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
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
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
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
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
HELLO BEAUTIFUL by ANN NAPOLITANO
After a lonely childhood spent with an unloving family, William Waters finally feels at home playing basketball at a prestigious college in Chicago. When William meets Julia Padavano, a dynamic and beautiful girl with a tight-knit and loving family, he is quickly embraced by the lively Padavano clan. Julia is a literal… Keep Reading
MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR by DAISY ALPERT FLORIN
Excuse me while I recover from a book hangover. This is a powerful yet very tender coming-of-age story set in late 1990’s academia. Isabel is a college senior at a small liberal arts college who has a non-consensual sexual encounter with a fellow student. That acts as the catalyst for her affair with her (married)… Keep Reading