The Cactus
By Sarah Haywood
By golly this book was one of Reese Whiterspoon's book group books and was compared with Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, which was actually a Witherspoon selection as well. Well I love Reese Whiterspoon, and I like that other novel, so I thought this would be a great audio book to listen to.
Well I'm going to be honest, it's so much like Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, that it was distracting, both are the story of a socially awkward British woman who is a rather pain, and then finds love. While the Eleanor books I found the character charming and she was learning how to become an adult, this book I found the main character just super uppity and a real pain. I would just recommend reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine instead if you want to read a good British coming of age/bettering of a cranky heroine.
Whiskey in a Teacup
By Reese Whiterspoon
Ok I listened to this clear cash grab of a coffee table book as an audio book. I had been seeing this book everywhere when it came out. I love Reese Witherspoon and I wanted to hear about her style and upbringing. When I grow up or in another life I would like to be Reese Whiterspoon. She's so cute and humble! The book was fun and I enjoyed it; I even thought about buying a used copy off of eBay, but when it really comes down to it, I can find the recipes on Pinterest, and I'm trying to downsize the amount of books and other "stuff" in our house. I know if you have ever been to our house you are laughing because I have been accused of being a hoarder or pack rat.
The Proposal
By Jasmine Guillory
This is another one of Reese Whiterspoon's book group books. I saw this at the store and checked it out immediately from my library. I was really excited because judging from the cover (which we aren't supposed to do but in this case I was right) it looked like this was a romantic comedy between an African American woman and a Hispanic man. The all inclusive romantic leads with gay and lesbian side characters were a nice fresh breath of air for an over done genre. That being said, I just wasn't feeling this book. It was kind of a paint-by-numbers romance novel. A girl gets proposed to on a JumboTron at a baseball game and the family obsessed doctor comes to save her when the video of her turning the proposal down goes viral.
I was listening to it on my phone which made the sexy scenes kind of awkward, because I didn't know the author was going to go into that much detail, and i literally have a little human with me listening to whatever I am listening to. I bet I would have liked this book at a different point in my life, but it just didn't strike a chord with me. If you want a fluff/quick read, then this is your book.
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