JULY WRAP UP // Jane Austen July + Contemporary Reads

These are all the books I read in July!

Books Mentioned:

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In this video:
00:00 - intro
00:07 - Jane Austen July
04:21 - library themed vlog
05:44 - nonfiction olympics
07:19 - rosamunde pilcher
08:46 - maisie dobbs
10:12 - a board book
11:17 - outro
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[bytesofmemory]

I loved Boys in the Boat! Yay for some good reads and that board book is amazing!!

[Kristy.Reads.]

I think we have some similar tastes. I’m not as far along in the Maisie Dobbs books as you but I am loving them, especially, like you said, the exploration & growth of the characters.

I had 3 favorites last month: “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman, “The Henna Artist” by Alka Joshi, & “Sipsworth” by Simon Van Booy.

[mizsuzee]

I absolutely loved the Boys in the Boat - read it a few years back. I knew I'd love it because I'm a sports fan AND live in Western Washington.... so yeah, a BIG favorite for me!

[kerrylagerwall]

The Boys in the Boat was my favourite book of 2023.❤

[carlaking]

Finn will enjoy flip books as he gets a bit older!!❤ That was a stunning book. You are farther in Maisie Dobbs than me. I'm impressed. I recently started the 2nd one.

[svance]

Thanks for the encouragement to read The Boys in the Boat. I too have been putting it off, though everyone seems to love it. :)

[tammys]

I'm currently reading Sense and Sensibility. I wish my library had Jane of Austen. I'm enjoying Sense and Sensibility, I'm pretty sure I've read it before but it's been a while. I get what you're saying about the miscommunication (and lack of communication), but I haven't been too bothered by that aspect. I've laughed out loud at a few spots.

[insearchofwonder]

I DNFd A Most Agreeable Murder for the reasons you stated. It was just too much for me. I remember enjoying Jane of Austin! It's been a while though.

[beeheart]

I love that board book! Luckily I have 2 soon to be moms in my family. That will be a perfect gift. TY! Have you read Love You Forever? It’s so good!

[countryatheart]

I'm so glad you liked Jane of Austin! I always worry about giving a recommendation that they'll hate it 😬😂 I thought it was a lot of fun. It has stuck with me after all these years as a book I really enjoyed my time with.

Thank YOU for your recommendations 📚♥️

[Shellyish]

I really loved The Wolf Den trilogy from last month, but! I actually think you may like The God of the Woods.

[audreyapproved]

I was also hesitant to read The Boys in the Boat b/c I also had no interest in rowing before reading it lol but yea!! it was so good!!! I've read every book by Daniel James Brown and they're all gripping!

[MargaretPinard]

I'm glad Most Agreeable Murder was the same in print as it was for me in audio---I couldn't stand the narrator, but honestly, it could have been the writing was the actual driver!

[covergirlbooks]

Ugh yes, the miscommunication in Sense and Sensibility. 😒I realized my positive memories of the book must have come from the film adaptation 📖

[spreadbookjoy]

Cousins? Why?!?! 🤢I think Sense and Sensibility and the ‘miscommunication’ (which is a trope I can’t stand either) works precisely for the reason you said - it wasn’t seemly to discuss feelings or scandal as openly then, which is why Marianne and her sensibilities are the polar opposite to Elinor’s quiet and admired good ‘sense’ in the face of disappointment. If you like a film adaptation, the Ang Lee one is wonderful.

[Aslave]

Read the (the disease and the cure) by ibn alqayym You will not regret it

[Readingindarknesss]

I loved the secrets of midwives but I was annoyed by the who’s the father trope! I didn’t care about her being unmarried. I cared that it was such a stupid secret and he pretty much was a nobpdy. A very nice nobody who deserved to know he had a kid!

[Bougie_Nerd]

I want to like books like A Most Agreeable Murder and P&P&Zombies but they never get the voice/tone right.

[linaadams]

I feel the same way about Sense and Sensibility. The dialog just was droning on and on to the point where the dragged out sentences were boring and confusing. All the characters were stupid. I wanted Marianne to get a grip. It was my first Jane Austin book. Not impressed.