My subscription to Everand has been a treasure trove this month! Cesca Major’s gem of an audiobook 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 is now one of my favorites! I’ve seen the movie 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘨 𝘋𝘢𝘺 probably a dozen times at least so the comparison to that movie really piqued my interest in this book. I also love… Keep Reading
Book Review: Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
Thank you to Henry Holt Books for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When I saw the brilliant Jodie Comer perform the role of Tessa in the play of 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦 on Broadway, I was completely blown away. And now the… Keep Reading
Book Review: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Thank you to G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Come and Get It releases on January 30, 2024. I raved about Kiley Reid’s debut so I was very excited to read her second book. This story has a relatively large cast of characters… Keep Reading
Book Review: Day by Michael Cunningham
A quiet and elegant book, Day visits one family on three separate days in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Although the pandemic is a central theme, the words COVID or pandemic are never actually mentioned. The author has said the he can’t imagine writing a contemporary novel without the backdrop of the pandemic and I… Keep Reading
Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
Many thanks to Gallery Books for a copy of Noelle Crook’s book UNDER THE INFLUENCE. I throughly enjoyed this debut novel about the power that social media influencers hold over our everyday lives and what happens when you peek behind the curtain of their carefully curated lives and careers. Harper is a writer who… Keep Reading
Talking at Night by Claire Daverley
TALKING AT NIGHT is one of the most beautiful and heart rendering books I’ve read in a long time. It’s a tale of first love but with a twist. It’s a coming of age story but so much more. If this is Claire Daverley’s debut novel, she has a long and brilliant career ahead…. Keep Reading
Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess
This thought-provoking and passionate debut novel is my latest book obsession. It’s a workplace romance, but so much more! It’s an opposites-attract, but on a deeper level. And it’s funny! Really, really funny. Ms. Rabess has a very keen ear for authentic dialogue. At first glance, this book is about two young people at… Keep Reading
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
You don’t have to be a “book person” to love this thought-provoking and biting story about a plagiarist. But if you pore over 1-star Goodreads ratings, ever wondered what a “nice deal” meant in Publishers’ Weekly, or know what tip-in sheets are, you might obsess over this book like me! June Hayward is a… Keep Reading
THE GUEST by EMMA CLINE
This spare, elegantly written novel is both a thriller and a brilliant feminist commentary on the lives of sex workers. Alex is a twenty-two year old woman who has found herself in the Hamptons with no money and no prospects. It’s fascinating that neither the Hamptons or the words sex worker are ever actually used… Keep Reading
ROMANTIC COMEDY by CURTIS SITTENFELD
I have never read Curtis Sittenfeld so 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆 was a wonderful surprise. This is the smart, thoughtful, funny and moving story I didn’t know I needed. Combine a celebrity trope with a behind the scenes look at a SNL-like comedy show, and I’m hooked! Sally is a longtime writer for a weekly late-night… Keep Reading