Hello Beautiful! Even if you are a bookworm, have you ever looked at the pages of a book with blank eyes? Or have you ever experienced moments where the phone wins the dilemma of a book or telephone before sleep? It was such a period for me; unfinished books formed a small mountain at my bedside. While Hello Beautiful was on my to-read list on Goodreads, one evening I decided to go ahead and start reading it on Kindle.
The Bridgerton book series continues its popularity without slowing down with its loyal audience. In 2013, this series’s 9th and last book considered the starting point of my enjoyment of historical romance, was published. If you, like me, love historical romance series and have read the series much earlier, this book contains innovation and surprises for you. Julia Quinn Bridgerton’s book readers may wonder, “So what happened next?” It answers the question. I enjoyed reading it because it touched on curious topics and told stories that went forward and backward in time. But I think the story everyone is curious about is obvious. The story of the mother of the family, the one and only Violet Bridgerton. Are you one of those who are curious like me? If so, let’s take a look together.
Bookstore strolls have always been like therapy for me. When I think about it, the bookstore where I like to go on these wanderings has been closed for a while. That shop where I wandered around and read books has been a coffee shop with a sea view for a while. I still remember how much fun I had wandering around the books, pens, and notebooks when I walked around that shop. It was a delightful ritual for me, and I continued it somehow. These days, when life is hugely digital, I also continue to follow the Kindle daily deal and store. This is how I read the book The Ops Room Girls by Vicki Beeby. When I look for e-books on Amazon to find an enjoyable and easy read, I can rate The Ops Room Girls as an easy and fun historical fiction book.
Lessons in Chemistry were on my reading list when I saw the title, even before I read the back cover. Elizabeth Zott appears in a research institute in the 1960s at a time when it was difficult to work as a woman in an all-male team. Another heroine in the world of science! Lessons in Chemistry novel touches on many things. It tells us about love, gender inequality, being a woman, not being “average”, and the importance of being yourself. And that we can find the strength within us when life draws a different path. She reminds us that living life to the fullest requires courage. That looking for strength elsewhere actually makes you weak. Through Elizabeth Zott, author Bonnie Garmus wants to remind us that no woman is “average”. Let’s dive into the book together from different angles.
Do you like historical fiction novels? So, do you like the fact that there is love, intrigue, and ambition in historical events and fiction? When it comes to historical fiction in literature, Philippa Gregory is one of the first names that come to mind. Philippa Gregory invites you to an intelligent and entertaining journey into the depths of history with her series “The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels”. This series contains many famous historical novels. And deals with the rich and complex history of England and the royal families ruled by the Plantanaget and Tudor dynasties. In this series, Philippa Gregory masterfully brings together the magic and reality of the historical novel. While emphasizing the importance and power of female characters at every opportunity.
As someone who usually consumes popular things late, I decided to read the novel “It Ends with Us” when I came across it this year. Colleen Hoover brought this novel to life by self-publishing it on Amazon in 2016. And the author is gaining momentum with “trending Booktok books”, one of the most known phenomena of TikTok. 5 years after the release of “It Ends with Us” with the best books on Booktok in 2021, it gained great popularity and provided a rapidly rising reputation for both the book and the author. I learned these in my mini-research session, which I was curious about after purchasing the book. The book creates a feeling of romance at first glance. When we read the description of the book, it makes us say it’s a love triangle. But while reading the book, you come across a very raw, honest, and compelling story. I can’t say that I found a romantic story as I expected, but I think it gave me more than I expected.
If the category of the book is romance, it’s time for a real guilty pleasure for me. This love even reflects on the content I watch, I can’t help but love it. I came across Ali Hazelwood’s books while browsing Kindle books on Amazon with the desire to read a Romcom book. After taking a glance at the reviews and the summary of the book, I honestly wanted to give Below Zero a chance.
“Time is a dimension that exists in the universe and it moves at a certain rate.”
The concept of “time” has always been very open to discussion. It is defined by various definitions and perspectives according to different disciplines. Some viewpoints think that time is a concept that exists only in the human mind and that clocks and other time measures are used to perceive time. And some philosophical views argue that “time is just an illusion”. As a result, no matter how different opinions may be, time continues to flow for us and it only moves forward. However, Matt Haig goes back and forth in time with the main character in his book “How to Stop Time”. And he’s trying to explain that the length of time you have to live life well is unimportant. Don’t forget, life is a learning curve and your life is a gift.
Do you love to read a beautiful love stories? You can put me at the top! One thing that will always remain a guilty pleasure for me is romance, love stories, and historical romances. I don’t remember when I first met Julia Quinn and Bridgerton Series. It was a book fair, so I decided to buy a book and try it. I guess she was the first romance writer I met. I think it was a time in the past when I think it was not very common in our lives to buy books through online shopping.
The story is always the most important to me. No matter how the story is delivered to you, the only thing that matters is the essence of the story. The nice part about getting stories through books is being able to belong to that world while you spend your time between those pages. And the curiosity and excitement of the next page have always been addictive for me. Another passion of mine is to have characters from novels on the screens that I can’t get enough of watching. That’s why I love the adaptation of the stories and lives that I enjoy reading in the form of TV series/films.
Although the productions adapted from the book are sometimes disappointing, some of them can be simply perfect with their plot, editing, and cast. I enjoy comparing these productions with the books, examining their differences, and especially the expectation that occurs before they appear. It is wonderful to see what comes to mind on the screen when I am between the lines and to compare places and people with the fiction in my head. But I try to put myself in a conscious expectation. Because I also know that I will not find the richness of the book on the screen.
