Friday Five

I read a whole heck of a lot of books this year.  I'm not sure the exact number, but as long as I finish another 1.5 this month, I reached my goal of at least 3 a month.  But it was definitely more than that, because I believe in every month but 2 I read more than 3 books.  Books for the win!  Because there were so many, it was hard to choose just 5 but I think I have them narrowed down.  So here they are in no particular order...

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling: I think this choice had everything to do with having another Harry Potter to read after all this time.  Also, trying to imagine just how they pull off some of the amazing feats of magic on a stage.  Whenever it does come here, I plan to be first in line (seeing as getting tickets for England next year has been a bit of a no go - it seems that Harry has reached Hamilton proportions in England...)

"So Many Books, So Little Time" by Sara Nelson: I just love reading about how other people choose books to read.  My process is so arbitrary.  I'm never sure what's going to appeal to me on any given day.  It seems other people have more of a process than I do and that's pretty fascinating.  Also, any book about people loving books as much as I do is always going to be up there on the list of faves.

"The Rise and Fall of a Theater Geek" by Seth Rudetsky: I love Seth and I love the way he writes.  He's so funny in interviews and his books are written in exactly the same way as he speaks.  He's great at writing the way people speak. He's not too formal or stuffy.  And like I said, he's very, very funny! I flew this one because it was so fun and such a great beach read. I can't wait to read his others!

"The Traveling Tea Shop" by Belinda Jones: This one is an English book and we all know how I feel about English books.  However, I think I liked this one so much because it's about a girl who takes a risk on a job doing something crazy and it pays off.  I mean, how much fun would it be to drive around in a traveling tea shop?  I'm already dreaming of the possibilities.

"The Little Beach Street Bakery" by Jenny Colgan: I read so many books by Jenny this year, that it was hard to choose my favorite - they're all pretty much my favorite. But this one stood out because I breezed through it in about 24 hours.  I couldn't put it down.  It's also one of the main reasons I want to visit Cornwall.  Just hearing the way she speaks about the beauty and the people totally gets me in the mood to explore all the little villages that make up this part of England.  And if I were to see lots of little puffins around, it definitely wouldn't be a bad thing...