If you look up the word “exuberant” in the dictionary, you might find a photo of Henry Winkler. His autobiography, releasing on October 31st, is a charming, funny and self-deprecating story filled to the brim with anecdotes about his decades in Hollywood. The son of German Jewish immigrants, Henry grew up in Brooklyn and struggled… 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
Audiobook Review: Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
What would a parent do to protect their child? That’s the underlying question in this fabulous new thriller from Gillian McAllister. The twists, the red herrings, the surprises! I never expected that conclusion. The story centers around a missing persons case. A young woman named Olivia walked into a dead-end alley one night and didn’t… 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
Book Review: My Name is Iris by Brando Skyhorse
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
Book Review: The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
“𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘴—𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘴—𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.” I loved this book! Jennifer Weiner has written a character-driven story about mother-daughter relationships, romance, body positivity and so much more! I couldn’t put it… 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
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
What is a whalefall? I held back from delving into this marine biology term and I suggest you do the same until the end of this extraordinary book. Part sci-fi, part thriller, part adventure, this intense story will stay with me for a long time. Daniel Kraus has collaborated with Guillermo del Toro and… Keep Reading
Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
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
