WHY ISN’T EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK?! Set in an all-too-real dystopian future in an unnamed border state, this absolutely chilling book explores the dark side of America and the horrific effects of racist immigration policies. Chilling because so many of the terrible events in this fictional book are very real. Our main character… Keep Reading
Audiobook Review: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
I can’t think of an audiobook I’ve enjoyed more than Tom Lake, narrated by the incomparable Meryl Streep. This was also my first book by the brilliant Ann Patchett and it is a quintessentially summer read. I was enraptured by the story of Lara, a small-town New England girl who once had a promising… Keep Reading
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
What starts off with a seemingly harmless and random meeting in a restaurant (“𝘏𝘪! 𝘐’𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯!”) rapidly takes an unusual turn in this completely engrossing thriller by Lisa Jewell. This book has received overall glowing reviews and I have to agree. This is one of my favorite Lisa Jewell books! I loved the… Keep Reading
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
This book is fundamentally about a man named Lewis who has a condition that causes him to change into a shark. It is a magical, fantastical, funny and emotional novel that has one of the most original plots I’ve ever read. The sorry is divided into three parts, each telling the story of… Keep Reading
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
I knew from the opening sentence that I wouldn’t be able to put this book down: “‘Put me out with the bins,’ he said, regularly.” Sally Diamond is in her 40s and still lives with her adoptive parents in a small Irish village. She can’t quite be described as being on the spectrum, as her… Keep Reading
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
Lara Love Hardin was an unlikely drug addict. A married suburban mother raising children in a blended family, she had a beautiful home and a business. But an addict she was. Nothing, not even the horror of losing her children, could stop her from chasing that next high. (“𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧… Keep Reading
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1) by Rebecca Yarros
Listen, I am as shocked as the next person that this 60-something reader loved this book so much! Never in a million years would I have believed that I could love a fantasy about dragons so much. I was totally invested in Violet, Xaden and the entire cast of characters. The plot was fast-paced,… 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
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
What a beautiful story! This quietly emotional book is told in several vignettes, all illustrating the effects that a book called “Theo” has on different readers. The sorry follows a different person in each chapter. The only common thread is the experience that each person has with the same book, which… 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
