David Copperfield – Stephanie Caffrey, Author

Willy Wonka for adults. This is what this book reminded me of. It was such a touching book, and I devoured it. I loved all the characters, and they were all so real. The experience was amazing, and it made me cry, a lot. I picked this from Book of the Month as my free Book of the Year finalist. I definitely see why so many people voted for it to be Book of the Year!

One of my favorite series, I’m so happy I put myself on hold right away because I was able to get the book on release day! This book didn’t disappoint. It had the same humor and mishaps as the other three books. I loved that we wrapped up some mysteries, and we added new ones. I hope when the series is over, our girl Finlay comes out on top.

Yes, I read David Copperfield last year, but when I discovered there was this brand new dramatized version with Ncuti Gatwa as Copperfield, I couldn’t resist. If you have ever wanted to read Copperfield but you were intimidated by the length, this is for you. Condensed down to eight hours, most of the book is intact, and this production is beautifully acted. I highly recommend!

April is the month of reading new entries of my beloved series. The Beloved was probably one of my most highly anticipated releases this year. The follow up after the major cliffhanger in last year’s Lassiter, The Beloved is set in the future, and follows Zsadist and his daughter, and it was beautiful. It was everything I had hoped it would be and more. And Ward has perfectly set up the next several books in the series. She never lets me down.

I saw this book at my kids’ book fair and fell in love with the cover, so I nabbed it. It was a cute YA Rom Com. I liked the premise and felt the characters were well rounded, plus there were lots of adorable animals. It was a nice quick read.

My book club celebrates Agatha April every year, and this was our first Miss Marple mystery, and I have to say, I was a little let down. Miss Marple was barely in it, and the mystery itself was kind of meh. Definitely not our favorite of the Christie novels we have read since starting Agatha April a few years ago.

For one of my yearly reading challenges I needed to read a book that has been turned into a musical, so I chose Matilda! I loved the book. It was magical and funny, and I will say, the musical adaptation was very faithful to the book. I found myself singing the songs as I was reading the book. I think this is my favorite Dahl book I’ve read so far.

Another highly anticipated release, I ignored my husband so I could spend all night reading this book. I immediately fell in love with Miles. He’s probably my favorite of Henry’s heroes so far. I’m pretty sure this is my favorite Henry book. Don’t be surprised if later this year you see this book pop back up on a monthly recap of my reads.

Read for my Daughters of the American Revolution book club, I found this book very interesting. I think what really appealed to me was how the book didn’t read like non-fiction, it almost felt like fiction. I didn’t know a lot of what I read in this book about the relationship between the Native Americans and the Settlers during the American Revolution, and I never even thought about Kentucky being involved in the Revolution either. The author did a decent job trying to tell a balanced story.

This book was very unique, and I loved it. I’m a sucker for intergenerational relationships, and for books about books. This book had both, and multiple points of view, where none of the book felt like retreading things stated in the other POVs. The only thing I wished was for more. It wasn’t long enough!

Apparently, I’m a sucker for robots. This novella was so good. I enjoyed everything about it. It was a beautiful story of friendship and discovery.

A sweet romance book, the only problem I had was it being advertized as a marriage of convenience trope, when it wasn’t. The romance was really sweet, and I loved the sisters. I will definitely read more of this series.

More cute robot, more friendship, I enjoyed this novella more than the first. Again, the story was written beautifully, and I loved the commentary of how society could be, and it was lovely.

My most ambitious read of the year, David Copperfield, was absolutely worth every second of the thirty-eight hours it took to listen to it. While there were times you could really tell Dickens was being paid by the word when he published this as a serial, one could look past that and see the beauty in the story. I was engaged the whole time. There were a lot of characters, but each one was fleshed out, and unique. I was really impressed with this book, and really happy I read it.

Read for my science fiction and fantasy book club, this book is one that just didn’t vibe with me. I didn’t know what was going on for most of the book. Were Hiro Protagonist and Y.T.’s stories told linearly? Who even knows, I sure don’t. Add in the casual racism and sexism, and the disgusting sex scene thrown in at the end, this book was a no for me. The three stars are for the storyline of the dog, and some of the linguistic history the book tried to tell.

This was an ARC I read, you can find the review here.

With the CW’s Nancy Drew show coming back this week, I decided to check out the comic runs from a couple years ago. This run revolved around Joe and Frank being accused of murdering their dad. Nancy, of course, steps in and saves the day. This was a quick, fun read, and of course I loved it, it’s Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.

The second run of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys comics I read surrounded the death of Nancy. Joe couldn’t accept her death was an accident, and his investigation leads to uncovering many secrets in River Heights. I also enjoyed this run (I read it as six separate comics, reviewing them all together). My only complaint is the story doesn’t feel complete, and I hope there is another run.

Read over the course of several months for my Catholic mom’s group, I did not like this book. The “ideal” woman according to the author is something that feels archaic. She puts down feminism several times, and I found myself growing angry at some of her advice. The only thing I liked about this book was learning about the female saints.

I love this series. This one was just as good as the other two. Eamon and Carla had some great chemistry. I laughed, I cried. I want to re-read the whole series.

Holy suspense, Batman. I listened to this very quickly, because I just had to know what was happening. A Hollywood starlet and her entourage go on safari for her honeymoon in the 1960s. They are kidnapped, and everything goes wrong. What follows is a tense story with a lot of graphic violence. not everyone comes home alive. Everyone needs to read this book, and then talk to me about it. Easily my favorite read of the month.

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