Recently finished reading: Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn
And I'm happy to say that it was just as fun as the first book. Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie are the best characters! I love their banter and snark, as well as their intelligence, toughness, and unorthodox skills.
I also saw this amazing must-see movie: Rule Breakers.
It tells the true story of Roya Mahboob and the robotics team comprised of four young women from Afghanistan that she started. Their struggles and achievements are inspiring. (Though the ongoing plight of women and girls in Afghanistan, and how hard they have to fight for even the most basic of human rights, continues to break my heart!) Everyone should go see this movie.
My glad things for last month:
- Listening to (and loving!) Disturbed's new song: I WILL NOT BREAK. It's awesome!
- Chickadees singing outside my window every morning. (They're my favorite little bird.)
- New recipes that weren't too hard to make and that tasted really yummy: Pear & Broccoli soup, Pesto Whirls, and Orange Creamcheese Cake.
- Getting caught up on AJ Pearce's Emmy Lake Chronicles, and finishing Jennifer Estep's Black Blade series. Both of which I can definitely recommend.
- Watching a murder of crows hopping around the playground like they own it; and watching all the elementary kids' delight at their antics.
- Getting together with friends for a night of playing games (Wingspan) and catching up.
- And my former boss, who's also a good friend, reached out last week to see how I was doing.
I need to catch up with the Emmy Lake books too. I've still only read the first one.
ReplyDeleteThere's a fourth book coming out this August, so I wanted to try and catch up on the others before that one came out. And I did enjoy both of them. :D
DeleteBoth sound really good.
ReplyDeleteThey really are!
DeleteGood to hear your thoughts on Kills Well With Others. Haven't tried it as yet, but I did like the first book. I love your 'glad' things - very nice!
ReplyDeleteIf you liked Killers of a Certain Age, then you'll enjoy the sequel. The four characters are just so great. :D
DeleteI do love your lists of things to be grateful for, Lark. I find they inspire me to think of mine. I would say my Latin tutor, who is amazing, a new sci-fi book series I just found via Tracy and a film: The Sound of Music. Oh, and the spring flowers in my garden.
ReplyDeleteSo many glad things to notice and be grateful for! I'm still working on getting better at it. I tend to see the negative things first.
DeleteI love your list too and the recipes. That's nice when a boss or former boss becomes a friend. There are good bosses out there.
ReplyDeleteI miss my previous boss. She and I could really laugh together, which was nice.
DeleteI'm loving Disturbed's new song too! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed Kills Well With Others. That's a series that I really want to read. It sounds so good! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's the characters that you end up loving in the Raybourn books; and they're pretty tough, too, which was fun.
DeleteLark, I always love these posts :) They always make me smile. Wishing you a lovely week!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I so appreciate your comments. :D
DeleteI need to get the Deanna Raybourn! I enjoyed the first book. Chickadees are my favorite bird and I'm a little jealous you have them singing outside your window!
ReplyDeleteKills Well With Others cracks me up with that title. :) And pear and broccoli soup sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteI like Billie too and am glad you enjoyed Kills Well with Others.
ReplyDeleteYay for lots of good things :)
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