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Doing this weekly blog post again so that I can keep track of my TBR of books I own. Library books will be featured on Tuesday's Library Love blog posts.

 

Incoming:

+1. The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole - originally written for Audible, now available in ebook, Kindle, and print formats. I picked this up for #BlackoutBestSellerlist & #BlackPublishingPower challenge - the purpose is to populate the best seller lists with black authors. COYER will be doing a special RAT from June 20th - 28th focused on reading the two books purchased between Monday and Friday of this week. 

 

TBH, I didn't want to add any of the books mentioned on the lists going around - for one, I have read and absorbed a lot of those books already and for two, I wanted to read about black life that doesn't involve pain, humiliation, or death - I get enough of that from the news media. I wanted to read about the other parts of black life, like love, joy, and laughter. So my first choice was a romance, and one by one of my favorite authors. The other one....

 

+2. New Year, Same Trash: Resolutions I Absolutely Did Not Keep by Samantha Irby - I read We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by the author back in December and enjoyed it. Irby is a hilarious and honest essayist, so it will be a quick read in keeping with my overall theme for the summer reading.

 

Outbound:

-1. Dance All Night (Dance Off #2.5) by Alexa Dare. Unintentional winter holiday reading, but I loved it.

 

-2. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder. Aka the book that is going to convince me to read Hannah Arendt.

 

NOOK: 224 books

Kindle: 61 books

Print: 52 books

 

 

 

Picking up the pieces is something Summer Stevenson is becoming a pro at. Just when she thinks she can take a moment to breathe and digest her new reality, something is revealed, causing Summer to question what she thought was real.

The puzzle pieces have finally fallen into place for Brooke Brazile. To know Brooke is to witness her need for constant perfection and control. Unfortunately, she will learn that control is a false concept and will be knocked down a few pegs on the totem pole of humility.

It’s about time that Amber Hamilton looks inward for answers and not down the trousers of a man. Now that she’s in the shoes of someone living the good life, Amber begins to question the path she took that led her to the place at which she lies her head at night. 

After enduring a few sad and shaky months, Emily Gray has cleansed herself of negative energy and is ready to move on. She can’t believe that she’ll be getting the life that she’s always wanted. When she least expects it, her resilience will be put to the test. Emily will quickly realize her strength when timing rears its ugly head.

After the rough year they’ve endured, playtime is over for these ladies. See how it all ends when the ladies of DC are left to make choices that will reflect each of their maturity levels.​ 

Romance has never had a happy ending for librarian Penny Callahan, who could write the book on cheating, heartbreaking liars. So she's made a resolution: no men for the next twelve months. If she can just get through the library's New Year's Eve singles night, she can return home to her pajamas and a good book. But when she finds herself checking out a hot patron with an irresistible smile, an evening in the stacks becomes a lot more tempting...
 
Reclusive author Jack Williamson never should have trusted his mother. Even though he's trying to avoid being recognized, she guilts him into attending a dating meet-and-greet--where an adorable librarian makes him question his lonely lifestyle. Is this just a fleeting, flirty scene? Or could love be the next chapter for them both?

As an established and experienced reporter, Joel Landau was covering breaking news story even in the days before the Internet frenzy. But as time changed, so did he, and nowadays his main focus is YouTube and other viral videos and stories. Pushing the envelope with his coverage, Landau soon gained praise and respect from some of the most respected editors. Landau was able to build this modest success by taking a careful approach to the craft of writing. For him, it is all about the quality of the service he provides, and for that, he needed a well-developed approach that works best for him, helps him stay focused and doesn't allow any distractions to interfere with his writing.

 

In Joel Landau’s case, it was the desire for truth and his passion for writing that brought him to into journalism and made him the inspiring reporter that he is today. Known for his hard-charging manner in which he chases news stories, his career has included working for a number of professional newspapers and news site, and most recently as a reporter on YouTube and other viral videos. Landau has always been interested in newspaper reporting mostly because researching the truth is one of his biggest preoccupations. His ultimate goal is getting people educated and informed on various issues, and making a positive impact by helping the public be more informed, and thus more able to drew their own decisions.

 

For almost 20 years, Joel Landau has been recognized as an author, a newspaper reporter, but recently he made some new resolutions and decided to stretch his professional horizons by pulling himself out of his comfort zone and trying something new, fun and creative. Determined to delve into a new undertaking he started looking up interesting YouTube and other viral videos, and the more time he invested in it, the more he became involved, and that turned out to be one of the most professionally fulfilling undertakings of his life. Searching the internet and looking for those videos or stories has also been an adventure, and he assures it will be an even bigger adventure for those who will join him.

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I enjoyed this one. It was really humorous and fairly light-hearted. The foursome scene had me LMAO. Both characters were likable in their own right. A manwhore Baseball player and a geeky straight-laced introvert. It was a cute combo. I HATED Bridget, she was an awful BFF in my opinion. *lol*



That said, the lack of communication between them drove me up the wall. I was yelling JUST F-ING TALK already to my tablet on more than one occasion. The book was also very time-jumpy in they would be together then not see each other for months. Rinse and repeat over the course of the year the book takes place in. The ending felt rushed as well and with no epilogue it left me feeling a little letdown. This really would have benefitted from an extra "in the future" chapter.

Overall, despite my issues, the humor carried this one and I ended up enjoying it. So one and a half thumbs up from yours truly.