In Mini Episode 48, Genevieve Trono (@genthebookworm) talks mood reading and shares her thoughts about Brit Bennett’s new book (which she’s already read)!

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This month, I chose You Are Not Alone, The Holdout, and Anna K. Check out my commentary on all the February picks to help choose the right book for your reading taste.

Highlights

• Mood reading and how Genevieve builds in time / space to mood read within her books she’s reading for review.
• Genevieve’s thoughts on one of Sarah’s most anticipated books of 2020 (Genevieve has already read it, while Sarah hasn’t)
• How it’s easy to forget the details of the books we read…even ones we love.
• How some teachers these days are talking to their students about the importance of loving what you’re reading.
• A bonus review of an upcoming release by a well-known author.
• Authors publishing new books too quickly / frequently.

Genevieve’s Book Recommendations

Two OLD Books She Loves

• Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [5:07]
• Midwives by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [9:25]

Two NEW Books She Loves

• Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [15:20]
• To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma by Molly Millwood | Buy from Amazon [20:47]

One Book She DIDN’T Love

• The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [24:26]

One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About

• The Vanishing Halfby Brit Bennett (Release Date: June 2, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [28:29] 

Other Books Mentioned

• The Red Lotusby Chris Bohjalian (Out March 17) | Buy from Amazon [12:38]
• The Flight Attendantby Chris Bohjalian (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:42]
• A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [14:34]
• She Saidby Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:37]
• Prepby Curtis Sittenfeld | Buy from Amazon [25:35]
• The Mothers by Brit Bennett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:45]
• Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [30:35]

Other Links

• Committed Podcast (hosted by Jo Piazza)
• My 2018 Summer Reading Guide

About Genevieve

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Genevieve is a mom, wife, professional photographer, book blogger, library volunteer, and a motherhood book club facilitator. She lives with her husband of 10+ years, their two sons who are 7 & 9 and their springer spaniel named Buzz.

She is a photographer and mostly does behind the scenes work now. She spends a lot of her work days editing in Lightroom and Photoshop which makes plenty of time for audiobooks! She also teaches photography classes.

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