just finished: nothing. But I only have about 10% left on People Like Her, a domestic thriller about an Instagram influencer whose Mommabare branded content has gotten her over a million followers. However, they may not all be fans (cue ominous music). This one comes out Tuesday, and it’s really good! And I think it’s provides a realistic view of being an Instagram influencer, of how much time and energy and planning it takes to look that carefree.
currently reading: My Bridget Jones reading has slowed, as I have come to the book with the Very Sad Thing. I’m not going to say more, for those who haven’t gotten to that book yet, but I thought I would hit a wall when it happened, and I did. I have read Mad About the Boy before, so I knew about the Very Bad Thing, but it still broke my heart again. I’m also about halfway through The Perfect Guests, a thriller from Emma Rous, who wrote Au Pair last year. I’m not sure how to describe it yet, but it comes out Tuesday, so I’ll say more soon. I’ve also dipped my toes into Siri, Who Am I?, which is a crazy novel about a woman who wakes up in the hospital with no memory and a nasty bump on the back of her head. She has her phone, but she’d deleted all her text messages, and is trying to piece together what happened little by little. The publisher describes it as Bridget Jones’ Diary meets Legally Blonde, so you know why I had to request it. And I’m about halfway through American Cheese, about one man’s journey through the universe of artisan cheeses, mostly here in the states, but he does talk about taking a trip to France. It’s a lot of fun so far, and I now have a list on my phone of cheeses to look for the next time we head to our favorite cheese shop.
up next: A book about Niksen, the Dutch art of doing nothing (#lifegoals, right?). And I have a couple of audio books I need to listen to. Big Girl, Small Town is a debut from an Irish author, and it was on the short list for the Booker Prize last year. I’m expecting a bit of a dark humor, not unlike Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen, also a debut novel, and also shortlisted for the Booker in its year. And I just got a copy of the audio book for The Man Who Ate Too Much, the recent biography of James Beard. The audio book version will be released later in January, and I am so excited to get to listen to this one! It’s been on my list.
