Amy Halstead > Recent Status Updates

Alternating between audiobook (from the Bibliotech) & my Kobo (from SAPL). I had to look it up because it was driving me crazy: Lena is narrated by Alma Cuervo who also narrated The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 💚

“She is highly discriminating with human company, but as a reader, she’s a slattern.”

#bookho

so beautifully written

This book of short stories was a birthday gift from Spencer. It’s a little wacky and outside my norm, but I’m into it

😢

The characters and storylines feel a little cliché, but definitely enjoyable! I wonder if a tv series was the goal?

“Isabel stared at the same page for over an hour and did not recall a single word.”
—Relatable

late to the party

I blame myself

Looking forward to finding out what’s going on!

♥️♠️♦️♣️🌼

The recently announced film adaptation seems obvious.

This book would be so perfect to read in a high school class and replace some of the titles that have been standards on the syllabus since before I was in high school 🥱

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The dialogue is not good.

“She was taken from her bedroom during the raid,” Annabel whispered. “You know that. She’s only four years old, and she must be very frightened.”
“As she should be. These are dangerous times…Dangerous to be a child on the streets alone.”

Just like Liam Ramos, kidnapped in Minnesota by the government

I hate that I find a book about French police helping Nazis deport citizens so fucking relatable.

oooh…a Heated Rivalry-esque theme ⚽️ 👨‍❤️‍👨

“You cover your eyes with your hands and think that the problem will go away. To say that you do not care about politics is to be a man adrift on the ocean who says that he does not care about water.”

“That was the year that Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics.” ⛷️
How timely!!!!

Hamilton vibes, actually

Complex

Listening in the car. Protagonist is intentionally unhinged, but written in a way that’s relatable.
Just me? oh.🙈

lol

Setting is 1975–the year I was born + a summer camp—I attended Camp Allen in East Texas for years. It had me immediately 🌲⛺️

Not my favorite genre, but a unique premise. The dialogue will translate easily into the Netflix movie, but I’m curious how they’ll address the alternating vacations timeline ✈️⛱️🚙

Me this week: “Most people seemed occupied. Maybe she could sneak out without anyone noticing.”

The storyline is more relatable than escapism 😢, but it’s very well-written. I am enjoying the pop culture and Texas references 🍨

I 🤎 the consistency of the female relationships in the midst of all the other changes.