This was a pretty good writing week to start off the new year! I wrote my December reading post, the best books I read in December, my 2022 reading post, and I reviewed Sam, by Allegra Goodman. I hope the good writing vibes continue.
Happy writing!
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Sundays Are for Writing #205
Merry Christmas!
I did manage to write one book review this week, but it was for a blog tour for a book I DNFed. Life’s too short to read bad books…or books about characters I don’t like. That review will be up Thursday, and it will be the last one of the year. For the last week, I’ve been able to read just for fun (not reviews), which has been glorious.
Happy writing!
Sundays Are for Writing #203
This week, I actually wrote two book reviews, To Get to the Other Side and The Wedding Ranch. It was nice to get some reading done, amidst all the craziness. And maybe, just maybe, I feel a fiction idea brewing.
Happy writing!
Sundays Are for Writing #202
This week, I wrote one book review, my November reading post, and the best books I read in November post. I’ll take it.
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Sundays Are for Writing #201
This week, I only wrote one book review. I just haven’t had much time to read, so there hasn’t been anything to review lately. Better luck next week.
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Sundays Are for Writing #200
This week, I only wrote one book review. Between vacation aftermath and work chaos—plus not reading much on vacation—there just wasn’t time. Better luck next week.
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Sundays Are for Writing #199
This week, I wrote exactly nothing. Family emergency that took up most of Monday, and I went on vacation on Wednesday, so….nothing.
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Sundays Are for Writing #198
I only wrote two book reviews this week, plus my October reading post, and the best books I read in October.
Next week is vacation, so probably not a lot of writing there.
Happy writing!
Book Review: The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey, by Serena Burdick
Title: The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey
Author: Serena Burdick
Genre: historical fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
What if you could write a new ending for yourself?
England, 1898. When Evelyn first married the famous novelist William Aubrey, she was dazzled by his brilliance. But their newlywed bliss is brief when William is gripped by writer’s block, and he becomes jealous of Evelyn’s writing talent. When he commits the ultimate betrayal–stealing a draft of her novel and passing it off as his own–Evelyn decides to write her way out of their unhappy marriage.
California, 2006. Abigail always wondered about her father, his identity forever lost when her mother unexpectedly died. Or so Abigail thought, until she stumbled upon his photo and a message that her great-great-grandmother was the author Evelyn Aubrey, leading Abigail on a journey to England in search for answers. There, she learns of Evelyn’s shocking disappearance and how London society believed she was murdered. But from what she uncovers about Evelyn, Abigail believes her brilliant great-great-grandmother had another plot up her sleeve.
When I first started reading this, Abby was such a self-absorbed, selfish person that I almost stopped reading. I held out until she went to England, and then, as she started growing, I got more interested. Following the mystery of Evelyn made her a much more interesting character—and learning more about her own parents, especially her messed-up mother, allowed her to work through her own issues.
Evelyn was my favorite character: she ended up caught in a very tough situation, but she was smart enough to figure a way out. I wanted to smack her husband—and his mistress—several times, but she somehow managed to turn the other cheek and make a life of safety for herself. This ended up being a fascinating and engrossing read—despite the slow (due to a character issue) start.
Serena Burdick lives in Massachusetts. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of Harlequin/Park Row in exchange for an honest review.)
Sundays Are for Writing #196
This was a very skimpy writing week: only one book review. I was out of town last weekend, and I didn’t have much reading luck this week, with two DNFs in a row. Better luck next time. I’ve committed to much fewer reviews for the rest of the year, so more time for reading for fun.
Happy writing!
Tomorrow Is Another Day 