Robin Hobb’s Assassins Apprentice #1 in the Farseer Trilogy (438) was excellent. Hobb’s writing is really good and flows. Her world building, empathy, and emotions are so well done, you’d think you were watching a movie. Looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy and explore more books in that world. 5 Stars
Andrew and Lee Child's In Too Deep, #29 in the Jack Reacher series (224) was unfortunately a miss with me. I’m sad to say Andrews’s writing isn’t up to par with his father, so I won’t be continuing the series from here. I’ll have to go back and read earlier novels in the series because I missed a bunch. This always happens, same as with Tom Clancy and other writers who let others take over their series. They are subpar and I can tell the difference in the writing styles. 2 Stars
Fredrik Backman’s Britt Marie was Here (324) was a very moving story. She’d lived her life for some one else and lost herself in the process. She’s socially awkward, a bit ocd, and maybe a little autistic (imho). She ends up in a small town, full of misfit, oddballs, juvenile delinquents, and more and finds her backbone as well as a found family. It’s sad and funny and the ending is a bit vague which leaves me wondering. 5 Stars
Hazel Prior’s How the Penguins Saved Veronica (333) is a really sweet story about a 85 year old, bored and set in her ways, who goes to the Antarctic to save penguins and discovers herself. 4 stars
Julie Caplin’s The Northern Lights Lodge #4 Romantic Escapes (Ebook) (346) is a great escape, a bit of a mystery, and a wonderful meet cute. Lucy is hired to temporarily manage a failing lodge in Iceland and discovers someone is trying to sabotage the owners and close the place down. 4 stars Liked it enough to explore more books in the series.
Julie Caplin’s The Little Cafe in Copenhagen #1 Romantic Escapes (Ebook) (415) which is a great story in which the lead character, as well as her associates, all learn to find their voices and speak up for what they want and go after it, along with learning about hygge. 4 stars
Nora Roberts’s The Seven Rings #3 Lost Brides Trilogy (454) was full of lively ghosts who make the story rich with color. 4 stars
Stats:
7 books in which three were new to me authors for a total of 2534 pages.
