Vacation Reads: Hawaiian Cruise Edition
Here are the things I read on planes, ships, and beaches over the past week:
Evvie Drake Starts Over (by Linda Holmes)
... saved especially so it could be my very first vacation book. So great and grounded and authentic and romantic and perfect. Absolutely loved it.
Whisper Network (by Chandler Baker)
This novel is Big Little Lies x Lean In ÷ And Then We Came to the End
A bit unrealistic but rah rah feminist, very fun and ultimately satisfying. Loved the framing of the collective voice of women. (The author, Chandler Baker, is also a woman.) Reese will obviously be playing Sloane in the movie.
The Gifted School (by Bruce Holsinger)
Also very Big Little Lies-esque! But like Whisper Network, adds in in the story of someone who is not white and not privileged. Seems that is a new part of the formula, which I like. Fun chewy interpersonal drama. Some characters (e.g. Kev) never quite crystallized but enjoyed it!
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life (by Samantha Irby)
A collection of humorous essays that fall under the humor category of the Read Harder Challenge. Hilarious but also super relatable. Essays don't tend to be my favorite, so there were a couple of false starts, but I'm glad I powered through and stuck with this one!
The Flatshare (by Beth O’Leary)
A creampuff of a novel, fun but I doubt it will stick with me. Also do British people say "clock" all the time, drag queen style? Because both the main POV characters here do. (15 times, according to my app.) This is not a rhetorical question, please let me know.
Red, White & Royal Blue (by Casey McQuiston)
A male-male romance between the son of the U.S. President and an English prince. Set in an alternate reality where a woman was elected president in 2016 (sob) and the world is not a garbage fire (sob, sob). Honestly impossible to fully escape into for that reason, but I loved the romance between these twentysomething characters. It was very reminiscent of Performance in a Leading Role, a rather famous piece of Sherlock fanfiction.
Evvie Drake Starts Over (by Linda Holmes)
... saved especially so it could be my very first vacation book. So great and grounded and authentic and romantic and perfect. Absolutely loved it.
Whisper Network (by Chandler Baker)
This novel is Big Little Lies x Lean In ÷ And Then We Came to the End
A bit unrealistic but rah rah feminist, very fun and ultimately satisfying. Loved the framing of the collective voice of women. (The author, Chandler Baker, is also a woman.) Reese will obviously be playing Sloane in the movie.
The Gifted School (by Bruce Holsinger)
Also very Big Little Lies-esque! But like Whisper Network, adds in in the story of someone who is not white and not privileged. Seems that is a new part of the formula, which I like. Fun chewy interpersonal drama. Some characters (e.g. Kev) never quite crystallized but enjoyed it!
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life (by Samantha Irby)
A collection of humorous essays that fall under the humor category of the Read Harder Challenge. Hilarious but also super relatable. Essays don't tend to be my favorite, so there were a couple of false starts, but I'm glad I powered through and stuck with this one!
The Flatshare (by Beth O’Leary)
A creampuff of a novel, fun but I doubt it will stick with me. Also do British people say "clock" all the time, drag queen style? Because both the main POV characters here do. (15 times, according to my app.) This is not a rhetorical question, please let me know.
Red, White & Royal Blue (by Casey McQuiston)
A male-male romance between the son of the U.S. President and an English prince. Set in an alternate reality where a woman was elected president in 2016 (sob) and the world is not a garbage fire (sob, sob). Honestly impossible to fully escape into for that reason, but I loved the romance between these twentysomething characters. It was very reminiscent of Performance in a Leading Role, a rather famous piece of Sherlock fanfiction.
Labels: 2019 rhc, humor, kindle, LGBTQ+, library, romcom, women's contemporary fiction, young adult
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