#TheUnsinkableGretaJames

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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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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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#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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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=