This year I am participating in Countdown to 2025 hosted by Lynn from Lynn's Books. Today is day 16 and the prompt for today is Turkey Dinner– eye’s too big for your belly? A chunkster.
Once upon a time, I would buy a book precisely because it was a chunkster. The bigger the better. However, these days it is unusual for me to read huge books! In the end I chose The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns. At 490 pages this book probably only just qualifies as a chunkster but it is the second longest book I read this year, so it qualifies in my mind.
Rachael Johns is an autobuy author for me. When I was going through a massive reading slump a few years ago, she was one of only two authors I still read. I have had this book on my shelves for months, and it is even signed, but it was only last week that I picked it up to finally start reading. And then I couldn't put it back down again. I literally read this in a day. I can't remember the last time I did that!
I thought I would use this prompt as an opportunity to share a short review!
Bridget Jones is a librarian, and yes, she was named after THAT Bridget Jones. When the book starts she has just found out that her new boyfriend is a love cheat and so she decides that she is not going to try so hard to meet someone, she is going to let it happen organically. She knows it is definitely not going to be the grumpy man who has just moved in next door, but there is a very nice Italian barista who might be a possibility, and as a bonus he makes great coffee! Luckily she has a close knit group of co-workers who are like family and they will support her no matter what, including her wannabe author best friend Fred.
Of course, life isn't as easy as that, so along the way there is upheaval at work, a couple of heartbreaking storie about the stresses of life, and the ability of books to provide emotional support during times of illness, which Bridget relates to due to her own health struggles during her teen years. But there is also joy, and laughter, a senior's book club full of interesting characters and so much more! I laughed, I cried, and I closed the book with a pretty satisfied smile. There were a couple of small things that didn't quite work for me like the epilogue but they were very small
Give that Bridget is a librarian there are lots of references to books and authors. In fact, there are more than 80 references! It's fun to spot the ones that you are familiar with, and to acquaint yourself with the ones you aren't familiar with.
This book is set in the Perth harbour suburb of Fremantle. Every time I go to Perth to visit family I end up in Freo, and I have added a couple of places that are mentioned to the list of places I must visit next time I am over there including a place called Darling, Darling which is a pirate themed bar!
I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted by The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews and Bookish Books Reading Challenge hosted at Bloggin' Bout Books!
Rachael Johns is an autobuy author for me. When I was going through a massive reading slump a few years ago, she was one of only two authors I still read. I have had this book on my shelves for months, and it is even signed, but it was only last week that I picked it up to finally start reading. And then I couldn't put it back down again. I literally read this in a day. I can't remember the last time I did that!
I thought I would use this prompt as an opportunity to share a short review!
Bridget Jones is a librarian, and yes, she was named after THAT Bridget Jones. When the book starts she has just found out that her new boyfriend is a love cheat and so she decides that she is not going to try so hard to meet someone, she is going to let it happen organically. She knows it is definitely not going to be the grumpy man who has just moved in next door, but there is a very nice Italian barista who might be a possibility, and as a bonus he makes great coffee! Luckily she has a close knit group of co-workers who are like family and they will support her no matter what, including her wannabe author best friend Fred.
Of course, life isn't as easy as that, so along the way there is upheaval at work, a couple of heartbreaking storie about the stresses of life, and the ability of books to provide emotional support during times of illness, which Bridget relates to due to her own health struggles during her teen years. But there is also joy, and laughter, a senior's book club full of interesting characters and so much more! I laughed, I cried, and I closed the book with a pretty satisfied smile. There were a couple of small things that didn't quite work for me like the epilogue but they were very small
Give that Bridget is a librarian there are lots of references to books and authors. In fact, there are more than 80 references! It's fun to spot the ones that you are familiar with, and to acquaint yourself with the ones you aren't familiar with.
This book is set in the Perth harbour suburb of Fremantle. Every time I go to Perth to visit family I end up in Freo, and I have added a couple of places that are mentioned to the list of places I must visit next time I am over there including a place called Darling, Darling which is a pirate themed bar!
I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted by The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews and Bookish Books Reading Challenge hosted at Bloggin' Bout Books!
Tomorrow's prompt is Glitter – A book that you simply have to have
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