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
ADELAIDE by GENEVIEVE WHEELER
I just finished the audiobook of Adelaide and I am not over it! This is the book I wish I had in my late twenties. It’s giving ‘Normal People’ and early Colleen Hoover. This is a love story but not a traditional one. This is an unrequited love story which actually has a beautiful… Keep Reading
THE NURSERY by SZILVIA MOLNAR
Loved this brilliantly claustrophobic tale about a woman struggling with new motherhood. The cover alone is such a powerfully evocative image. The narrator is suffering from postpartum depression and possibly even psychosis but the author deftly weaves humor into this otherwise very serious tale (“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘳.”) Before giving birth,… Keep Reading
PINEAPPLE STREET by JENNY JACKSON
I have so many conflicting feelings about Pineapple Street! This buzzy debut from powerhouse editor Jenny Jackson has been described “as close to crazy rich WASPs as WASPs can get” which pretty much sums up the basic plot. Narrator Marin Ireland literally elevates any material, so it was her lively narration that really kept me… Keep Reading
WOMEN ARE THE FIERCEST CREATURES by ANDREA DUNLOP
”If everything women do is invisible, people have an excuse to erase them.” First of all, this book is fantastic!! Part thriller, part women’s fiction, I could not tear myself away from this engrossing story. It is not to be missed! The Pacific Northwest also has a starring role and this book made me want… Keep Reading
