Loved this one! This book was SO much fun to read! This is a captivating story about an engaging con artist named Lucky (aka Luciana, Alaina and Andi) on the run from law enforcement and learning about herself along the way. Lucky was raised by her grifter father and spent her childhood bouncing from… Keep Reading
SAM by ALLEGRA GOODMAN
I generally love the book recommendations from Read With Jenna, and after seeing this book all over Instagram, I decided to listen to the audiobook. The author noted that her own daughter was the inspiration for this story which I found very intriguing. Overall, this is a very spare yet very thoughtfully written coming of… Keep Reading
DEMON COPPERHEAD by BARBARA KINGSOLVER
Stunning! Epic! Where do I begin? Well the endnotes provide the framework for this extraordinary novel: Barbara Kingsolver thanks Charles Dickens for creating David Copperfield and writing about the damage poverty had on children at that time. Sadly, those problems are still with us. Our narrator Demon (born Damon) is born into abject poverty and… Keep Reading
SPARE by PRINCE HARRY DUKE OF SUSSEX
As a royal watcher from a very young age (I even remember Princess Margaret’s escapades on the island of Mustique!), I could not wait to listen to this audiobook. For all the hysterical headlines devoted to Harry’s book, ‘Spare’ is actually a rather tender and thoughtful examination of the madness surrounding the Royal Family. I… Keep Reading
BEFORE I LET GO by KENNEDY RYAN
This was my first book by Kennedy Ryan (I KNOW 🙈). My romance reads have tapered off in the past few years but I really enjoyed this one! For me, this story was an emotional one as the two protagonists are already divorced. Yasmen and Josiah are older main characters who have two children,… Keep Reading
AESTHETICA by ALLIE ROWBOTTOM
This scathing yet thoughtful novel follows former influencer Anna on the eve of a groundbreaking surgery that will reverse all of her previous cosmetic enhancements, and restore her back to her “natural” self. The book alternates between the adult Anna and the 19-year-old Anna who has just arrived in L.A. from Texas. The author never… Keep Reading
SIGN HERE by CLAUDIA LUX
What a creative and unique debut novel! I literally started 4 different books for my last book of 2022, but only this one grabbed me from the very first page. I first saw this book floating around Instagram and I’m my opinion, it lives up to all the hype. So refreshing, sarcastic and fun, especially… Keep Reading
BUNNY by MONA AWAD
I’m sure you’ve heard about this very odd and very wicked book by now (it has over 80,000 Goodreads reviews!!) As 2022 drew to a close, was anxious to get to some of the books on my TBR, and this one was at the top of my list. The first half of the book was… Keep Reading
POSTER GIRL by VERONICA ROTH
I love dystopian fiction, so I was so very intrigued by the premise of this book. It’s certainly a cautionary tale about the role of technology in our society and the evils of totalitarianism. There’s also an engrossing mystery and a very captivating main character. Although this is somewhat of a dark and gritty… Keep Reading
FRIENDS, LOVERS AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING by MATTHEW PERRY
Unflinching. Brutal. Honest. Incredibly enlightening. These are just some of the feelings inspired by Matthew Perry’s outstanding autobiography. Even if you weren’t a huge fan of ‘Friends’, the inside story of the megahit and its influence on Matt’s life is compelling. All the fame and money in the world couldn’t stop him from relapsing over… Keep Reading
