Thank you to Penguin Putnam Books for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. If youโre in the mood for a thoughtful contemporary romance, youโll love ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต. This is my first book by Sophie Cousens and I throughly enjoyed it! Part ๐๐ช๐จ meets ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ… Keep Reading
Book Review: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Thank you to Celadon Books for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐บ is about the Joseph family who own a roofing business in the small town of Mercury, Pennsylvania. One day young Marley moves to town with her mother. One of the Joseph sons, Baylor,… Keep Reading
Book Review: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Thank you to G.P. Putnamโs Sons for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.ย Come and Get It releases on January 30, 2024. I raved about Kiley Reidโs debut so I was very excited to read her second book. This story has a relatively large cast of characters… Keep Reading
Audiobook Review: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Does this book live up to all the incredible hype? Not particularly for me. Nonetheless the audiobook still was interesting enough for me to finish, even when I felt parts of the story dragged on a little too long for my taste. I think I fall somewhere in the middle on this one. I… Keep Reading
Audiobook Review: Anna O. by Matthew Blake
โI study people who commit crimes when they sleepโ I was thoroughly mesmerized by this clever thriller from the very first lines. Anna O. has been asleep for nearly 1,500 days after committing the horrible murders of her two closest friend and business partners. Dr. Benedict Prince, a sleep disorder specialist and forensic psychologist,… Keep Reading
Book Review: Day by Michael Cunningham
A quiet and elegant book, Day visits one family on three separate days in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Although the pandemic is a central theme, the words COVID or pandemic are never actually mentioned. The author has said the he canโt imagine writing a contemporary novel without the backdrop of the pandemic and I… Keep Reading
Book Review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Itโs difficult to write a review of this book because there are so many spoilers! Half way through reading, I thought I had guessed the direction this book was going. I was SO wrong. Set aside a day or at least a few hours for this book because it is 100% binge-able. Every time I… Keep Reading
Book Review: The Future by Naomi Alderman
I donโt quite know what to make of Naomi Aldermanโs intricate book The Future! There are biblical references alongside discussion of users, algorithms and data streams. A heady mix of ideas to be sure. This book certainly begins with a bang and rockets from there to the end of the world – or is… Keep Reading
Release Day Review: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
(I actually finished a book!) And what an absolute delight! I am so happy to say that Nita Proseโs new book about Molly the Maid is just as entertaining and warm-hearted as her first book, The Maid.โฃ โฃ Once again we meet Molly just as there is another murder at the hotel where she… Keep Reading
Audiobook Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
โ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆย ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ.โ What an emotional journey! Iโve been feeling the urge to read WWII historical fiction to try and understand how ordinary people can become so hateful toward their fellow man. This book bears witness to not only the cruelty of the… Keep Reading