When I read that this book involved a time slip, I couldn’t resist! Clementine is an overworked book publicist whose beloved Aunt Analea has recently passed away. Analea was spontaneous, exuberant and always ready for the next adventure, all the things that Clementine is most definitely not. Her aunt always had wise words 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
The Last Word by Taylor Adams
When I read the synopsis of this book I was hooked! A reader leaves a one-star review for a thriller author and he stalks her? Sold! After making sure that the dog doesn’t die (spoiler: he doesn’t!) I jumped right in to the audiobook. There aren’t many characters in this story but the twists… Keep Reading
Strip Tees by Kate Flannery
As someone who practically lived at American Apparel during its heyday in the mid 1990’s to early 2000’s, shopping mainly for my daughter, I was very interested to hear what a former insider would say about the company. STRIP TEES proved to be both a provocative and very candid memoir about the almost cult-like… 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
Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
Just finished this absolute gem of a novel, set during Hollywood’s “Golden Age.” The author has done an incredible job researching the way that movies were made in the 1930’s and 1940’s, from the studio system, which all but ensured that actors were almost “owned” by the motion picture studios, to the powerful sway… Keep Reading
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
Wicked, sarcastic and so much fun! Chandler Baker always has a wry way of looking at parenthood, marriage and the inner life of working mothers. Her newest book CUTTING TEETH is no different. Probably her darkest book yet, this story examines the lengths parents will go to protect their children. There is… Keep Reading
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
WHAT. If you enjoy a thriller with a twisted ending (or two!), you’ll love THE ONLY ONE LEFT. Did I guess part of the big reveal very early on? Yes. Did it spoil my enjoyment of the book? Absolutely not! This fast-paced story is told through multiple perspectives. Kit is a caregiver… Keep Reading
