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February 2024 in Books

March 18, 2024

creaturesFebruary was a lot more successful than January at chipping away at my 100 books in 2024. I have to admit that I did read some rubbish in my attempt to cram more in – namely ‘Help: My Cat’s a Vlogging Superstar’ – left over from when I was getting the Feline and Fiction boxes (expect a few of these to pop up), and ‘Same Time Next Year’ – maybe a good choice for some, but it wasn’t for me.

The Book Club read for this month was ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’, which I put my hand up and admit I was not expecting to like when I was told it was a book about an octopus, but I ended up loving it and couldn’t put it down.

I finally got round to reading the other books in the ‘PS. I Love You’ series – I love the films, so the books were a must – yes I love chick clicks as much as I love chick lit. I finally made my way through ‘Little Women’ – I think it’s actually the longest it’s taken me to read a book.

A couple of my favourite authors also popped up this month – Sheila O’Flannagan and Taylor Jenkins Reid – again both books I really enjoyed. If you’re looking for a bit of a quirky read, then I recommend checking out ‘Cat Lady’, I always enjoy Dawn O’Porter’s writing.

– Louisa May Alcott – Little Women

–  Tessa Bailey – Same Time Next Year

– Taylor Jenkins Reid – Maybe in Another Life

– Jenny Han – PS. I Still Love You

– Jenny Han – Always and Forever

– Sheila O’Flannagan – What Eden Did Next

– Rae Earl – Help: My Cat’s a Vlogging Superstar!

– Shelby Van Pelt – Remarkably Bright Creatures

– Dawn O’Porter – Cat Lady

Read ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott

February 14, 2024

Little WomenThe first item I ticked off on my list had to be a book when I’m aiming to read 100 books in a year!

I have to admit that it took me quite a while to get into ‘Little Women’, and it took me a good few weeks to read – which more than likely shows how easy the books are that I normally read.

I did enjoy the book, but it wouldn’t make it on to my best ever reads list – sorry to anyone who lists ‘Little Women’ as their favourite book. I did enjoy learning about etiquette in 1800s and getting to know the characters  in the book – especially learning about how different their characters and attitudes were.

I would say that I preferred the second half of the book to the first, experiencing the lives of Jo and co when they were older, and learning how their lives changed as they got older.

I think I would have got into it more if I’d been able to sit down for chunks of time and read it, as it felt like I was only reading for half an hour at a time, which meant I was only getting few a few pages at a time.