Sassafrass’s Comments (group member since Nov 19, 2016)

Sassafrass’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Tien wrote: "I have a love-hate thing with this trope (ghostly romance) because half the time, they don't end up together (for obvs reasons) 😭"

So true. But I thought this one was done really well. It was also really tame in the romance department with no more than kissing so you weren't missing much between Lucy and the Cap.

I've got three more to go. I determined to finish this one!

49/52 as of 10/25/19

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That's awesome!

I read The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by Josephine Leslie writing a R.A. Dick. I rated it *4 STARS*

This isn't a book that I would typically read but I needed it for another challenge and it fit with this theme so I thought it was meant to be. It was a quite an unusual love story and the first time that I read a book that had a ghost as a main character.

However, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I definitely feel like I would read something else by this author. I listened to it on audio and thought the narrator did a masterful job!

I also used this for PnM: Publication

Nominate shelf: Kick-ass Heroines

I'm not sure what I'll be reading. I'll have to see what I have on my list.

If anyone like cozy mysteries the Lillian Byrd series features a lesbian reporter/detective. Holy Hell is the first book and they are on KU. I quite enjoyed the series.

I read Sula by Toni Morrison on 9/23/19 and rated it *3 STARS*.

Man this was dark and depressing. I have to admit that I haven't read Toni Morrison before. That is a failing on my part. She captured the desolation of the time period. The way the hopefulness of youth can be stamped out so easily by oppression.

I wish we had gotten more of what Nel and Sula were up to during their times apart. I felt like there was something fundamental that was missed there. There was something seriously wrong with Sula. She was broken. And she had no problem letting that brokenness infect others did she?

I felt so raw after finishing this. I felt like so much was left unfinished. I didn't feel any hope and just Nel's realization at the end made it that much more worse.

But damn if it didn't have me thinking. I know that this story will stick with me for a while. And ultimately I know I'll have to delve into more of this author's work.

Nominated shelf: Kick-ass Heroines

my spot

New to me:

Ladyfish (264 pages) 11/4/19

I have a question. i have book on my shelf labeled "Southern-Gothic" and "American-Gothic" but not plain "Gothic". Will that work for this month?

Mine

20th Century:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1946) 10/24/19

Mine

Stage 9: Settings (Time)
Goal: 8,000 pages
Tasks: Up to 11
OoZ: POC

Completed: 8,066/8,000 pages

Present day:
The Husband Maker (226 pages) 7/19/19
Lying Season (348 pages) 7/23/19
On Demon Wings (454 pages) 7/23/19
Unraveled (352 pages) 8/7/19
The Boyfriend Experience (158 pages) 8/4/19
Into the Hollow (447 pages) 8/13/19
Intercepted (320 pages + OoZ --author is AA + 32 = 352 pages) 8/14/19
Irreplaceable (306 pages) 8/18/19
Coldhearted Boss (331 pages) 8/22/19
Take Me Again (234 pages) 8/23/19
When Dimple Met Rishi (400 pages + OoZ --author of Southeast Asian descent --40 pages = 440 pages) 8/23/19
Fumbled (331 pages + OoZ --author is AA + 33 = 362 pages) 8/27/19
Hot as Puck (330 pages) 8/28/19
The Wild Ones (336 pages) 8/30/19
Revved (410 pages) 8/30/19
Accidental Abduction (110 pages) 8/31/19
Up in Flames (288 pages) 9/1/19
Her Mad Hatter (137 pages) 9/1/19
Unwrapping Hank (138 pages) 9/2/19
Under Locke (497 pages) 9/2/19
Off the Record (236 pages) 9/2/19
Never Kiss a Stranger (274 pages) 9/2/19
Nailed Down (258 pages) 9/4/19
Yes, Please (252 pages) 9/5/19
Now, Please (198 pages) 9/5/19


Futuristic:
Wolf Rain set in 2083 (416 pages + OoZ --heroine is AA +42 pages = 458 pages) 8/12/19

1960's:
Let It Shine (134 pages + OoZ -- author is AA + 13 pages = 147 pages ) 8/17/19

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "I love this genre! Some books I already own and that are waiting to be read are: The Italian, Vathek, A Sicilian Romance, The Great God Pan, [..."

Do you have any recommendations for newbies, Marina?

Oh, I've got absolutely nothing for this one. I'm going to have to do some stitching here.

I read When Dimple Met Rishi which was shelved as Asia a few times. I rated it *4 STARS* The book was set in the US but I think because it was dealing with Southeast Asian characters it was shelved that way.

I really enjoyed it though. I don't read a lot of YA but this one really made me rethink that. The characters were nuanced, their stressors weren't necessarily unique to their culture but definitely affected them in a different way because they were American born children with their Indian culture dictating a lot of their choices.

I thought it was interesting how all Rishi was and how totally against everything Dimple was. By the end of the book I think they both found out some very significant things about themselves but also found new respect for the parents they thought they had figured out.

This book was so well written I was just immersed in the trials and tribulations of this couple. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to shake them at some point. But more than anything I just enjoyed the story and felt like I was drawn in.

I think this book really highlighted the fact that we need more "own voices" books. We need more mainstream books to highlight our diversity. And I really think we need it now more than ever.

I also used this book for: Seriously Serial '19 and Pick 'n' Mix (2019) - Stage 9: Settings (time)


My nominated shelf: Own Voices

Stage 1: Genre Shelves
Goal: 8,000 pages
Tasks: Up to 11
OoZ: POC

Completed: 0/8,000 pages


Historical Fiction
Sula (196 pages + OoZ--author AA -- 20 pages = 216 pages)

Love and Other Words (433 pages) 7/29/19
On a Tuesday (216 pages) 8/27/19
Ice Planet Barbarians (188 pages) 9/3/19
Christmas Letters (272 pages) 9/1/19
More, Please (221 pages) 9/5/19
Wickedest Witch (198 pages) 9/6/19
Inked Nights (125 pages) 9/6/19
Line of Scrimmage (364 pages) 9/8/19

Stage 12: Own TBR
Goal: 8,000 pages
Tasks: Up to 11
OoZ: POC

Completed: 0/8,000 pages

Delicate Ink (added Dec 2015)
Him (added Sep 2014) (314 pages)

Tien wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "sorry, I've been busy packing for trip to Tahiti and Bora Bora so i won't start on this until i get back in two weeks"

you mean, sorry not sorry :p That sounds like a FAB holida..."

Bwahahahaha!!!! Absolutely!!!

sorry, I've been busy packing for trip to Tahiti and Bora Bora so i won't start on this until i get back in two weeks

LOST & FOUND:
Lost 2019: completed 6/21/19
Found 2019: completed 7/18/19

COMPLETED: 10/10

LOST:
1. Vance's Rules (Anne Rainey -- Sam's Promise) 10/19/19
2. On the Line (Kathryn Shay -- After the Fire) 10/27/19
3. Nothing More to Lose (Kathryn Shay -- After the Fire) 10/30/19


FOUND: books by Katie Ruggle who wrote Gone Too Deep
1. Run to Ground 9/28/19
2. On the Chase 10/2/19
3. Survive the Night 10/4/19


LOST & FOUND:
1. Is It Over Yet? (FOUND: added Jan 2019) 9/18/19
2. Unwrapping Hank (FOUND: added Jan 2019) 9/2/19
3. Accidental Abduction (FOUND: added April 2019) 8/31/19
4. Into the Hollow (FOUND: added Jan 2019) 8/13/19