In Pieces by Sally Field - I expected a bit more “dish” than this served up. Sally spends a lot of time on early trauma and never explains how that shaped her as an actor or influenced her adult decisions - the reader is left to play armchair psychologist which is far more work than I was willing to do. The only costar she deemed worthy of spending significant time on is Burt Reynolds. Spoiler - he was not the love of her life.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - this was delicious, I didn’t want it to end. The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. Celia and Marco are “trained” for a competition that takes place in a circus much like Cirque du Soleil - defying feats of gravity and playing on the imagination - only more magical. The descriptive images evoked from Morgenstern’s fantastical writing create a world you want to escape into and never leave. I loved the relationships, the exploration of ‘both and’ vs ‘either or’. The rich layers rival the best buttery croissant. This is for sure at the top of my favorites list for the year thus far. A++
Next up:
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
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