next. But when it's finally time to choose I ignore the lists and stacks and go with my gut.  It's a glorious feeling. Except when it's not. I'm also a moody mood reader--and that can feel like a curse. Hormones, the beginning of school, new routines, general frustration with household maintenence, world events, these things can bring me down. Throw in a bad attitude from one of my teenagers and I am in a state.  This happene

 ****DNF stands for "Did/Do Not Finish"**** I'm reading a book for book club that shall remain nameless at this time. It was a buzzy book a few months ago. It was picked by a celebrity for her book club and even nominated for a literary prize or two. I bought the book back in June, hopeful about adding it to my already large stack of books I wanted to read in the next few months.  It was not Jenna's book club... I have loved all of the books I've read from Jenna's list At book club, last month, one of my friends said she had grabbed the book in question at an airport and after reading the first few chapters felt like it would make for good discussion. Could we read it? I love when we chose a book I already own so I was in favor.  Around the 20 page mark, I was beginning to have my doubts. I texted my book club friend who had finished by then. I told her I wasn't loving the writing.  "I didn't either. But the story is so good," she texted back