BOOKS AND GOOFY

On the currently reading list,  All the Light We Cannot See  by Anthony Doerr. I'm liking this so far. An easy book to read with 2 main characters. Book blurb on Goodreads is  here .

Blurb (from Amazon): After a long and eventful life Allan Karlsson is moved to a nursing home to await the inevitable. But his health refuses to fail and as his 100th birthday looms a huge party is planned. Allan wants no part of it and decides to climb out the window... Charming and funny; a European publishing phenomenon. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will not... Escaping (in his slippers) through his bedroom window, into the flowerbed, Allan makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving a suitcase full of cash, a few thugs, a very friendly hot-dog stand operator, a few deaths, an elephant and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which - remarkably - he played a k...

Another instalment of Reading week in pictures . I was so entranced by The Night Circus  by Erin Morgentsern that I didn't take any pictures :( This is A Hundred Foot Journey  - continuing the journey through the iPad. Michelle Phan's recently published Make Up . I also managed to fit in an excellent production of Wicked , the musical. It was fantastic - definitely a recommend! It wasn't what I was expecting. And a beautiful rendition of The Nutcraker  by the Australian Ballet.

My reading week in pictures. Currently reading The Hundred Foot Journey  on the Kindle and A Storm of Swords I: Steel and Snow  in physical copy. Loving both at the moment. The Hundred Foot Journey Goofy and A Storm of Swords

If you're wondering, yes, I have readjusted my reading challenge goal down to 30. I doubt I'll be able to meet by the end of the year though... Yes, sad face 😢 I'll try my best though!

Blurb (adapted from Amazon): If you had a second chance at first love… would you take it? It's been three years since Adam's love saved Mia after the accident that annihilated life as she knew it… and three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Julliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other. My say: Oh-My-Gosh… I LOVED this book! It just drew me in like no book recently has. I actually am quite perplexed because this style of writing wouldn't normally be my cup of tea. But Gayle Forman really went all out in this sequel to If You Stay. Where She Went is written from A...

Blurb (adapted from Amazon): For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend, decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming with hope. But life can change in an instant. A cold February morning… a snowy road… and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one. As alone as she'll ever be, Mia must make the most difficult choice of all. My say: I picked up this book after seeing the movie trailers on tv. I'm always intrigued when popular books are made into movies. But weird as it maybe, instead of enticing me into watching the movie, the movie trailer made me want to read the book! And I'd have to say I was happy I did. I thought the story writing was unique. The present day follows Mia's accident and her time in hospital. But while she is unconscious, she has an out of body experience, be...