This review was supposed to be posted last night, but something happened when I got home from work that emotionally ruined my whole night and all my plans for the evening went out the window. Instead of cooking supper, we ordered sushi/hibachi. Instead of working out and reading, I sat on the couch and watched tv while scrolling reels on Facebook. And instead of getting this review posted, I went to bed early (that was at least helpful).
But we're heading into the weekend, so I'll just post two book club reviews tomorrow to get myself back on track, maybe. I also have three book club meetings tomorrow, so I may be a bit too busy to actually post two book club reviews. But I have nothing to do on Sunday, so I'll definitely get three book club reviews posted this weekend.
I also get to announce the winner of the first round match-up. In a move surprising probably no one, The Next Chapter is moving on to the next round, as was expected from my first seed club. And I'm excited to actually meet the ladies in Shelf Care Book Club tomorrow morning.
But enough of that. Let's get into the next review.
I have been a member of the Downtown Colorado Springs Book Club for about a year, I think, but I have only attended two meetings. Unfortunately, after the first two meetings I attended, the meeting day and time have conflicted with other groups I would prefer to prioritize. Originally the conflict was with Smutty Book Club, and those meetings are pretty much always a wild time, whether we talk about the books or not. Now the conflict is with the Colorado Springs Friends Book Club, which I prioritize because it is small (I have attended more than one meeting with only myself and one other person there. We are trying to figure out how to gain some traction for this group). The two Downtown BC meetings I attended had several people in attendance, so from my experience, Friends needs me more. If this group met a week earlier, I would attend pretty much every time. But I don't expect groups to change their practices just to accommodate me.
Before I attended my first meeting with this group, I'd heard from a few people that it was clique-y. That was not my experience, but I could see where the potential for that feeling could exist. When several people in a book club are also friends outside of the group, that can definitely bleed into interactions within the group. Book club does not exist in a vacuum. I've found book clubs to be a great way to make friends, but I'm not friends with everyone I'm in book club with. And that's reasonable. I click with different people in different ways, and some of them will always only be acquaintances. But if you thought you were part of the friend group, it would hurt to find out otherwise.
Some of the books I'm sad I missed the meetings for include Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, and Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Hopefully the stars align at some point soon, and I can start attending this group regularly. Stop by tomorrow to see what I have to say about Fantasy Book Club. - Katie
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