December Wrap Up

January 6, 2021 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Happy New Year Bookatafriends!!!

I’m excited for all of the books I plan on reading this year. I’m starting the year off reading The Wife upstairs and it’s not what I expected and I’m so into it.

I didn’t read much in December but I read such great books to make up for it.

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Sprinkle Me With Murder by Jenn Mckinlay

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In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

The Tourist Attraction by Sara Morgenthaler

I am excited for this new year, I never imagined a place where I can talk about books and share my thoughts and love of books with other people. I can’t wait to see what books you guys read and enjoy!

Favorite Books of 2020!

January 2, 2021 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 1 Comment

What a year this has been. But I’m grateful for books and all of you here in this space. Talking about books and reading really made 2020 less stressful.

I read some great books and some not so great books this year. I also acquired a long list of books that I’ll have to read thanks to all of you 😂😂

These are my favorite books of the year. One is missing it’s on my kindle. My list is as follows:

• Becoming by Michelle Obama- She’s just amazing.

• A Spell For Trouble by Esme Addison -Cant wait for the next book in the series

• A Good Neighborhood- So many emotions and that ending is still with me.

• Beach Read by Emily Henry – I loved everything about this one

• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman- so well written

• In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren -it was so cute and I’m a sucker for anything holiday related

• The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by – My first YA read and I really enjoyed it

• Charming Falls Apart by – This was a wonderful read, is now one of my favorite authors

I’m excited for all the books I plan on reading in 2021. I have enough books that I am going to continue my no buy ban. Unless bookstagram makes me have to break that 😂😂😂.

Happy New Year to all of you!

November Wrap up

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Happy December!

I didn’t read much in November, I didn’t read at all if we are being honest, I did read chamber of secrets which I really enjoyed as always.

I think i was having a reading slump or it could be that I just couldn’t get into this book. I loved the cover and the synopsis but I couldn’t get through this book. I also didn’t make time to read it which says something to me.

I do have a few books planned for this month which are books I’d read in November so hopefully I have a strong reading month.

I will try to read Fat Chance by Nick Spaulding again, but for now it’s a DNF for me.

Have a great week!

The Night Swim

September 25, 2020October 3, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 2 Comments

Wow 😯 this book is… I don’t think I can describe it in one word.

I just finished The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Synopsis: After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall is now a household name.But she’s used to being recognised for her voice, not her face. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. The small town of Neapolis is being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. The town’s golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping a high school student, the beloved granddaughter of the police chief.

😡🤬🤯☹️😭 (these sum up all of my feelings about this book.

Besides the the topic being rape I really enjoyed this book. The mystery of putting together all of the pieces and wondering what really happened was enjoyable. The story of both women is very gut wrenching but I liked how it switches between two women with similar experiences that will be forever linked to a small town. The ending threw me for a loop. If you’ve been thinking about adding this to your TBR and don’t mind heavy topics such as rape and suicide then I suggest picking this one up.

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Happy Thursday

September 17, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

I’m currently reading The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

It is a tough one I’ll admit, I had to watch Zootopia last night before bed just to put my mind at ease. I am loving it but I am angry and sad all mixed together. I can’t wait to finish it tomorrow.

I hope you guys are having a great week! 😄

Book Review

September 16, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 2 Comments

Synopsis: Alison Green desperate valedictorian wannabe, agrees to produce her schools production of. Midsummers Night’s Dream. That’s her first big mistake. The second is accidentally saying yes to a date with her oldest best friend, Jack, even though she’s crushing on Charolette. Allison must cope with the misadventures that befall the play if she’s going to survive this year

I really enjoyed this book! It was so funny and a light read. I enjoyed how the main character had a coming of age moment at the end of the book. She spent the whole year really trying to figure out who she was, while being a senior in high school. And let’s be honest senior year of high school is not always very easy. The book flowed very well and kept me highly entertained throughout the whole thing. I would definitely recommend this if you want something light.

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Currently reading and Coffee

September 10, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Happy Thursday guys! This week has felt long yet gone by quickly for me.

At the moment I’m reading two books, Night Swim by Megan Goldin also The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen

Both are really good and opposite of each other which is perfect since Night Swim is kind of heavy.

Have a great day

A Spell For Trouble

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

I am a huge cozy mystery fan, so I couldn’t wait to read A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison.

Synopsis: Aleksandra Daniels hasn’t set foot in the quiet seaside town of Bellamy Bay, North Carolina in over twenty years. Ever since her mother’s tragic death, her father has mysteriously forbidden her from visiting her aunt and cousins. But on a whole Alex accepts an invitation to visit her estranged relatives.

Guys this book was really good, I finished it in three days! I couldn’t put it down, the story telling was amazing. The descriptions made everything seem real and totally sucked me in. I had a picture of what everything and everyone looked like in my head. This was a very fun read and I can not wait for the second book in this series. Thank you

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All Our Summers

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

I got a chance to read All Our Summers by Holly Chamberlin.

While the cover of this is very cute and you think it’s going to be an interesting read about summer and the memories two sisters have. It turned out to be the complete opposite.

This one was really hard for me to finish, I couldn’t connect with the characters or story line. There seemed to be unnecessary drama and one sister was way more dramatic and confrontational then I expected. I did looked interest. It did pick up again for me at the end when they had a break through in their relationship. This book was also extremely long, which made everything really drawn out.

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Monday Book Mail

August 25, 2020September 4, 2020 by Lil Bee's Reads ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Happy Monday guys! Hope you all enjoyed the weekend.

I received my #BOTM a couple of days ago, I’m so excited for my picks. Two of them are definitely #bookstagrammademedoit picks. Everyone’s said such good things about The guest by Lucy Foley and Beach read by Emily Henry.

I’m going to be honest I haven’t read much this month due to moving and taking a tiny vacation today was my first day of truly reading and I’m not really feeling the book I’m reading 😔. I’m debating on ditching it and reading something else or just finishing it.