What I Read in May 🌷 | The Book Castle | 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- 🕯️ BOOKS MENTIONED 🕯️
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Om Utregning av Romfang by Solvej Balle (English title: On the Calculation of Volume)
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
(mentioned) The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer
(mentioned) The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
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🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 🕰️
00:00 Intro
00:22 DallerGut Dream Department Store
04:36 Animal Farm
06:52 Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
11:44 Om Utregning av Romfang
16:21 The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
20:38 The Falcon Thief
25:33 Outro
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Hi! My name is Alice and I love books! I read just about everything from classics to contemporary fiction, adventures to mysteries, fantasy to all kinds of non-fiction - and I love reviewing and recommending books, and just generally having a chat about literature. I also adore baking, hot chocolate, crafts and basically everything cosy, soft and peaceful. I currently live in Oslo, Norway.
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Thank you ALice ! I could listen to you for hours !
Wow, thank you! ❤️
Agree with Animal Farm. Read it when I was in 7th grade at a Catholic School and it was a class fave!
Such a great read! 😃
I used to love light, cozy mysteries. I haven't read any in a while, but you have me wanting to try these recommendations. ❤📚❤️
I'm reading The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton right now, and I just took a break ( to watch one of my favorite booktubers 😉) because of tears. I'm hoping the book continues to suck me in!
😃❤️
I really enjoyed Dallergut.
A lot of the reviews I read complained that the characters didn't progress or the story was too shallow--but not every story needs an arc. It's basically a fable. It wasn't a meal--it was a confection.
I like that description! 😍
May
1. When Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe
2. The Tale of Genji by: Lady Murasaki Shikibu, Translated by: Kencho Suematsu
3. The Last Time I Saw Mother by Arlene J Chai
4. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
5. Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
6. Dusk by F. Sionil Jose
7. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Echo
I just got a cute cozy you may like it’s called Getting Old is Murder by Rita Lakin. Also I just got Barnes and Noble edition of Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis it’s beautiful! Have you heard of it? I’m also reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due, Housebroke by Jaci Burton, How to Solve your own Murder by Kristin Perrin
Your skin is so beautiful :)
Thank you! ❤️ To be fair though, this lighting is quite forgiving (+ makeup) 🥰
Ah, yes I feel you. I think based on your review and some others I’ll skip the book about dreams but still read Solvej Balles book. (I saw it on german booktube xd) I then read the pretty long preview and bought the book. My mom read it first but she wasn’t really into it so I was contemplating, because you kinda expect it to become fast-paced in a way.
I’m currently still reading „Hakai“ (the original title) by Shimazaki Touson and I really like it (even though it’s quite heavy, the depressing but non-emo version of no longer human if you want xdxd)
You had a great reading month. I managed to read 8 books in May
The House Keeper by Valerie Keogh
Lexicon by Max Barry
The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
The Housemaid's Secret by Frieda McFadden
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
The Sisters by Claire Douglas (my only 5 star for the month, this book was insane but in the best way possible)
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The Dinner Guest by B.P. Walter
Wow, amazing!! 😍 I’ll have to check out that 5 star read!
@@TheBookCastle as with all books it isn't for everyone but I have a feeling you might like it. I also wanted to tell you I have ordered a copy of The Secret History by Donna Tartt. After hearing you talk about it has made me curious to read it.
Thanks for sharing...
Really enjoying your videos lately thanks for sharing
Thank you so much!! ❤️
I would recommend Lisa Scottoline's new book The Truth About the Devlins. She came to my local library at a hotel and we had to register to hear her speak about her books. I had never heard of her nor read anything she'd written. I was intrigued. All the attendees got a copy of her new book! I bought more of her books in paperback used to read more this summer. She does write some historical fiction, Eternal and Loyalty, which are about Italy during WWII and Sicily's mafia. What Happened to the Bennetts is about a family who goes under the Witness Protection Program. Right now I am reading Maisie Dobbs by Jacqeline Winspear who is a character that I would like to meet in real life. She advertises herself as a psychologist and investigator in 1929 England. She works on investigating people for her clients and is such an interesting person, very different from the usual mysteries. This is a book series that I have more books by her to read. I never thought about reading any book series ever again but I am glad to be reading this one.
The Maisie Dobbs series is very good! My daughter (28) and I (60) both enjoy them. Not too cozy, not too bloody…Winspear really found the sweet spot!
Hi Alice! There’s a sort of sequel to The Appeal called The Christmas Appeal that might be fun for you to read around the holidays. It was fun!
Oooh, that’d be fun to read during the Christmas break! 🥰
Hi Alice
I enjoyed this - I love hearing your Reviews on Books you have read.
I haven’t been reading much lately due to working on my Counted Cross Stitch Projects.
Have a Great Week of Reading
Take Care & Happy Reading
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Cross stitch is so fun! 😍
@@TheBookCastle - It really is Alice. I taught myself to do Counted Cross Stitch back in the 70’s. My family went to K-Mart in the big city one day and I bought a small Counted Cross Stitch Owl Kit. After we got home I sat on my bedroom Floor - taught myself to stitch the Owl and I had it done within an hour. To this day I still have the Pattern of that Owl after all of these years. Been doing Counted Cross Stitch ever since. I love doing Counted Cross Stitch. ❤️🤗
Currently reading Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci, which is very good and A Place of Execution which is older but also very good.
Hi Alice, good to hear your reviews today, got my mind off things for a bit. You do very well at reviews. I haven't been reading much of anything. Can't concentrate because my sister died a week ago. It was one months from the time she found a lump in her armpit, til she died. A very aggressive cancer. The chemo and radiation was brutal on her and it was probably the chemo that killed her. She was a very healthy, active did lots of sports w/ husband. Never even took aspirin .
I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️
So sad for your suffering
Have you read the found things series by by Paula Brackston. I enjoyed the idea, the thing that annoyed was the character's repetitive behaviours and anxiety. I also felt the writing got better as the series progressed.
I just started that! I’m loving the first book! She is a sweet lady she sent me midnight witch for free. Love her she writes a lot of witchy historical fiction
Have you ever read Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo? Perhaps you may enjoy that one as well.
I haven’t, no! ❤️
You have to read The Twyford Code, Janice Hallett's second book. I think it's the best of the three. I've already preordered The Examiner, her fourth book, which comes out in September.
Yes, definitely ❤️
I came here to say this too. I just finished reading The Twyford Code and I loved it. I liked it more than The Appeal too. Could not put it down, it was very immersive. I'm keen to read the Alperton Angels next.
I read The Falcon Thief this month also. I found it r really interesting, but I agree wholly with your assessment. It was worth the read, but it didn't hold up to The Feather Thief.
I *love* time loop stories! I wonder if that book is in English, if not I'll have to keep up with my Swedish and hope it was published in Swedish too! 🤣🤣
Me too! 😃 It looks like it’s coming out in English later this year!
@@TheBookCastle that's so exciting!
Do you usually read serveral books at the same time?
Usually two! 🥰