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. This was my first book by Laurie Frankel and I can see why she has so many passionate readers! Written with a touch of humor, this book explores the… 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: The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Thank you to Scribner Books for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯 is a quietly beautiful novel about marriage and a failing bar, set over the course of one week. I am in love with Mary Beth Keane’s writing and I couldn’t out this… Keep Reading
Book Review: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Thank you to Celadon Books for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘺 is about the Joseph family who own a roofing business in the small town of Mercury, Pennsylvania. One day young Marley moves to town with her mother. One of the Joseph sons, Baylor,… 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
Book Review: The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
“Count the Ways” is one of my favorite books so I had very high hopes going into “The Bird Hotel”. Although the middle part was a bit slow for me, I loved the vivid descriptions of La Llorona, the run-down hotel where the main protagonist Irene travels to try and heal her soul. Though fictional,… Keep Reading
Book Review: Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Falling Down” with Michael Douglas, you’ll get a feel for this book which describes the absolute worst and longest day that a person could possibly experience. There are actually two covers for this book – I am using this one which I think accurately reflects Grace’s personality. This… Keep Reading
Audiobook Review: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Loved the audiobook of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store! I want to compliment the narrator Dominic Hoffman who conquered the dialects of both the African-American characters and the immigrant Jewish characters. The book begins with the discovery of both a skeleton and a mezuzah in a well, and then flashes back to the… Keep Reading
Book Review: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
I’m not ready to say farewell to summer! (Although it is starting to feel a tiny bit like Fall here in south Florida) 😏 A book that had been on my summer TBR is the dramatic yet poignant LITTLE MONSTERS by the brilliant Adrienne Brodeur. I had loved her memoir Wild Game and her… Keep Reading