“I’m the big bad wolf, come to blow your house down.” What a thriller! I am captivated by Lisa Unger’s thrillers (especially with Vivienne Leheny narrating). There is always a delicious twist and a slow burn to get to the conclusion. Her latest book features a large cast of characters as well as dual… Keep Reading
SIGNAL FIRES by DANI SHAPIRO
“Change one thing and everything changes.” Such a beautiful, melancholic story of family, love and memory! The quick summary is that one summer night in 1985, three teenagers, who have been drinking, get into a car. One of them gets behind the wheel and, in an instant, everything changes. This book explores the connections… Keep Reading
MAD HONEY by JODI PICOULT and JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN
Absolutely fantastic and not to be missed! This marvelous book started off as one thing and ended up quite another. I also did not expect to learn so much about beekeeping but there you have it. “People always talk about how their love for you is unconditional. Then you reveal your most private self to… Keep Reading
OUR MISSING HEARTS by CELESTE NG
The mighty Celeste Ng has created a dystopian United States where neighbors inform on neighbors, police violence is the norm and people are deemed patriotic based on their belief in American “customs and traditions”. Books are banned and turned into toilet paper and Asian-Americans are met with suspicion, hatred and violence. Children are forcibly… Keep Reading
I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by JENNETTE McCURDY
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them? Especially moms. They’re the most romanticized of anyone.” Compelling and so complex. Jennette McCurdy should be proud to know that she is a fantastic writer and storyteller, which seems to be what she wants to do with the rest of her… Keep Reading
THE HOTEL NANTUCKET by ELIN HILDERBRAND
5 keys!! What an exuberant novel!! I did not want it to end. I’m booking my trip to Nantucket now! I thought other readers were being over-enthusiastic when they declared that Nantucket was next on their travel list after reading this novel. Well, I now wholeheartedly agree. The author describes every place with such detail… Keep Reading
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by GABRIELLE ZEVIN
My Review: Epic. I never imagined a novel about gaming would be so beautiful. There is a lot to unpack in this novel. Readers have noted the book’s length but I only had the length of the audiobook to go by – a hefty (for me) 13 hours and 51 minutes. But for… Keep Reading
CORINNE by REBECCA MORROW
About the Book: You want to walk away from the things that were bad for you and never look back. That’s what Corinne Callahan wants. Cast out of the fundamentalist church she was raised in and cut off from her family, Corinne builds a new life for herself. A good one. But she… Keep Reading
EVERY SUMMER AFTER by CARLEY FORTUNE
About the Book: Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering… Keep Reading
A MAN CALLED OVE by FREDRIK BACKMAN
About the Book: A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch… Keep Reading
