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Review! After Elias by Eddy Boudel Tan Coen Cara

Review! After Elias by Eddy Boudel Tan

Coen Caraway is getting ready for his wedding to Elias Santos on a beautiful Mexican island when he hears the news: the commercial plane Elias had piloted has gone down in the ocean. Elias’s last words were recorded, a cryptic utterance that makes the world think that he crashed the plane on purpose. Coen’s story weaves back and forth between the present day and the past as he tries to understand his fiancé and himself.

This book was quietly devastating. I love that it was about mental health as well as a love story. The braiding between past and present was done so well that I would probably call author Eddy Boudel Tan a master of his craft. If you have interest in character-driven dramas and having your heart slowly torn out of your chest, pick this one up.

Review! Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. A human

Review! Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

A human wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of where he is or what his mission should be. He realizes, slowly, as his memory comes back that he’s on a mission to save earth from total extinction. He does a lot of science.

I feel like the jacket copy of the book gives away a lot of the interesting hooks at the beginning — I went in without reading the flap text hoping for another The Martian and getting my expectations wildly met. That is to say, I really enjoyed this book. Our hero does a ton of science, much of which I didn’t understand but was nodding along to like I did, to figure out how to save his home planet. I really like Weir’s voice — if you liked The Martian you’ll probably like this one too. I could barely put it down and went to sleep wondering how earth could be saved.

I did find the ending a bit weird but upon further thought, it was pretty much the only logical way to write the ending. So I give this full 5 stars.

Have you read this one yet?

Who else is Team Long Hair this entire pandemic? I

Who else is Team Long Hair this entire pandemic? I’ve been choked by my hair during my sleep and it gets caught in my armpits at random times. I’m looking forward to the day I can cut it off — I’m one week away from full vaccine efficacy!

Anyway here is a shot of my library wall for your feed. It’s been a while.

Review! Float Plan by Trish Doller Anna had lost

Review! Float Plan by Trish Doller

Anna had lost her fiancé to suicide and rashly decides to leave her Florida home. She takes the boat Ben left her and attempts to sail the path they’d planned to take together. Anna soon realizes she’s in over her head and hires someone to help her make the trip. Keane is a cheerful addition to her boat and soon the two strike up a friendship. But can it be more...?

I thought this was a sweet, wistful, and sometimes heavy story about loss and finding yourself again. I loved the chemistry between Keane and Anna, starting with their friendship. The story isn’t steamy — sex scenes are alluded to but not described in full — but the *tenderness,* y’all. This was my first Trish Doller and I’ve since read another and she does tenderness so well. I am not a sailor but I found the descriptions of sailing super interesting and enjoyed that aspect of the book as well. Definitely recommend this one.

Happiest book birthday to @alena.dillon and THE HA

Happiest book birthday to @alena.dillon and THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, an amazing book about the lengths one gymnast will go in her pursuit of an Olympic medal. I read this book last year (perks of being an author! I get to read things way earlier than most reviewers!) and was blown away by the way Dillon wrote Sera’s determination. You can feel her desperation and drive. Every callus, every blister, every achy bone. Read it, y’all, it’s so good!!

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