May 2020 Books to Read (and Skip)
Just like April, May was a quality over quantity month! All the books I liked were 4 stars or…
Dysfunctional Childhoods
Two Books Everyone Else Rated 5 Stars: Educated by Tara Westover and The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman
There’s a good chance you’ve heard of both of these books because many people have rated them 5 stars. And,…
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward: On Appreciating, Yet Not Loving A Book (Part 2)
Fiction Released September 5, 2017 285 Pages Bottom Line: Skip it. Affiliate Link: Buy from Amazon Source: Publisher (Scribner) Headline Though I…
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker: The Best Psychological Thriller I’ve Read Since Gone Girl
Fiction – Mystery / Thriller Released August 8, 2017 320 Pages Bottom Line: Read it. Affiliate Link: Buy from Amazon…
Am I the Only One Who Didn’t Love Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine?
Fiction – Debut Released May 9, 2017 336 Pages Bottom Line: Read it…if you like heart-warming stories with tidy endings.…
The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich: An Emotionally Gut-Wrenching True Crime / Memoir Mash-Up
Nonfiction – Memoir / True Crime Released May 16, 2017 336 Pages Bottom Line: Read it. Affiliate Link: Buy from…
Five New Books You Can Read in a Weekend
I’ve been on a short books kick recently and get really excited when I find tiny books that still pack…
Mini Reviews: Generation Chef by Karen Stabiner and Before the Wind by Jim Lynch
Can a mini review include not one, not two, but three quotes, thus making it look more like a full…
Nonfiction November 2016: Be the Expert…Dysfunctional Childhood Memoirs
This week’s Nonfiction November (hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey, Lory at Emerald City Book Review, Rachel at Hibernator’s Library, Julz at Julz Reads,…
Alcohol & Advil: The Mothers and Hungry Heart
Welcome back to Alcohol & Advil, where I pair a book likely to cause a “reading hangover” (i.e. the alcohol) with…