My thoughts on the books I am reading. May include summaries, opinions, and character analyses.
Monday, January 6, 2020
In Need of Some "Sun" After "Skipping Christmas"
I managed to finish "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham during a road trip to see my brother-in-law, my sister-in-law, and their newborn baby girl on the final Saturday (12/28/2019) of last year. The story was cute and ended well. There were no really detestable characters, and the plot flowed smoothly. (Though the idea of actually skipping Christmas is one of my biggest nightmares. I love Christmas!) That being said, my first book of 2020 is "The Sun Is Also A Star" by Nicola Yoon. I enjoyed both the novel and movie adaptation of her first book "Everything, Everything," and the theatrical version of "The Sun Is Also A Star" was cute. Can two young people fall in love in a single day? That's the basic premise of the story. Daniel & Natasha have only a single day to forge a relationship before she is deported from America to Jamaica. A lot can happen in a few hours. It's taken me a while to get a good start reading Yoon's second novel, because my first weekend of 2020 was spent attending MAGFEST, a convention devoted mainly to video games. Less than a week into the new year, and I'm already busier than a bee! But I will find time to take an occasional "Journey Through A Book" from time to time!
Reading Lists (In Case You Missed Something)
2018
1. Michael Vey: The Final Spark by Richard Paul Evans
2. The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans
3. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
4. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
5. The Quickie by James Patterson
6. The Forgotten Road by Richard Paul Evans
7. Coast Road by Barbara Delinsky
8. My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman
9. Room by Emma Donoghue (Note: Too difficult to read. Didn't finish)
10. The Noel Stranger by Richard Paul Evans
11. Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
2019
1. The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life & Wealth by Richard Paul Evans
2. The Road Home by Richard Paul Evans
3. Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
4. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
5. Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans
6. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
1. Michael Vey: The Final Spark by Richard Paul Evans
2. The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans
3. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
4. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
5. The Quickie by James Patterson
6. The Forgotten Road by Richard Paul Evans
7. Coast Road by Barbara Delinsky
8. My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman
9. Room by Emma Donoghue (Note: Too difficult to read. Didn't finish)
10. The Noel Stranger by Richard Paul Evans
11. Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
2019
1. The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life & Wealth by Richard Paul Evans
2. The Road Home by Richard Paul Evans
3. Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
4. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
5. Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans
6. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
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