What I'm Reading/ Listening to

In the precious bit of quiet time that I have I enjoy picking up a good book. Books to me are like a bowl of candy. Each one has its own flavor and if I'm honest I tend to enjoy them all. I am a serious reader. My kindle alone has something like 400+ books on it. And that's not even counting the bookshelves I also take up space on. Whenever I am reading a good book I am loath to put it down for things like, doing dishes or cleaning the house or that pesky little thing called driving. People tend to frown on you if they see you driving down the road with your nose in a book. That's why I also have an audiobooks account. This to me is one of life's greatest inventions. I love that I can listen to a book when I am working in the garden or riding on the tractor or driving to work. I utilize Audible which is an amazing website where you purchase an monthly subscription of credits that you can use to purchase books. I use it all the time, my WISH LIST is a mile long and getting longer everyday.

Ok so hopefully your curious now about what it is that I'm reading/listening to. If not then go ahead and close the post, no judgment or hard feelings. I tend to go through books quite fast so posts like this might be often, hopefully I can encourage you to find your next great read!

What I'm reading:

The Memory Box By: Eva Lesko Natiello

I only just started this book but so far its interesting. The basic premise is that a suburban mom searches her name on Google, and finds nothing. Then she searches her maiden name and finds a whole lot more than she bargained for, none of which she remembers. I picked this book, even though its not my usual choice because of the premise, our online presence nowadays is so important and maintaining a good reputation can be a challenge. I plan to update with a full review once I've finished.

UPDATE 2/8: I am now about 1/2 way through this book and I have to say that I have done a complete 180 on this book. The more I read the more exasperated I become with the authors way of writing. It feels almost disjointed from the characters. I plan to finish though because I've never not finished a book (ok well there was that one time.... but it was only once).


What I'm listening to:

The Night Circus By: Erin Morgenstern. Read by: Jim Dale

This book is FANTASTIC. Its all about a circus that only runs at night. I know that doesn't give you much to go on but to say more I feel will really give away too much. It has a little bit of everything, Romance, intrigue, mystery, family drama, death. I am really so surprised that this book hasn't generated more attention, it really is an underrated book.

The reader is Jim Dale who if your familiar with audio books also narrated the Harry Potter Series, which is one of my all time favorite series. He does an excellent job giving each character their voice and really draws you into the story. Most of the time my drive to work goes by so fast that I sit for a couple of extra minute just so I can finish a section.

This book is definitely on my MUST READ list!

 

* All of the above opinions are my own, I was not given free copies nor was I asked to write a review.