For my birthday, a friend gave me the book Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. I put it on my bookshelf but kept reading all of the other books on my list. She would ask me every now and then if i had read it yet. Finally out of guilt, i picked it up. It was really good. I had read one other Jodi Picoult book but for some her reason had not read others.
The story is told from different view points and time periods. Jenna Metcalf is a young girl searching for her mother who disappeared when she was a baby. She doesn't know if she is alive or dead. Alice her mother tells the story starting with her research in Africa and when she met her husband, Serenity Jones is a psychic who has lost her abilities but agrees to help Jenna and Virgil is a detective who has left the police force and has fallen into a drunken hot mess. Together they piece together the story of what happened. Throughout the book, Alice talks about elephants, how they live, how they remember, how they grieve, etc. All of her research is on elephants and they play a critical role in this story.
I really enjoyed the characters. You have to be willing to believe in a little paranormal activity especially for the Serenity story. Overall all, a really fast read and one that kept me guessing. No spoilers here but I was completely surprised by the twist near the end.
I will say that sometimes all of the elephant talk got to be a bit much for me. It is a lot. But it was interesting and connected to the story. I'd give this a solid 4 stars out of 5!
Now completely unrelated, I've been making soups lately. The weather has turned cool and soups are so perfect.
Made a Squash soup with some Kabocha Squash that a friend gave me already cubed. I roasted it and then added some chicken broth , onions and heavy cream . I used my immersion blender and blended it up. It was delicious!
Then the next weekend I made a Chicken and wild rice soup. It was listed as a copycat soup for the Panara soup which i have never had so not sure how to compare.
I've copied the link below.
Really good! I will make that one again.
Happy reading!
https://www.yummly.com/recipe/Copycat-Panera-Chicken-and-Wild-Rice-Soup-2227894#directions
The story is told from different view points and time periods. Jenna Metcalf is a young girl searching for her mother who disappeared when she was a baby. She doesn't know if she is alive or dead. Alice her mother tells the story starting with her research in Africa and when she met her husband, Serenity Jones is a psychic who has lost her abilities but agrees to help Jenna and Virgil is a detective who has left the police force and has fallen into a drunken hot mess. Together they piece together the story of what happened. Throughout the book, Alice talks about elephants, how they live, how they remember, how they grieve, etc. All of her research is on elephants and they play a critical role in this story.I really enjoyed the characters. You have to be willing to believe in a little paranormal activity especially for the Serenity story. Overall all, a really fast read and one that kept me guessing. No spoilers here but I was completely surprised by the twist near the end.
I will say that sometimes all of the elephant talk got to be a bit much for me. It is a lot. But it was interesting and connected to the story. I'd give this a solid 4 stars out of 5!Now completely unrelated, I've been making soups lately. The weather has turned cool and soups are so perfect.
Made a Squash soup with some Kabocha Squash that a friend gave me already cubed. I roasted it and then added some chicken broth , onions and heavy cream . I used my immersion blender and blended it up. It was delicious!
Then the next weekend I made a Chicken and wild rice soup. It was listed as a copycat soup for the Panara soup which i have never had so not sure how to compare.
I've copied the link below.
Really good! I will make that one again.
Happy reading!
https://www.yummly.com/recipe/Copycat-Panera-Chicken-and-Wild-Rice-Soup-2227894#directions
