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Ahh January and February, otherwise known as 'Might As Well Be Curled Up On The Sofa With A Good Book'-uary. Here’s five of my recent reads, but should you add them to your TBR or are they one to leave behind on the library shelf? Only one way to find out, my strange bookish friend.
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01:27 idol by louise o’neill
05:44 circe by madeline miller
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@GreenDayRule150
@GreenDayRule150 Год назад
I've just finished Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. It's a fantasy story about an orc named Viv who opens a coffee shop in a place where no one knows what coffee even is and all the friends she meets along the way. It's the most wholesome book I think I've ever read! There's no heavy world building to it, which is what I find daunting about reading fantasy. It's just a really good time! Hiiiiiighly reccomend it!! 😁
@Gryffindame
@Gryffindame Год назад
I want to read this soooo bad!
@GreenDayRule150
@GreenDayRule150 Год назад
@@Gryffindame it's so good!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Erm well this simply sounds WONDERFUL
@GreenDayRule150
@GreenDayRule150 Год назад
@Lucy Wood it is! There are also recipes to the baked goods in the back 😍😍😍
@Emaleighjane
@Emaleighjane Год назад
Swiftly added to my TBR, thank you 🥰
@dieSterbendeGiraffe
@dieSterbendeGiraffe Год назад
I love the way you talk about books!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ahh thanks so much, that's very lovely :)
@beckidraven226
@beckidraven226 Год назад
I hope you are doing well Lucy? I am really struggling right now and your videos especially your book videos really help me and I tend to re watch them for comfort. Looking forward to your next video. Would love a book video of course or something home related Xx
@EdithMiss
@EdithMiss Год назад
The Silent Patient is good but I guessed the twist nearly halfway through so like The Maidens you might feel the same about it tbh!
@sweetForgiveness
@sweetForgiveness Год назад
Agree
@cherylcampbell1229
@cherylcampbell1229 Год назад
I agree! I'm not quite sure what the hype on The Silent Patient is. There are definitely better thrillers.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ooooh interesting, maybe I'll give that one a miss then
@km692
@km692 Год назад
Oops, started watching this without my glasses on and definitely spent the first minute or so thinking that was Flo poised to jump off your bookshelves behind you!
@sweetForgiveness
@sweetForgiveness Год назад
😄😄😄
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Looool she definitely does not have that much poise or control, she'd bring the whole shelf down
@ambssampz5757
@ambssampz5757 Год назад
Loving your content so much! I've not read a whole lot over the past few years, for various reasons, but watching your reviews has inspired me so much - I'm aiming for maybe 5 books in 2023 now 🙈 Thank youuu :)
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
That's great to hear! No pressure, just read when it feels right 😊
@catshawforpresident
@catshawforpresident Год назад
Please never stop making these videos, they’re so enjoyable and helpful (: can deffo recommend The Silent patient!
@natashamason3328
@natashamason3328 Год назад
I always love your book videos. I’m getting quite a list going now 😊 Good luck with the jumper x
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha thank you! Jumper was saved 😇
@Gryffindame
@Gryffindame Год назад
I'll never stop recommending under the whispering door by tj klune. I cried for hours after and I absolutely loved it ❤️ house on the Cerulean sea was also like a warm hug to read ❤️❤️
@GreenDayRule150
@GreenDayRule150 Год назад
I have both of those, but I haven't gotten around to them yet!
@fionaj5819
@fionaj5819 Год назад
I loved House on the Cerulean Sea. Will have to get Under the Whispering Door. Fx
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Okay these are both going on the list immediately
@jesscaemily291
@jesscaemily291 Год назад
Under the Whispering Door made me SOB but in a way that felt really good afterwards.
@maddyy9816
@maddyy9816 Год назад
YES I’ve barely heard anyone talk about Under The Whispering Door!! It’s so funny and charming but also deals with grief in a really poignant way. 10/10 for sure 🥰
@eleanortaylor3494
@eleanortaylor3494 Год назад
The silent patient is fantastic, one of my favourite books and certainly my favourite thriller. What I would give to be able to read it for the first time again!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
People seem to either love it or hate it! I'm officially intrigued 🧐
@sbayles5593
@sbayles5593 Год назад
Thank you for listing your books in the description. The books I read in January were The Woman in the Library (good but weak ending), The Invited (really good and ghosts are involved) and The Queen of Tearling (beginning of fantasy series that kept me enthralled). I am currently reading How Far the Light Reaches (non-fiction), A Glimmer of Death (cozy mystery), and The Rose Code (historical fiction). I’m enjoying all three of these. And, by the way, I read Circe several years ago and loved it. Listening to you makes me want to read it again.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
No worries! This sounds like a creepy selection haha 😊
@laurenx8987
@laurenx8987 Год назад
Hi Lucy, I woke up feeling really low after a stressful weekend. As soon as I started watching this video for a bit of escapism your sense of humour put a huge smile on my face! I hope the blue jumper is salvageable 😂 xx
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ahhh Im sorry you had a crap weekend! Here's to a better week, the only way is up 🥰
@what3v3rs
@what3v3rs Год назад
So happy to see another book vid! 💜
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Thank so much for stopping by to watch 😊
@OnefortheBooks
@OnefortheBooks Год назад
Circe was absolutely one of my favorite reads of 2022! I can't wait to pick up Song of Achilles for the first time later this year. 🥰
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ohhhh you are in for such a treat
@belindabarbour382
@belindabarbour382 Год назад
Get the tissues ready for Song of Achilles. I loved Circe too!
@lornasheerin2525
@lornasheerin2525 Год назад
I bought the idol when it came out still need to read it. The joys of mummy life and just being knackered to read a book
@beckys8857
@beckys8857 Год назад
I'm with you on the love for Lex Croucher's books, so excited for 2 more from them this year! My current top recommendations are All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks and Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Me too! Counting down for their next releases 😊
@JenniferClark-po3bx
@JenniferClark-po3bx Год назад
Loved your video! I am putting Matrix on my TBR. After 16 years of Catholic school, I think this is right up my alley. I'm looking forward to it.
@angelikadulichan172
@angelikadulichan172 Год назад
I just finished Angelika Frankenstein makes her match by Sally Thorne and I was so in love with it.
@gryt.andersen8710
@gryt.andersen8710 Год назад
Know your audience. A 12th century Abbey full of nuns was all I needed to hear for me to open my Kindle and find it immediately. Also, I love how much book content you have been putting out lately ☺️
@danadpt2012
@danadpt2012 Год назад
Me too!!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
😂😂😂 I should have remembered you're all weirdos like me
@jesscaemily291
@jesscaemily291 Год назад
Haha same. Instantly sold after the first sentence 😂
@sweetForgiveness
@sweetForgiveness Год назад
Idol is on my TBR list since you mentioned it for the first time. I already thought it sounded super interesting but now i really need to read it
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
It's definitely worth a read, really fascinating stuff
@fionaj5819
@fionaj5819 Год назад
I recommend Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim (if you like a bit of light fantasy), Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (because TJR) and Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter (a really moving light read about someone who chooses to live on her own terms). Fingers crossed for the jumper! Glad you retrospectively added Circe, one of my top reads last year too. Fx
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Really enjoyed Carrie Soto! That will probably be in my next book video x
@allthingslivanne
@allthingslivanne Год назад
Added Circle to my library hold list! Sounds soooo good!!! 🎉
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ahhh it's such a gem! Hope you enjoy ☺
@kayleighdimmock1309
@kayleighdimmock1309 Год назад
What a description of Circe 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 “Drag Race All Stars of Mythology” 😂
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
AM I WRONG? 🥲
@erindouglas01
@erindouglas01 Год назад
I love these videos. Circe is so underrated to compared to song of Achilles!!
@Lifeonasofa
@Lifeonasofa Год назад
A nice range there! Being dyslexic and struggling with lyrical, descriptive writing, I was hesitant about Circe. But i found the audiobook reader was THE PERFECT Circe and agree that it’s a beautiful book, defo stuck with me. I didn’t find The Silent Patient mind blowing, but an enjoyable thriller considering I guessed what was happening early on. I’ve got infamous on my kindle tbr and I’m now adding Matrix and Idol to my list 🙈
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
I always forget about audiobooks! They are such gamechangers x
@amyc4499
@amyc4499 Год назад
Love these videos, thank you!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ahh that makes me so happy 🥰
@xxcazxxmxx
@xxcazxxmxx Год назад
The Silent Patient was a good read, but I found it much the same as you did with The Maidens and I guessed the plot really early on
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Always kinda disappointing when that happens
@jocummings3202
@jocummings3202 Год назад
I finished Circe last night!!! Thought it was incredible. Didn't rip my heart out like Song of Achilles but I was thankful. Also I read Infamous on my honeymoon in sweltering Lisbon so it was a weird juxtaposition to be transported to the cold dark Lake District.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha no one needs to go through Song of Achilles level heartbreak with anything else 🥲
@louisacoote2337
@louisacoote2337 Год назад
I loved Circe, it was excellent!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Up there with the best of the best!
@zarabannerman665
@zarabannerman665 Год назад
Was literally lieing in my bed going right time to get up get on with day. Nope Lucy uploaded time to get cozy again 😂😂
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Any excuse to remain under the duvet if you ask me
@theautisticacademic5927
@theautisticacademic5927 Год назад
I found the silent patient quite similar to your review of this one! Not gripping at all and just obvious from so early on!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
A few people have said this, I think I'll give it a miss in that case 🥲
@lits3212
@lits3212 Год назад
Running to buy Matrix. Seriously. You explained so well I am very excited to read this book!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Oh it's wonderfullllll, I hope you love it!
@courtney_pjones
@courtney_pjones Год назад
Silent Patient was amazing, definitely give it a go if you’re debating it!!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Thanks! Gonna grab it next time I want a thriller x
@fiballs1
@fiballs1 Год назад
Circe was staring at me in the library but i had just completed a song of achilles , wasnt sure but i think i will pick it up next time im in , live next door which is handy , iv picked up atlas six this week , lovely video as per from lovely lucy
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha definitely grab it next time! Living next door to a library is an absolute dream x
@ItsEmzo
@ItsEmzo Год назад
I have been meaning to read Circe since it came out! It became a running joke at my work that I hadn't read it yet even though I studied classics so I am determined to read it this year!!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha I can imagine that you would want to read ANYTHING but mythology retellings if you're already studying classics x
@ItsEmzo
@ItsEmzo Год назад
@Lucy Wood honestly! But now I've graduated maybe its time haha x
@ladeda00
@ladeda00 Год назад
I also agree about the maidens I was like “huh” hahaha (still had me a bit shook tho ngl, but I’m probably a bit dense 😅hahaha) BUT THE SILENT PATIENT HAD ME SHAKEN TO MY CORE actually in disbelief and sat there for an hour after like 😮what just happened hahaha A MUST READ
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Okay this was the encouragement I needed!
@debbieoraw994
@debbieoraw994 Год назад
I adore Circe. Ariadne is also very good. I am going to highly recommend the book Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. Its magnificent.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
I loved Ariadne too! Thank you, I'll take a look 😊
@Ddrhl
@Ddrhl Год назад
Good morning from the Bay Area of CA! Currently slogging through Thoreau's Walden. Wow. I see why no one ever has said to me "You have GOT to read this!"
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha life's too short, move on to something you love!
@tasha3529
@tasha3529 Год назад
I definitely felt the same after reading The Maidens, felt it was underwhelming and disappointing, and I LOVED The Silent Patient! It’s definitely worth giving it a read ☺️
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
So weird how the same author can be so hit and miss!
@SavidgeReads
@SavidgeReads Год назад
Oooh Idol sounds great. There seems to be a wave of great books about social media. Would recommend I’m A Fan by Sheena Patel, if you’ve not read it. Circe is incredible, mythology all stars really tickled me. I need to read Infamous… and Reputation. Ta duck!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Most welcome my friend 😊
@aaliyahthomas3961
@aaliyahthomas3961 Год назад
I really recommend the book True Crime Story by Joseph Knox. I picked it up in Waterstones on a whim and it is a thriller written in such a clever way. The author inserts himself as a character in the book as a journalist so it feels like its a real life event, think the realism that you get with Taylor Jenkins Reid😊
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Oh that sounds ace! Thanks for the rec :)
@Intothesunset89
@Intothesunset89 Год назад
Im reading The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Ardern and it’s not at all what I was expecting, but I’m loving it. Weirdly gives me Fleabag and Hunchback of Notre Dame (more so the latter) vibes?
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Well that sounds like a DELIGHTFUL combination
@nidhivaidya6485
@nidhivaidya6485 Год назад
My friends and I found a cat in a mall parking lot and named her Circe after the book :)
@Charlotte-Victorias
@Charlotte-Victorias Год назад
Definitely need to read the Silent Patient. I absolutely devoured it but wasn’t as fond of the maidens
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
It's definitely going on my list, I'm intrigued...
@emilysmith2784
@emilysmith2784 Год назад
Matrix and Cerse sound very good. Added to my TBR. If you like female forward historical fiction. Nothing beats Earths Children. Ayla is a human raised by Neanderthals during the ice age. It’s a story of trying to make yourself fit into a society that doesn’t come naturally to you. It’s about family, love and independence. It’s a lovely coming of age story with a very different setting.
@Intothesunset89
@Intothesunset89 Год назад
I’ve read Circe and A Song of Achilles and I’m bummed that those are the only two Madeline Miller novels published at the moment. Her writing lends itself beautifully to mythology retellings.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ahhh me too! Hungry for more, last I heard we had a Persephone on the way...
@kirstypritchard2872
@kirstypritchard2872 Год назад
I’ve read the silent patient and the maidens, was disappointed with the maidens and characters from the silent patient were mentioned in the maidens so I’m wondering if there will be another book to tie in 😮
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Oh that's cool, I didn't realise it was a universe cross over!
@allie1914
@allie1914 Год назад
I love your book videos so much I haven’t read the maidens but I was v disappointed with the silent patient definitely overhyped imo Ive had infamous for so long and need to actually read it - I enjoyed reputation so know I’ll enjoy it haha
@Sonia-re8dp
@Sonia-re8dp Год назад
I just read The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna and it was extremely adorable and heartwarming. Alternatively, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia was amazingly horrifying in all the best ways and very much keeps you on your toes. Would highly recommend both!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
This one is on my list and I'm really looking forward to it! 😊
@essentiallyann2650
@essentiallyann2650 Год назад
The Silent Patient was better than Maidens, but I'm glad I read both. Please do another mid-size style video, your book videos make my TBR pile too high 😂😂😂😂. (Doctor, mum and marathon runner here LOL).
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha there's lots more midsize style stuff over on my Instagram which might be more up your street!
@ACuppaBookswithAriel
@ACuppaBookswithAriel Год назад
Circe is such a beautiful book.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Agreed! Some stunning stuff x
@louisacoote2337
@louisacoote2337 Год назад
The Silent Patient was an excellent read. It gave me shivers up/down my spine!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
I'm definitely gonna have to give that one a chance!
@johnsaxongitno4life588
@johnsaxongitno4life588 Год назад
All I can say is that I am really hoping that your light blue jumper survives the coffee ☕️ love you and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 prayers and thoughts for you and your family love your Aussie friend John 💙💙
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Thankn you! 😊
@johnsaxongitno4life588
@johnsaxongitno4life588 Год назад
@@LucyJaneWood no worries 😉 your welcome 🙏 hope your jumper is okay 👌
@mindmuddleart2819
@mindmuddleart2819 Год назад
Still watching your video but will need to give Cerci a go, I read Medusa by Jessie Burton and could not put it down
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Oooh I'll have to check that out :)
@liacarlotti3400
@liacarlotti3400 Год назад
I'll have to add Circe to my tbr for sure! Also, I'm sorry if you mentioned this before but, where is the cat statue on your bookshelf from?
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
It was an ebay find! I love it 😊
@ANA-il6js85
@ANA-il6js85 Год назад
Unpopular opinion, i liked Circe more then SOA. I loved the writting and the whole island atmosphere, the characters and all the stories about them. It made me wanna move to small island alone 🤣
@sarahsearle9598
@sarahsearle9598 Год назад
Thanks for keeping me entertained while I washed the dishes! Off to download Infamous methinks!
@sarahsearle9598
@sarahsearle9598 Год назад
12 hours later and I'm 7 chapters in on audio book. I am gripped!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Ohhhh excellent! So glad you're enjoying it 😊
@sarahsearle9598
@sarahsearle9598 Год назад
Ah Lucy! I can't stop thinking about the characters! I say next to a colleague at work today (who is very much a close friend) and I started thinking about rose...and placing my head on her shoulder...argh! Haha
@KathyDubs
@KathyDubs Год назад
I'm with you on The Maidens, I didn't love it. The Silent Patient is a bit better but not by much. I actually am a psychologist as well, so whenever I read books with a therapist as a lead I have high hopes. Alex's books are hardly accurate when it comes to therapist presentation, unfortunately. I'm currently reading As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow - you might like it! Also, if you haven't tried any of Fredrik Backman's books yet, you also might enjoy his humor and writing. He's my favorite adult fiction writer.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Thank you! I will take a look at both 😊
@redstar1976
@redstar1976 Год назад
12th century nuns? Yup, I'm definitely here for that. I like the sound of Idol as well; I'm a sucker for a 'Whose truth is, y'know, true?' type of book. I've just finished The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. I did enjoy it but it's a very long read with a very slow start. That's a deliberate structural decision by the author, for various reasons which I won't go on about here, but it did make the first couple of hundred pages harder work than I'd have liked.
@melleme89
@melleme89 Год назад
10/10 title on the video!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Hahaha my proudest creation to date
@HattieHillard
@HattieHillard Год назад
Omg Lucy, I was also soo disappointed with 'The Maidens', I didn't like 'The Silent Patient' either so I think Michaelides' writing style just isn't for me... BUT, if you're looking for that mystery and intrigue surrounding secret societies at a prestigious university, I implore you to pick up 'Ninth House' by Leigh Bardugo - It's set at Yale will definitely scratch that itch that The Maidens failed to! I loved it!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
This one is sooo high on my list! Really looking forward to getting around to it, sounds right up my street x
@Curraaaan
@Curraaaan Год назад
I’ve got to stop watching these videos because my TBR pile just keeps growing! 😂
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Nothing wrong with that 😇
@sianmarylouise
@sianmarylouise Год назад
Silent patient is much better than the maidens! Highly recommend!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Excellent, thank you!
@lisajohanssoncarne6354
@lisajohanssoncarne6354 Год назад
If you haven’t read it already, I can highly recommend “girl, woman, other” by Bernardine Evaristo. Each chapters covers different black women and nbs and their lives in Britain, and how they are tied together. Great read! Wonderful characters and story ☺️
@journalwithdolly
@journalwithdolly Год назад
I had to DNF it: I found it so boring 🫠🤣 Maybe I need to give it another go
@zoesaunders4017
@zoesaunders4017 Год назад
I was also disappointed with The Maidens but the Silent Patient is one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Now that is a glowing review!
@ThatGingerNerd
@ThatGingerNerd Год назад
I need help!!! When I was in my teens I read so much, all the time!! Now almost 34, really bad adhd and autism I can’t anymore… I’ll listen to audiobooks (read Harry Potter) before I go to sleep because it calms my anxiety. But how do I get back to reading again??? Please help me someone ❤️
@kirstymcwilliam1385
@kirstymcwilliam1385 Год назад
If you were to make a podcast where you just describe in details each book you read and all your thoughts etc, I would not only pay money to listen but would likely enjoy it more than reading books on my own
@samhill7869
@samhill7869 Год назад
How do you have so much time to read! I love reading but one book takes me 3-4 months!😂
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
I don't really watch TV or RU-vid anymore, so it's my main hobby really x
@jesscaemily291
@jesscaemily291 Год назад
If anyone's looking for another Dark Academia style book I enjoyed The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood. Blurb below. Bright, bookish Oscar Lowe has grown to love the quiet routine of his life as a care assistant at a Cambridge nursing home, until the fateful day when he is lured into King's College chapel by the otherworldly sound of an organ. There he meets and falls in love with Iris Bellwether and her privileged, eccentric clique, led by her brother Eden. A troubled but charismatic music prodigy, Eden convinces his sister and their friends to participate in a series of disturbing experiments. However, as the line between genius and madness begins to blur, Oscar fears that danger could await them all ...
@sinati421
@sinati421 Год назад
I remember replying to your insta story when you started reading the maidens, saying that it was a disappointing read after the silent patient which I quite enjoyed! When the killer was revealed I I just thought "oh, so it really was that obvious?", the whole thing felt very underwhelming unfortunately :/
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Right there with ya!
@upsidedown9412
@upsidedown9412 Год назад
Hi Lucy, I’d recommend Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It’s set in 1950s Mexico, a young woman goes to visit her cousin at her cousin’s new husbands family home in the mountains, after her cousin sends a mysterious letter saying her husband is trying to poison her. Very gothic, spooky and sexy, I loved it!
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Oh that sounds awesome!
@cherylcampbell1229
@cherylcampbell1229 Год назад
IMO The Silent Patient was meh. Super predictable. Not really sure why it's so popular. Maybe it's because I normally read Karen Slaughter and not many thrillers stack up lol
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Hahaha I can imagine that everything else seems very weedy in comparison
@bg4945
@bg4945 Год назад
I loved the Silent Patient, but did not care for The Maidens.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Interesting! Really seems to be dividing people down the middle haha
@LindsK23
@LindsK23 Год назад
I found The Silent Patient disappointing too sadly.
@MissTwilightHater
@MissTwilightHater Год назад
Don't waste your time on silent patient, I agree about their writing
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Interesting! It definitely won't be a priority read for me haha
@danadpt2012
@danadpt2012 Год назад
Don’t read the silent patient, I think it will let you down like this one did. I didn’t love it, I guessed half way through it was okay just not amazing.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Haha the comments about this book are hilariously hit and miss 😂
@bjulalula9537
@bjulalula9537 Год назад
Cool, this is the first time that i have already read a book you recommend. Two to be correct. And Matrix and Song of Achille are good. But the last one isn't as good as Circe and the first one left me with an overall bad feeling
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Awesome! Although an overall bad feeling is not ideal 🥲
@bjulalula9537
@bjulalula9537 Год назад
@@LucyJaneWood wuhuuuuu she answers. World, look, Lucy answered to mere peasant. Also: die younread "the Strange case of the Alchemist's daughter"? It is very weird, but i thought you might like it, while reading it. Secret community, myth and mystery, strong women and an gothic feel
@bjulalula9537
@bjulalula9537 Год назад
Die younread = did you read
@rachelspencer9456
@rachelspencer9456 Год назад
🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
🥰🥰🥰
@vikkielora
@vikkielora Год назад
1:12 Fff thy gift have
@fleur1492
@fleur1492 Год назад
You already had me at Lauren Groff, but nuns and female relationships outside of patriarchal norms?? This sounds like the perfect book for me!
@ellysheppard3072
@ellysheppard3072 Год назад
Good GRIEF, I truly hated The Maidens and for a long time I felt like I was the only one. Poor writing, gaping plot holes, completely unlikely situations, sloppy ending, etc.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Right there with you! I gave it 3 stars but that was probably generous 🥲
@kirsteengarden3833
@kirsteengarden3833 Год назад
I’m in the minority but I absolutely hated the silent patient. No redeeming qualities for me, so will be interested to hear your opinion if you do decide to read it.
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Interesting! Definitely seems to be dividing opinion...
@AlioH89
@AlioH89 Год назад
I'm in a minority but I couldn't get in to Circe
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
No book is for everyone!
@AlioH89
@AlioH89 Год назад
@@LucyJaneWood Indeed. And every book is for someone.
@claire3733
@claire3733 Год назад
After hearing your thoughts on The Maidens I feel compelled to copy and paste my Goodreads review. SPOILER ALERT!!! “Who ends a book by suddenly revealing a pedophilic relationship as the main plot twist? There's a lot to unpack there, that the author did NOT. This book just made me feel icky. The protagonist is stalked by two men and, at least in the case with Henry, it doesn't seem to be justified by the plot? Like what was the purpose of that? Also what the fuck is Michaelides' deal with Freud. Perhaps if you are writing not one, but TWO, books about psychotherapists you should refrain from basing your entire psycholoqical interpretation on Freud. There's a big emphasis on family relations and dvnamics in this book and it just felt hollow and misguided.”
@LucyJaneWood
@LucyJaneWood Год назад
Certainly not wrong 🥲 Justice for the word 'icky' which should be used more often x
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