#The Unsinkable Greta James

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“It’s a particularly strange kind of loss, when something you don’t think you even want gets taken away from you.”

The Unsinkable Greta James: A Novel by Jennifer E. Smith

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Morgan's 2023 Reading List ✨📚 

Jan 2: Truly Madly Guilty - Liane Moriarty (1 star)

Jan 4: True Biz - Sara Nović (4.5 stars)

Jan 15: Spare - Prince Harry (4 stars)

Jan 20: Blood of Olympus - Rick Riordan (re-read) (3 stars)

Jan 23: This Time Tomorrow - Emma Straub (3.5 stars)

Jan 25: The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave (3.5 stars)

Feb 2: Beartown - Fredrik Backman (5 stars)

Feb 5: The Hawthorne Legacy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (4 stars)

Feb 6: The Final Gambit - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (3.5 stars)

Feb 19: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Clare Pooley (4 stars)

Feb 19: The Unsinkable Greta James - Jennifer E. Smith (2.5 stars)

Feb 28: Where’d You Go, Bernadette? - Maria Semple (5 stars)

Mar 15: A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

Mar 20: A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas (5 stars)

Mar 23: A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

Mar 25: The Quarantine Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot (2.5 stars)

Mar 26: A Court of Frost and Starlight - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

Mar 31: The Mutual Friend - Carter Bays (4 stars)

April 5: From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout (3.5 stars)

April 9: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire - Jennifer L. Armentrout (4.5 stars)

April 15: The Crown of Gilded Bones - Jennifer L. Armentrout (3 stars)

April 19: The War of Two Queens -Jennifer l Armentrout (3 stars)

April 23: The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams (3 stars)

April 30: Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus (5 stars)

May 6: Happy Place - Emily Henry (4.5 stars)

May 10: Everything Beautiful in Its Time - Jenna Bush Hager (not rating)

May 13: Well Met - Jen DeLuca (3 stars)

May 21: The Last Mrs. Parrish - Liv Constantine (2.5 stars)

May 25: The Displacements - Bruce Holsinger (4 stars)

May 27: Rock the Boat - Beck Dorey-Stein (4.5 stars)

May 31: Damn Few - Rorke Denver (not rating)

June 14: A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas (2 stars)

June 25: Prisoners of Geography - Tim Marshall (not rating)

June 27: A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas (reread)

July 2: Pineapple Street - Jenny Jackson (4 stars)

July 5: Once More With Feeling - Elissa Sussman (2 stars)

July 13: It All Comes Down to This - Therese Anne Fowler (3.5 stars)

July 15: Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan (4 stars)

July 27: The Secret History - Donna Tart (3 stars)

July 29: The Comeback Summer - Ali Brady (4 stars)

July 30: The It Girl - Ruth Ware (4 stars)

August 5: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (4 stars)

August 6: Educated - Tara Westover (not rating)

August 9: The First 90 Days - Michael D. Watkins (not rating)

August 11: This is How it Always Is - Laurie Frankel (5 stars)

August 20: Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver (4.5 stars)

August 27: A Soul of Ash and Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout (1.5 stars)

August 30: The Alice Network - Kate Quinn (3.5 stars)

September 4: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab (4.5 stars)

September 15: This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (4 stars)

September 17: Hotel Laguna - Nicola Harrison (2 stars)

September 24: We're All Adults Here - Emma Straub (5 stars)

September 26: A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks (1.5 stars)

October 5: The Celebrants - Steven Rowley (2.5 stars)

October 8: Anxious People - Fredrik Backman (3.5 stars)

October 9: Born a Crime - Trevor Noah (not rating)

October 14: The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer (4 stars)

October 16: Counting the Cost - Jill Duggar (not rating)

October 18: Love and Other Words - Christina Lauren (2.5 stars)

October 22: Rules of Civility - Amor Towles (4 stars)

October 29: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottlieb (not rating)

October 30: Troublemaker - Leah Remini (not rating)

November 2: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen (3.5 stars)

November 7: Good Girl Complex - Elle Kennedy (1.5 stars)

November 23: Modern Lovers - Emma Straub (2 stars)

November 25: Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros (3.5 stars)

December 3: Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid (2.5 stars)

December 6: Know My Name - Chanel Miller (not rating)

December 10: Girl in the Blue Coat - Monica Hesse (2.5 stars)

December 15: The Circus Train - Anita Parikh (2 stars)

December 20: Catch and Kill - Ronan Farrow (not rating)

December 22: Today Will Be Different - Maria Semple (4 stars)

December 27: Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros (4.5 stars)

December 29: Vampire Academy - Michelle Mead (1 star)

December 30: Percy Jackson: The Chalice of the Gods - Rick Riordan (5 stars)

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17 questions, 17 people

thank you for tagging me @jackiequick and @sebsxphia 💗✨

Nickname Anna, Annie (but never Ann)

Sign Taurus

Height 5'2"

Last thing I Googled wetransfer

Song stuck in my head I don’t have one atm but I did wake up this morning thinking of Real Thing by Pink Sweat$ and Tori Kelly

Number of followers 97 😬

Amount of sleep 7-ish hours last night since I stayed up to watch France-Tunisia and wrote a little before sleeping

Lucky number I wouldn’t say lucky, but I like the numbers 19 and 21

Dream job F1 wag jk, film producer

Wearing college t-shirt, sweatpants, glasses

Movies/books that summarize you Ahhhh literally too many to choose from 😭 but on the top of my head:

Movies She's The Man // A Cinderella Story // Cheaper By The Dozen (2003) // Beauty and the Beast (1991) // Mulan (1998) // Tangled // Dead Poets Society // Before trilogy // When the Game Stands Tall

Books Flipped (Wendelin Van Draanen) // The Unsinkable Greta James (Jennifer E. Smith) // Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Rick Riordan) // The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series (Ann Brashares)

These are all stories that are so personal to me since to some level, I can connect to them on a deep level or they shaped an aspect of my being such as my sense of humor, or my outlook on life, so yeah I'd say all of these summarize my life ✨

Favorite song Tenderfoot by Reese Lansangan, the song I got my username from

Favorite instrument guitar

Aesthetic Omg honestly I can't even pinpoint anymore, I go through so many stages 😵‍💫 but I think generally I'm a weird mix of dazecore, chic modernist, and comfy/cozy

Favorite author Rick Riordan for sentimental purposes, but maybe also Jennifer E. Smith

Random fun fact Not that I remember all my dreams, but on nights where I wake up in the middle of the night, my dream that night picks up where they left off when I go back to sleep

Tagging but no pressure! @saintscorpio @demxters @hangmanbrainrot @hangmanapologist @rhettabbotts @mrstabbymcwolfy @wombtotombx @augustsprincess @flyboyjake @fanboygarcia @wildbornsiren @babyonboardfloyd (didn’t reach 17 but it’s okay I guess)

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Books in the Wild: The Works

As I mentioned on Monday, I made a trip into town ash Sunday and did two bookshops. And as The Works seemed to have a lot of books I have read and recommended it seemed like I should do a post for those of you who fancy a 3 for £6 deal (or two) Firstly: please note my first sighting of The Unsinkable Greta James in the wild – I didn’t see the hardback in stores (I ordered it) but here is the…

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November wrap up Some great reads in November. I read three #botm books, but I got four in my December box so I’m still behind. Two surprising audiobooks - Greta James and Bernadette. Where’d You Go Bernadette is in the running for best audiobook performance of the year. Go listen if you haven’t already. Read some books from masters of crime fiction - Sandford and Connelly. The new Letty Davenport series from Sandford is fantastic. What was your favorite book in November? The Wilderwomen 🦃🦃🦃🦃🍽 Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six 🎧 🦃🦃🦃🦃 Badge of Edisto 🦃🦃🦃🦃 The Unsinkable Greta James 🎧🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 Wayward 🦃🦃🦃🦃 Con/Artist 🦃🦃🦃 Desert Star 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 Where'd You Go Bernadette 🎧 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 Hunting Time 🦃🦃🦃🦃 Dark Angel 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 The Measure 🦃🦃🦃🦃 Behind Closed Doors 🦃🦃🦃🦃🍽 My Darkest Prayer 🎧 🦃🦃🦃🦃 #novemberwrapup #bradswrapup #wheredyougobernadette #theunsinkablegretajames #lettydavenport #carolwyer #thewilderwomen #carolwyer #wayward #secludedcabinsleepssix #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/Clte1sRr5qi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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2022 Wrap-Up: Love It or Loathe It Book Edition

Love It:

A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

Loveless by Alice Oseman

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Loathe It:

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

TSITP Series by Jenny Han

Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal (or whichever ghost writer is responsible)

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

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Book Review: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

The Unsinkable Greta James is a tender and quiet yet altogether kinetic story that takes place on an Alaskan cruise. It's about Greta James, an indie rockstar and guitarist, who is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after her mother's sudden death from an aneurysm months earlier. Still reeling from the loss, as well as from the public breakdown she had on stage that has stalled her career, she agrees to go on a seven-day cruise with her father, with whom she has a tense and contentious relationship. While on the trip, she also meets a writer named Ben Wilder, who has a love of Jack London. Recently separated from his wife, he, like Greta, is trying to discover what he wants from his life moving forward. Their connection, I'd argue, is borne of mutual adriftness, mutual searching. However, that doesn't make what transpires between them any less profound or moving. With them, I think readers truly get the sense that certain people are meant to pop into your life when you need them. They're there to shake things up, force you to reevaluate. They're like a propellant that jump-starts you forward. Though this book does have some lighter romantic moments, it's mostly about mourning, forgiveness, healing, and self-exploration. I believe Greta and her father, who are both grieving, who are both lost when it comes to knowing how to proceed, are the heart of the story. The tension between them feels authentic. Believable. The old sore wound that remains open between them has a deep history. It's been years and years in the making. It's not easy to mend; in fact, there were moments where I wondered if they'd be able to bandaid things over enough to reach neutral ground at all. The author depicts the complexity, the messiness, of their father-daughter relationship well. The conflict between them is palpable. However--so is the love. All in all, this story was earnest and heartfelt. Definitely the kind that might squeeze a stray tear from you before you're done reading.

Many thanks to Random House and Ballantine Books for the ARC. 3.5/5 stars **Follow me on Goodreads

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Title: The Unsinkable Greta James | Author: Jennifer E. Smith | Publisher: Ballantine Books (2022)

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The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith is an emotional story with a gorgeous setting. As a big fan of the author’s YA books, I was excited for this adult debut, and the cruise ship setting and family dynamics did not disappoint. While I had some issues with the pacing at certain points, this one is still an enjoyable read with themes of healing and reigniting one’s passion.

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#TheUnsinkableGretaJames by #JenniferESmith #NetGalley #ARCReview

If you loved #DaisyJonesandtheSix, I highly recommend #TheUnsinkableGretaJames by #JenniferESmith which comes out March 1, 2022. #NetGalley #ARCReview #AlaskanCruises #ebook #instabook #bookstagram #booksta #gretajames #ballantinebooks #bookreview

Publication date: March 1, 2022 I was given an Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith (Amazon) by NetGalley and Ballantine Books in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. “Greta James’s meteoric rise to indie stardom was hard-won. Before she graced magazine covers and sold out venues, she spent her girlhood strumming her guitar in the…

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tagged by @roseseals THANK YOU!!

rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know/catch up with

last song: colors by loona

last tv show: UHHHH i don't really watch tv so... probably gilmore girls?

currently watching/listening to: i haven't listened to a few loona albums in a hot second (so i'm just catching up on those (: right now i'm on 12:00

currently reading: the unsinkable greta james for school but other than that. puella magi madona magica the different story?

current obsession: the circus playhouse band! they're the best band in the laaaaand....

tagging @wingedatlas @abeanthroughthelookingglass @cheeziitsucks @chnt @grundlegundler @lesbianemmet @fishgirlautism @poctogirl @orivu

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Any good book recs I’m looking for some new ones

Honestly, my to be read stack of books is HUGE. I haven’t had much time to dedicate to reading lately. I can share my last few orders with you from Amazon and Book of the Month, I just don’t know if the books are any good 😂 hopefully they are because it’s a bummer when you pick a dud. 🦎

Unsub by Meg Gardiner

Bad Luck Bridesmaid by Alison Rose Greenberg

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

The Golden Couple Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

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Moon, mercury & cassiopeia!

aah thank you <3

Moon- Are you currently reading any books? If so, what book(s)?

you know me, i am always reading books (plural). right now the ones i'm more or less consistent with are a court of wings and ruin (which is great but i cannot for the life of me remember these titles and it's the bane of my existence), the unsinkable greta james (which comes highly recommended from my uni colleague, into the spotlight (which is also for uni) and the wind in the willows (because i haven't actually read it lmao).

Mercury- Describe your aesthetic.

city witch goblin

Cassiopeia- What’s your favourite quote?

why do you keep asking me for quotes this is hard.

She'd laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have. It terrified him.

(read six of crows i am begging you)

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Book Review: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

Book Review: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

“It’s a particularly strange kind of loss, when something you don’t think you even want gets taken away from you.” Three months after Greta James’ mother dies, she has an onstage meltdown a couple weeks before the release of her long awaited sophomore album. Trying to outrun the humiliation and self doubt, she agrees to accompany her father on an Alaskan cruise. A cruise that her father and…

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Do you ever have a book surprise you? I didn’t have any high expectations for The Unsinkable Greta James but this book is going to be in my Top Ten this year. “It’s been a few months since Greta lost it on stage during one of her concerts. She was performing a new song she had written for her mom. But it was too soon after her mom’s sudden death and Greta couldn’t do it. Now she’s in performance limbo. Her brother calls and tells her she needs to go on the Alaskan cruise with their father - the father who’s dismissive of her career choice - who’s never believed in her. The cruise their mother planned before she died to celebrate a big anniversary. Greta doesn’t want to but goes anyway…and finds some things.” This book is about grief and family and love and reconciliation. It’s one of those books that leaves you with a warm feeling at the end. Greta is one of my new favorite characters. (I think they could have included some of her music 🎶 🎸 on the audiobook.) Fathers and daughters will get the dynamic between Conrad and Greta. Conrad’s deep need for security after growing up poor and Greta’s want to chase her dream - it’s always a conflict and takes a lot of communicating to get through. Smith makes you think you know where the story is going but she doesn’t wrap it up with a neat bow. It’s messy - just like life. Read this book this year or listen to the wonderful audiobook performance from Mae Whitman. #theunsinkablegretajames #jennifersmith #bookofthemonth #indiemusician #indiemusic #contemporaryfiction #musicfiction #daddiesanddaughters #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #homelibrary #alaskacruise #characterdrivenbooks #bookrecs #audiobooks (at Alaska) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0nz3oL-_2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=