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Book 21 (of 52) – Home Is Where The Bodies Are

Home Is Where The Bodies Are – Jeneva Rose

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly be drawn in to a book because of one.  Such is the case with Home Is Where the Bodies Are, the latest from Jeneva Rose about a family that reunites following the death of their mother, bringing decades old secrets back to the surface.

Nominated for a 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for favorite mystery and thriller, the book drew my interest due to its use of a video cassette tape as a cover, standing out from the crowd of nominees.  It was my first experience with the work of Jeneva Rose and I may be on the lookout for more going forward.

And with that, we draw to a close my relationship with the Chicago Public Library.  I’ve saved a lot of money over these past four years and read a lot of books I probably wouldn’t have otherwise.  Time to see if my smaller, local library can fulfill the same at a similar pace.

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Locking Down The Library

Back in the summer of 2021, despite not living in Chicago, I got myself a digital Chicago Public Library card which gave me access to eBooks and audio books that I would never have had otherwise.  In the nearly four years since, I have read, or listened, to hundreds of books, starting with The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss in late July.

Earlier this morning, I received an email that the Chicago Public Library is retiring their eCards program as of May 1st.  Thankfully, I picked up a Frankfort library card last December, so I can move on with (hopefully) minimal interruptions.  It looks like Home Is Where the Bodies Are, by Jeneva Rose, will by my final book.

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Book 6 (of 52) – Funny Story

Funny Story – Emily Henry

When Daphne’s fiancé Peter breaks up with her for his childhood best friend Petra, she is forced to move in with Miles, Petra’s ex-fiancé.  After an unexpected invitation shows up for Peter and Petra’s wedding, a drunken Daphne jokingly responds that she and Miles will be attending, as a couple.  The more time they spend together, though, Daphne finds herself falling for Miles.  Despite their mutual attraction, they decide to just be friends.  When a new job opportunity pops up, Daphne has to decide if she wants to stay and explore things with Miles or move away and start over once again.

When Funny Story by Emily Henry took home the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance, I remembered enjoying the only other book of hers I had read and decided to give it a go, despite romance not really being my genre. Picking it up as my first use of my new Frankfort library card, it was a fun, if fairly obvious, tale and another enjoyable read. I don’t know how much I will dip my toes back into the romance pool going forward, but this trip, once again, was worth the ride.

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FB10: Week 50

The third and final full week of my year-end vacation helped keep me above the elusive 30,000 step plateau.  Sunday got the week off to a decent start, finishing just 4 steps shy of 4000 steps.  Things improved on Monday as I rose up to 4700 steps.  Things were a little slower on Tuesday as the final day of 2024 ended needing 26 steps to get to 3700.  New Year’s Day on Wednesday finished with 4200 steps.  Some errands on Thursday helped push me back up, finishing just 2 steps shy of 5800.  Friday dropped back down again to 3500 steps.  A trip to the Frankfort Public Library to procure a library card on Saturday helped finish the week on a high note, surpassing 5000 steps.

Total steps: 31,135

Daily average: 4447.9