Although Americans mark this day as the deadline for rendering to Caesar, I imagine most days to be taxing for many who still watch the news or try to manage on their own through the muddle.
Things could be worse. I recently attended a presentation with the speaker admonishing the audience not to start sentences with “at least,” as in – at least you can still swallow, even if you lost all your teeth. Well meaning is not always a comfort.
Books can be a balm or a distraction and lately I’ve gotten less choosy about what I will read. The Prize books are not as appealing, while fantasy and romance have been sneaking into my repetoire – they seem less taxing.
One of my favorites is Matt Haig’s “The Midnight Library.” I reviewed it back in 2020 – when life was taxing but at least I had a partner.
https://ncbookbunch.wordpress.com/2020/10/09/the-midnight-library-by-matt-haig/
More recent on my list:
The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
and the Sarah Maas books.
What are you reading?
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