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[mare]

I can't wait!

[Carter-Orange]

I finished Bridgerton book 5, it was a bit predictable but a nice easy read. 

So now I've got two books to pick from, either Under The Dome by Stephen King or one I picked up from the book shelves in the office yesterday called Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell.  I think because the Stephen King one looks so daunting at 877 pages, I may go for the other one first lol

[mare]

I have never read Lisa Jewell, but I have heard she's a good writer.

I'm finishing up a book called Strange Sally Diamond and it's pretty dark. It's very Elenor Oliphant is Completely Fine without the humor. Not sure if either of you have read that or not. The lead is very quirky and strange, and you find out why pretty early on and it's majorly disturbing, but a great read!

[Carter-Orange]

I've not heard of that one, I'll have to look it up

[mare]

I forgot to tell you, that I read The Housemaid on the cruise. You were right it was a really fast and easy read. Not the best thing in the world and I highly doubt I'll be reading the rest in the series because I didn't much care about the main character, but it made for an excellent thing to read by the pool. I should have brought three books because I ended up having to go buy one because I had finished both only halfway through the cruise. LOL

[RokofAges75]

I'm glad you enjoyed it as a quick and easy pool read!  I still haven't read the third one because my tablet I use as an e-reader is still quarantined in my garage because of the bedbug debacle from my vacation, and I refuse to buy a physical copy when I have the first two digitally.  The second one was about the same as the first - not exactly high-brow literature but a fun and fast read.

[mare]

I forgot about your bedbug debacle! Crazy!!

[Carter-Orange]

I wouldn't want to touch the bed bug contaminated stuff either, yuck!

[RokofAges75]

Yeah, everything I couldn't wash and didn't want to throw away is sealed in my (detached) garage until next spring.  Not risking it!

[RokofAges75]

A co-worker loaned me her copy of "The Teacher" by Freda McFadden.  I figured I better read it over break so I can give it back to her, so I started it today while I was waiting to get my oil changed.  I'm not far enough into it to give a review yet, but as a teacher, I already take issue with the descriptions of some of the outfits the main character (the teacher) and her colleagues wear to work, which involve pantyhose and designer stiletto heels.  On the first day of school.  Um, no.  I can count on one hand the number of times I've worn heels (not stilettos) to work for special occasions, and each time I ended up regretting it - especially at the beginning of the year, when I'm not conditioned to being on my feet all day.  And pantyhose on the first day of school, which is almost always swelteringly hot?  Absolutely not!  Somehow, these teachers have free time to hang out and drink coffee in the teacher's lounge, which is also not something that happens in my school outside of our lunch break.  You can tell the author is not a teacher and apparently did not consult with any real teachers when writing her book.  I'm not sure I'm going to enjoy this one as much as "The Housemaid" because stuff like that bugs me, but I'll give it a chance.

[mare]

Yikes! Yeah, she doesn't strike me as the research type. That book seems to be polarizing within her fandom. They either love it or hated it and found it really disturbing.

[RokofAges75]

I've heard mixed reviews about it, too.  It takes a lot to truly disturb me, so we'll see!  I definitely think she was imagining the kind of stereotypical teachers from stock photos when she was describing the characters' impractical outfits. LOL

[Carter-Orange]

I've not read it, but I know a few teachers and teaching assistants and none of them wear that kind of thing.  It's all about comfy clothing.

[RokofAges75]

Yup, exactly!  We're business casual with an emphasis on casual in my school.  Comfortable shoes are essential when you're on your feet so much.  I gave myself plantar fasciitis from wearing ballet flats and other dress shoes that didn't have enough arch support, so I learned that lesson the hard way.

I'm about halfway through the book, and it has gotten better.

[Carter-Orange]

Ouch, I had plantar fasciitis about 3 years ago from wearing Skechers (not the arch fit ones) and it took 3 months to get rid of.