REVIEWING BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: MILO VENTIMIIGLIA (PART 1)

 Hello there! How is your September going? I hope the back-to-the-routine stage is not causing you too much trouble. To take your mind off all that, today I bring you the first part of something I had in mind long before this blog even existed. In fact, it was a YouTube idea, for I saw Jack Edwards doing it, but more in a celebrity book recommendation. 

The thing is: I do not like the use of the word celebrity and what it implies. Especially because my favourite artists are way too far from even calling themselves such a thing. Yes, to some extent, they are, but mostly because of their work.

And this is the case of Milo Ventimiglia. To me, he is the American version of Andrew Scott. They are exactly the same in terms of how to deal with fame, kindness, hard work, and of course, treating fans. I was super happy when in the early stages of my crush on Milo last year I found out such kindness and professionalism along the way and immediately ventured into anything he recommended in an attempt to know him a bit more, especially considering that him living and working mostly LA-based makes of my chances of meeting him and having an actual, normal conversation super slim  (yes, I can act normal in front of the people I admire. The trick? Remembering they are humans beings like me)

And in that adventure, I of course found books. Turns out, Milo loves a good thriller more than anything, but he can read everything. And that is why, one day I sneakily found while he was doing an interview from his work office, a title that caught my attention, looked for the book and... decided to read it. From there, oddly enough he started to verbally recommendating it shortly after I finished it. And then, somewhere else, he recommended another... That I read too.

You won't be surprised: Those books are four and five stars for me. This is why I decided to look for more of his recommendations and make a list of the stories I really felt I could get into. 

For now, I am only going to review these two books. But more is to come (eventually. I am still not in the mood to read, but because I am writing.- And having my first crush on a fictional character, from Parks and Rec, if you must know. So deep I have fallen into this pit *pun intended. If you know, you know* that I even made him a playlist, but that's another story.

Anyway, here we go with the first part of Milo's book recommendations that suited my taste. Remember that, as usual,  the book covers are linked to where you can buy a copy, in case you are interested.

BOOK REVIEW: THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME - BRIDGERTON SAGA, #2 (JULIA QUINN)

 Hello there!  Thank you for joining me for another week. Today, I bring you a review of a re-read. I read all of the Bridgerton saga back in 2021, and it pulled me out of a reading slump. Usually, I don't worry about those: I read what I want, whenever I want and, if I'm not in the mood, I've learned to give myself all the time I need to be back to devouring books. But back then, I had to force myself out of it due to a  depression I was going through for a long time then due to family grief. Since I had already watched the first season of the show covering the first book, I started with this one instead, the second and I loved it so much that I bought it last month and it arrived in June.

My plan was to wait until November so I could include it in my plan for a romance challenge my friend Neus organises every year (I'll tell you more about it when the time is approaching, but if you understand Spanish you can watch her videos about it). Plus I also want to own two more of the saga and perhaps do the reading of the three. But I could not help it, I was looking forward to re-read it again that I ditched it from my already programmed plan for the challenge (It may vary, although I am usually very fixed-minded in my plans, but who knows what could happen) and read it now.

And now I question myself: Is Julia Quinn that good of a writer?