The Book of Doors definitely gave me the feeling of binging through a new show. I’m so curious to hear your thoughts! Foster is so brilliant and bittersweet 🥹

Thank you! The publisher is Vintage, and they make some very pretty but easy to handle classics ☺️ Any characters or subjects that you’re noticing in particular on your second time round? And did you annotate your copy the first time you read it?

what I did… • Take a break, read some popcorn books (light and fluffy, maybe even buttery) 🍿

Thanks Karen! Let me know if you end up reading one of them this summer 😁

Go for the Pevear and Volokhonsky! The cover design isn’t my favorite, but it’s a prize-winning translation, and it was very accessible, yet elegant :)

Wow! I feel like getting to the very middle is key, it’s all downhill from there! Although big books seem harder to hold for the last half 😂

They’re so fun! :) Thank you!

I'd say Jeff did pretty good 👍🏻

Alana Haim? Thanks 📼

The translators are my fave - made Anna Karenina fearless for me!

It’s a rather sleepy pace for misunderstanding to travel at.

You’re so welcome! Yes, I was also surprised by book 2 🚂 Totally gonna read the Christmas one, even though Christmas episodes/editions don’t always hit 😊

I can’t wait! I added it to my Book of the Month box immediately today! Thank you 😊 Happy reading!

That’s another one that I think people refer to as a struggle to read! After reading one book from each, (The Brothers Karamazov), I think Dostoyevsky likes to meander on philosophy, whereas Tolstoy likes to muse about politics.

See, it’s possible! You do a good job of reading a variety of other books too!

🎵Libraries are the best!🎶

Tiny rebellions are my specialty! 😂

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Yes! There’s a lot to choose from for after you read Ruthless Vows!

Because yo bro Tolstoy cares about every frickin detail and he does what he wants 🙂‍↔️

But that's makes the book just more lengthy and sometimes boring

Thank you!! 😊 Do you have a like/hate relationship with any of your reading goals?

@@covergirlbooks Oh, I very much have a like/hate relationship with my goal of finishing 6+ series that I only had one book left to read. There was one series I thought I had finished, but when I looked on GR afterwards, all of the books that had been considered part of the same world but not part of the series were now listed as part of the series 😡 meaning I had 6 more books to read (I've now read 2 of those, because I'm determined 😆) Thank goodness in this case they're graphic novels, but still.

@@Coffee_and_a_Book 😂 so sneaky! I hope you’re still enjoying the series after the extra commitment!

Reading slumps are just a part of life. Other stuff is more fun in the moment sometimes! The books will get you back eventually 😁

Hope you enjoy it! It’s probably a good fit if you like Lemony Snicket and Agatha Christie 😁

That’s awesome! I have thought about picking that up several times, but haven’t gotten to it 😁 What about it is grabbing you?

@@covergirlbooks I’m a huge map nerd so I love a story that revolves around a mysterious map. The characters are fun and I’m having a lot of fun trying to connect all the pieces of the story.

It’s been a good one! One… being nearly six months 😂 thank you, I enjoyed yours as well!

When a book wants to be shared with a family member, it’s a good sign! Ooh, great rec ☺️ There’s a whole world of Austen-inspired fiction to discover 📚

@@covergirlbooks I've been reading a lot about or by the Brontes recently, but Austen will likely be the one I delve into next.

@@Coffee_and_a_BookI’m currently rereading Sense and Sensibility, and I just finished (and loved) Agnes Grey. Definitely feeling the regency reads this year 😊

Hmm, I’ll have to give that a try if I’m finding Hamnet tiresome 😁 thanks for the tip! I’ve been sitting on page 25 of book 2 in Mistborn for about 3 weeks, but I picked it up today and read through the end of Part 1. Gotta say the short chapters are smaaaart. I still feel a little distanced from the characters, feels like plot rules the world.

That’s what several friends have said is their experience. There were 20 cases the day I went, and 300 people in the room, so the odds were high that each would at least get to the interview for eligibility “voir dire.” It was really interesting! For the most part, my initial dread was overruled 🤓

Well you know what to do if that ever happens! I noticed the most contented-looking people in the first room of 300 were the readers 📚☺️

Yes! It was a novel experience, and I was honored to be selected. But there are definite airport vibes, so I can understand why so many people would rather not.

This month: Kristin Lavransdatter, (my big book for the summer) Once a Queen (middle grade), and something by PG Wodehouse for comic relief. :)

@@SharonReads did KL come in one volume or several? It looks huge!

@@covergirlbooks one big volume! It will definitely last me the whole summer.

Exactly! It’s easy to do if you’re enjoying what you read, and quitting what you don’t ❤ but I also love how sleep makes me feel, so I don’t usually negotiate for too many “one more chapters” 😴