Here is a sample of some books I’ve recently read and reviewed.
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- NonFiction
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- Professional Development
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When Women Were Dragons
by Kelly Barnhill
Holy hell, what a book! It’s unique, creative, powerful, heart wrenching, fascinating, historical, fantastical, and timely. And long! […]
The Lost Vintage
by Ann Mah
Really enjoyed this book! I listened to it on audio while I was traveling in Burgundy. It was […]
The Guncle Abroad
by Steven Rowley
Great sequel! The author reads the audiobook himself. It is delightful, funny, charming, and […]
Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
This book was so amazing that I have a massive book hangover now that it’s done. Damn! Emily […]
Romantic Comedy
by Curtis Sittenfeld
So good! I loved this funny, fast-paced, whip-smart, and well-written romcom. The protagonist is a comedy writer for […]
Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson
Listened to this one on audiobook! Loved it. Kept looking for excuses to walk my dog and do […]
We Could Make This Place Beautiful
by Maggie Smith
Wow! This book was so original. A memoir told in vignettes. It was beautiful, raw, emotional, lyrical, and […]
The Celebrants
by Steven Rowley
Steven Rowley has done it again. I adored his book, The Guncle, and couldn’t wait to get my […]
Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story
by Terri-Lynne DeFino
Bravo! I absolutely adored this book. I didn’t want it to end. I wanted to continue to hang […]
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
Wow, wow, wow! This was probably my favorite book of the year so far. It’s almost hard to […]
The London Seance Society
by Sarah Penner
Did I love this book as much as Sarah Penner’s first one? Why yes, I did! It’s just […]
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn
What a fantastic book! If you love historical fiction, and trailblazing women, you need to read this one. […]
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
My god, what a book! What a writer. Profoundly impactful, riveting, beautiful, raw, and heartbreaking. And still so […]
Dinners with Ruth
by Nina Totenberg
This book was wonderful! I have been waiting for it to come out for a long time. I […]
The House of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson
What a book! Listened to this one on audiobook and it was so good. The writing is exquisite […]
A Very Typical Family
by Sierra Godfrey
I enjoyed this one! It was women’s fiction with strong elements of family drama. The setting is Santa […]
Fleishman Is In Trouble
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Dang! Well done. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this book because I’ve read mixed reviews. […]
Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult
Wow! A powerful, important, and extraordinary book. I’ve always been a fan of Jodi Picoult, and this book […]
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
Wow! What a unique book — riveting, well-written, and scary as all hell because it feels both historical […]
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
I’ve heard a lot about this book over the years. It is certainly unique! I can see why […]
From Scratch
by Tembi Locke
I’ve got such a book hangover after listening to this memoir on audiobook. What a fantastic book in […]
Broken Horses
by Brandi Carlile
I adored this book, which I listened to on audio and is read by the author herself. Plus […]
The Neapolitan Sisters
by Margo Candela
This book tells the story of three sisters from alternating points of view, none of which are very […]
Bloomsbury Girls
by Natalie Jenner
Another wonderful historical fiction novel by Natalie Jenner. I loved her first book, The Jane Austen Society. This […]
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
What if you realized that you were living different versions of your life over and over again, and […]
Acts of Violet
by Margarita Montimore
First book of the new year! And it was a great one. I really loved this author’s former […]
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
by Jamie Ford
Fascinating book! So gripping and immersive. It’s a mix of historical and speculative fiction. It makes you feel […]
One Night on the Island
by Josie Silver
I adored this book. It features two main characters, Cleo and Mac, and tells the story from their […]
Carrie Soto is Back
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto is back indeed!! And I loved every moment of it. Taylor Jenkins Reid has done […]
It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
I am so glad that I didn’t really know much about this book going in. I knew it […]
The Red Lotus
by Chris Bohjalian
I am flabbergasted! What a prescient book. This novel was published right around when the COVID-19 pandemic started […]
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
by Marianne Cronin
This book is so special, creative and unique! It’s about a 17-year-old girl and an 83 year-old woman […]
Words We Cannot Say
by Sita Romero
Wow, what a book! I had to stay up really late for hours to finish it because I […]
Love & Gelato
by Jenna Evans Welch
I loved this book. And I knew I would because it has so many topics I adore: […]
California Sister
by Gloria Mattioni
What a powerful book. I loved the relationship between the sisters, the Italy and Los Angeles settings, and […]
The Good Left Undone
by Adriana Trigiani
What a book! Loved it. Historical fiction at its best. The modern-day story is wonderful, with a family […]
Haben
by Haben Girma
Wonderful memoir by a deaf-blind woman chronicling her childhood trips to Ethiopia, where her parents are from, her […]
The Flight Attendant
by Chris Bohjalian
Wow this book was great! Fast paced, interesting and unique plot line, and well developed characters. It was […]
The Paris Bookseller
by Kerri Maher
Fascinating historical fiction about Sylvia Beach, who started the bookstore Shakespeare and Company in Paris in the 1920s, […]
Black Cake
by Charmaine Wilkerson
I loved this book! So good. And as a writer I found it fascinating because the author used […]
My Secret to Keep
by Barbara Conrey
A heartfelt congratulations to Barbara Conrey on the publication day of her second novel, My Secret to Keep. […]
Violeta
by Isabel Allende
This is a fascinating book because in some ways it’s almost like a history of the last 100 […]
Sisters of the Vine
by Linda Rosen
This book was so good! Historical fiction set in the 1960s about a young housewife disillusioned with her […]
Not Sleeping
by Alan Winnikoff
A heartbreaking novel about a couple going through the process of separation, yet still inextricably linked to each […]
Going There
by Katie Couric
Wow! I enjoyed this memoir so much more than I expected. I’ve always liked Katie Couric, but I […]
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
This book felt like a classic tale from years ago even though it published recently. It is one […]
Finlay Donovan is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano
This book is freakin’ awesome! What a wild ride. So fast-paced. Never wanted to stop reading it! It’s […]
Detransition, Baby
by Torrey Peters
Wow what a book. So complex, insightful, thought-provoking, and well written. And yet, the core of the story […]
A Scarcity of Virgins
by JoAnn Catania
This book is wonderful. The writing is exquisite, and the story unfolds beautifully. I loved the Sicilian-Canadian culture, […]
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Loved this book! It follows the Riva family over the span of two generations as the parents […]
The Paper Palace
by by Mirands Cowley Heller
This book is hard to review. Not because it isn’t great. I needed time to process […]
Wish You Were Here
by Jodi Picoult
What a book! Jodi Picoult has done it again. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this […]
True Biz
by Sara Novic
I was sent an advanced reader copy (ARC) of this fantastic book that publishes in April 2022 called […]
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson
This book is amazing. I listened to it on audiobook while also reading it at the same time […]
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Fantastic love triangle romance! I love Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books. They never disappoint and they always feel […]
The Chicken Sisters
by K.J. Dell’Antonia
I adored this book! It had humor, heart, a little romance, wonderfully developed characters, and a really fun […]
Mrs. Everything
by Jennifer Weiner
Wow, this book was so good!! I have a book hangover. It’s really a love story between two […]
Bad Feminist
by Roxanne Gay
This book is amazing. It is a series of personal essays by Roxane Gay published in 2014, but […]
People We Meet on Vacation
by Emily Henry
So good! Exactly what a fantastic rom-com should be: fast paced with snappy dialogue, humor, swoony romantic moments, […]
Transcendent Kingdom
by Yada Gyasi
What an amazing book! I loved Gyasi’s first book, Homegoing. This one is so different, and yet, equally […]
We are the Brennans
by Tracey Lange
Great family drama book about the ripple affects of secrets on an Irish American family. I like how […]
That Summer
by Jennifer Weiner
Wow this book was so much more than I expected. I know that Jennifer Weiner is often called […]
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I loved this book! It has two female protagonists, one of which is Evelyn Hugo, a fictionalized […]
Oona Out of Order
by Margarita Montimore
Loved, loved, loved this book! So creative. I love books with time travel as an element of the […]
Remember
by Lisa Genova
Loved this book! Totally geeked out on it. I’ve read novels by this author, Lisa Genova, and was […]
The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave
Really liked this book! I read an earlier book by this author, and was curious to see how […]
Beach Read
by Emily Henry
Adored this book! It is contemporary romance at its best. Two main characters, both professional writers, went to […]
The Star Crossed Sisters of Tuscany
by Lori Nelson Spielman
I adored this book! It has so many features that I love. Family drama, long-hidden secrets, an […]
Better to Trust
by Heather Frimmer
This is Heather Frimmer’s second book, and I enjoyed it as much as her first! If you’re a […]
Atomic Habits
by James Clear
I totally geeked out on this book! I am a productivity consultant and success coach who loves to […]
Evvie Drake Starts Over
by Linda Holms
Really enjoyed this book! It’s a great combination of a woman figuring out who she is after a […]
The Most Fun We Ever Had
by Claire Lombardo
This is my kind of book! A multi-generational family drama spanning decades with 7 point of view characters […]
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert
What an interesting book! I’m sure I found it more interesting than the average person because it takes […]
Anxious People
by Fredrick Backman
Oh my god, this book! It’s so freaking good.
Backman is definitely one of my all-time favorite authors. Every […]
The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Such a clever and unique story! I loved the historical fiction setting of London, the dual timeline, and […]
Long Bright River
by Liz Moore
Great book! I heard a lot about it but I’m glad that I went into it not knowing […]
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
Beautifully written. This feels like coming-of-age mixed with literary fiction and historical fiction. I loved the setting of […]
Three Wishes
by Liane Moriarty
I adored this book! It was so good that I have a book hangover and miss the characters […]
The Gown
by Jennifer Robson
I loved this book! I actually have a bit of a book hangover after finishing it. So well […]
Things You Save in a Fire
by Katherine Center
Such an enjoyable read! My second one by this author. It feels like a combination of contemporary romance, […]
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
What a great book. At its core, it is a love story between two people that meet […]
The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
This book is so clever, creative, unique, and gripping. I listened to it on audio and loved that […]
Magic Lessons
by Alice Hoffman
I realize that I absolutely love Alice Hoffman as an author! Every book I read of hers, I […]
Blind Turn
by Cara Sue Achterberg
Loved this book! I am a sucker for a mother-daughter story, and this one delivers. It alternates […]
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
What an amazing book. I feel like I took a college course on the racism of Blacks in America. This […]
The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult has done it again. This book is amazing! At its core, when you strip away all […]
The Lying Life of Adults
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (translator)
I think I’ll probably read anything and everything that Elena Ferrante writes. I devoured the […]
The Kindest Lie
by Nancy Johnson
I absolutely loved this book. I have all the feels after finishing it. Cried some tears also. The […]
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
Such a good read. Very unique structure, with the two sisters, who are twins, and then their two […]
When We Believed in Mermaids
by Barbara O’Neal
Oh this book! It was absolutely amazing. I loved the two point of view characters, two sisters separated […]
Love Lettering
by Kate Clayborn
Such a great read! Contemporary romance with unique plot, interesting characters, and well-paced prose. Really enjoyed it. Bonus […]
The Last Story of Mina Lee
by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Really enjoyed this book! It’s told from the perspective of a daughter in present day trying to […]
Big Summer
by Jennifer Weiner
Weiner has done it again. This book matches up to its name because it’s big in every way. […]
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
This book is so twisted! Fast-paced, can’t put it down, gripping, well written… yes. But totally twisted! Make […]
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman
What a delightful, quirky, fun, charming and heartfelt book. I loved it! It’s one of those books that […]
Scrappy Little Nobody
by Anna Kendrick
Well that was fun! I was in the mood for something light, quirky, funny, and with a lot […]
The Disharmony of Silence
by Linda Rosen
Loved this book! Listened to it on audio. I happen to be a big fan of family drama, […]
The Pilot’s Wife
by Anita Shreve
This is my second Anita Shreve book. She is a masterful writer. Her use of language, metaphor, pacing, […]
The 4% Fix
by Karma Brown
Karma Brown is a fabulous author. I’ve enjoyed some of her novels over the last few years. And […]
Faithful Place
by Tana French
Really enjoyed this book, which is the third in the Dublin Murder squad series. Loved the character of […]
Meg and Jo
by Virginia Kantra
Loved this book! I listened to it on audio and thought the narrators did a great job. There […]
You and Me and Us
by Alison Hammer
What a great book!! Knew I would love it and I did. I was deeply invested in […]
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance
I enjoyed this book even more than I expected. I knew it was a memoir. So I knew […]
One Day in December
by Josie Silver
So good!! My second book by this author and loved it. I listened on audio and the two […]
How to Walk Away
by Katherine Center
Loved this book! Fast-paced story, well-developed characters, and interesting plot. It sucked me right in from the beginning […]
The Two lives of Lydia Bird
by Josie Silver
Adored this book! Such a satisfying read. I listened to it on audiobook and loved it because the […]
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
Loved this book! Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and I’m a sucker for a dual […]
In Five Years
by Rebecca Serle
I loved this book!!!! I breezed through it, couldn’t get enough of it. I thought it was extremely […]
The Antidote for Everything
by Kimmery Martin
Really liked this book! I adored the strong friendship at the heart of the novel between two physicians—one […]
The Time Traveler’s Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
Beautiful, romantic, heartbreaking, and unique. So well written with extremely well-developed characters. Loved it! I’ve been meaning to […]
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
Great book! I listened to it on audiobook and the narration was fabulous. I have a feeling it […]
The Tatooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris
Really enjoyed this book of historical fiction. In some ways, it’s a quiet story, highlighting the protagonist’s journey […]
Dear Edward
by Ann Napolitano
A unique, well-written book that flew by. I was riveted by the story of A 12-year-old boy that […]
Dress Your Family in Cordury and Denim
by David Sedaris
Made me laugh so much while listening that I even snorted at times. Loved it! Great combo of […]
The Story of the Lost Child
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator)
What an amazing series! I still can’t believe I read all four books finally. I’ve […]
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels, #3)
by Elena Ferrante
Loved this third book in the series. I think I liked it better than the second actually. It […]
In the Woods
by Tana French
This was my first Tana French book. Really good! Loved the character development. So deep. And a great […]
Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston
I loved this book! It was snarky, funny, heartwarming, intelligent, relevant, contemporary, and unique. The snappy dialogue made […]
The Story of a New Name
by Elena, Ferrante
I wasn’t sure if I would like the second book in the series as much as the first, […]
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
Wow! Such a powerful and important book. I think this is one of those stories that will stick […]
Ask Again Yes
by Mary Beth Keane
This book was really great! It’s a family drama, but what makes it unique is it’s about […]
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
Wow! I finally read this book. It’s been on my list for years and I was drawn to […]
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
My husband bought me this book as a gift, and I’ve been meaning to read it for the […]
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth
This is one of the best personal and professional development books I’ve read in a long time. It’s […]
Us Against You
by Fredrik Backman
What a great sequel to Beartown! I loved spending time with the characters again, going deeper into their […]
The Lost Girls of Paris
by Pam Jenoff
Really enjoyed this WWII historical fiction novel about a group of British female undercover agents doing resistance in […]
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
This is a very hard book to review. Not because of any deficiency. It is absolutely brilliant in so many of the ways that count. An […]
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Such a cool book!! Very unique structure and choices by the author. Yes, it’s all fiction. But it reads exactly as the author intends it […]
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett did it again! Wrote an amazing book. I flew through it in days. It is so engaging, with superb character development (even the house […]
A Place For Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A family drama filled with love and longing, sadness and beauty, regret and redemption. I loved the fractured structure that jumped around in time, and […]
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
Fascinating and important book! Extremely well written, with honest, accessible content. Covers aging, mortality, assisted-living, hospice, and difficult conversations between medical professionals and patients, and between […]
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin
Such a good family drama. Tara Conklin is a wonderful writer and she weaves this story expertly through many years, covering the family’s heartaches and joys.
I […]
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Loved this book! I’ve been meaning to read it for years and decided that this summer was the perfect time. I listened to it on audio, […]
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
by Dani Shapiro
Wow wow wow! I knew I would really like this book. But I had no idea how deeply it would move me. It is deep, raw, […]
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
What a book! Superbly written and told with amazing character development and description. So beautifully woven together. But so heartbreaking. I knew it would hurt, and […]
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult
Wow! Seriously wow. This book is a masterpiece… of writing, research, character development, multiple points of view, creative structure, and handling difficult subject matter. I am […]
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware
Now that was a damn good book!! If you love a fantastic mystery, definitely check this one out. It feels so much like an Agatha Christie […]
The Four Tendencies
by Gretchen Rubin
Really good book describing a very unique personality profile type assessment. I am a big fan of anything that helps explain human nature.
Some people may take […]
I’m Fine and Neither Are You
by Camille Pagán
Great book! Fast-paced, engaging, relevant, and with really well-developed characters. The protagonist is a wife and mother who is dealing with the loss of her best […]
Where The Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
What a book! So well written. Stunning sense of place and internalization of the main character. I felt like I was in the marsh… could smell […]
We Hope for Better Things
by Erin Bartels
I absolutely loved this book. There are so many things about it to love: the writing is exquisite, the subject matter important and courageous, and the […]
The Chaperone
by Laura Moriarty
I loved this book! It is historical fiction, mostly taking place in the 1920s, but then moving forward in time until about 1970. A fascinating fictional […]
Still Me
by JoJo Moyes
I have such a book hangover after finishing this! I loved it. What a satisfying ending to the trilogy. I think I liked this one even […]
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
What a fabulous book! Historical fiction at its best. This book deals with a female spy network during World War I. It’s fascinating! But it also […]
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Loved this book!! So satisfying in every way. Funny, sad, quirky, tragic, historical, and romantic. The letter format kept it interesting and […]
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected to. And a big reason why is that although it’s a sci fi fantasy novel set […]
Woman Last Seen in Her Thirties
by Camille Pagan
Really enjoyed this book! Maggie is such a great character. The story line is interesting and kept me glued to the page. I really liked that […]
Everything We Left Behind
by Kerry Lonsdale
Loved this sequel! I enjoyed revisiting the characters and story, and delving deeper into the web of clues. I thought it was really neat how the […]
My Own Words
by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Fascinating memoir/biography about the incomparable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I thought I knew a decent amount about her but this book made me realize how little […]
The Phantom’s Apprentice
by Heather Webb
“He was bound to love you when, he heard you sing.” These words are from the lyrics to the song All I Ask of You, written […]
At the Water’s Edge
by Sara Gruen
I realize I am a true fan of the author Sara Gruen. This is my third book of hers and I’ve enjoyed every one. This is […]
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
Oh my god this book!! Wow. What a story. It’s riveting. It pulls you in and doesn’t let go. Amazing character and story development. I loved […]
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbolo Mbue
What a wonderful debut novel. I really enjoyed it. The storyline was nice and tight with fantastic character development. It is about a Cameroonian couple who […]
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
by Bianca Bosker
Fascinating nonfiction book about one woman’s journey to becoming a Cork Dork. Bianca Bosker is a journalist who decided to learn the secrets of sommeliers, and […]
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd
Loved this book!I am a huge fan of historical fiction and this book is a perfect example of why it works so well. It tells […]
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
What a fabulous memoir! I loved how raw, honest, loving, sad, and complex it was. You really felt like you got to know this family, with […]
Daughters of the Night Sky
By Aimie K. Runyan
Such a great book! So fascinating to learn of the female pilots that flew for Russia in World War II. I loved learning about their […]
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Such an interesting book with a quirky character that has so much depth. A quiet story but one with a lot of different elements to it […]
This is How it Always Is
by Laurie Frankel
I love this book! It’s well written, unique, powerful, beautiful, and heartbreaking. It’s very rare that you see a book take on a subject that is […]
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
This book is very special. I absolutely loved it. I was totally drawn into Auggie and Company, as the author refers to the characters in this […]
The Sunshine Sisters
by Jane Green
I really loved this book! The characters were so well-developed, and had depth, flaws and other complexities that made them so interesting to spend time with. […]
Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians #3)
by Kevin Kwan
I really loved this book! The characters were so well-developed, and had depth, flaws and other complexities that made them so interesting to spend time with. […]
Everything, Everything
by Nicola Yoon
Fascinating story!! I read it so quickly because I found it riveting. I loved the character development, the way the story flowed, and even some of […]
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
“Paul’s death at such a young age was a tragedy. But his life wasn’t tragic.” This book is very special. I realize it’s not for everyone […]
Sweetbitter
by Stephanie Danler
Raw, edgy, and dark but riveting book about a 22 year old young woman who comes to NYC to find herself and strike out on her […]
Truly Madly Guilty
by Liane Moriarty
I’m realizing that Liane Moriarty is becoming one of my favorite authors. I love her characters and the way she structures her books and weaves her […]
The Shoemaker’s Wife
by Adriana Trigiani
I adored this book! It’s one of those sweeping love stories that takes you from Italy at the turn-of-the-century to America during the first and second […]
For You Mom, Finally
by Ruth Reichl
An extremely quick read. This is a short beautiful memoir about a writer who finally discovers who her mother really was deep down only after her […]
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Wow! Loved this book. I took my time with it, savoring all of the stories, exercises, advice, and humor. I enjoyed the variety. The first part […]
Kiss Carlo
by Adriana Trigiani
Adriana does it again! Loved this book. It takes you deep into the goings on of an Italian American family in post WWII Philadelphia. The protagonist […]
The Address
by Fiona Davis
I really enjoyed this book. It was historical fiction mixed with mystery. I loved the dual time zones a century apart that tied the story together. […]
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
An extremely powerful novel that weaves together historical facts with magical realism and fiction. Superbly written and deftly structured, it is essentially the story of one […]
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett
So it’s official… If I could only read one author the rest of my life, it would be Ann Patchett. I don’t know what it is […]
Ape House
by Sara Gruen
What a fabulous book!! It is so up my alley. I’m a huge animal lover and proficient in American Sign Language. And this book features bonobos […]
Landline
by Rainbow Rowell
This is my second book by Rainbow Rowell, and I now realize that I am a fan! Her other book was young adult, but this one […]
The Paris Architect
by Charles Belfoure
What makes someone a hero? Is it innate, or can it be created?
The Paris Architect is a fantastic debut novel written by a real […]
Today Will Be Different
by Maria Semple
Quirky as all hell! Endearing crazy characters that jump off the page and into your head and, sometimes, your heart. Definitely feels a lot like her […]
Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty
This book is sooooooo good! There has been a lot of hype around it so I wasn’t sure if it would live up to its reputation. […]
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
Oh my god this book. Powerful, thought provoking, well researched, beautifully written, and with well developed characters (even if you vehemently dislike some of […]
I Liked My Life
by Abby Fabiaschi
So enjoyed this book! What a debut.
I was totally invested in the characters and the storyline. I loved the shifting points of view of the three […]
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng
This book is a riveting, frustrating, powerful, sad, fascinating roller coaster ride. At its core, it is a family drama. It deals with prejudice, parents’ hope […]
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
This book is so lovely. It definitely falls into the genre of literary fiction.
The language is so exquisite. It flows and feels much like poetry at […]
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
Wow! What a book. A fascinating, creative and gripping story that tugs at your heart strings, makes you weep, shocks you with its horrors, and yet […]
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This novel is definitely going to give me a “book hangover.” It’s going to be hard to get over and forget, and will linger in […]
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe
This book took me much longer to read than is usual for me. But that’s not because I didn’t like it or it wasn’t […]
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
by Therese Anne Fowler
A fascinating novel based on the real life romance and marriage of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, which was explosive, crazy, passionate, and cruel, […]
Come Away with Me
by Karma Brown
Really hard to review this book without giving a spoiler so I’ll be careful!
Although it is fast paced reading and the writing is fabulous, I found […]
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki
Wow! I found this book fascinating. It’s not something I think I would have been eager to pick up and read on my own so I’m […]
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
Wow what a book!! The exquisite writing, the arc of the story, the character development, the subtle mysteries woven in between the lines, the pain and […]
My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home
by Lisa Anselmo
Great memoir! Being from New York, an Italian American, a lover of Paris, and having lost my mother to cancer 7 years ago, this book really […]
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
This book… This book. Wow! It is riveting, heart wrenching, sad, beautiful, haunting, and stunning.
It follows the story of two sisters from Ghana who are separated […]
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
I loved this book! In fact, I liked it even better than I thought I would. It is funny, sweet, sad, creative and philosophical. I’m a […]
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
What a masterpiece!! So beautifully written and creative. I loved that Death was the narrator and had a sense of humor, empathy and didn’t fall into […]
The Little Paris Bookshop
by Nina George
A lovely exquisitely written novel about love, loss, grief, awakenings, and most of all, living. It felt like a fable at times, and yet, very real.
The […]
The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman
What a fantastic book! It is exquisitely written with very visual descriptions that let me see the book as it was unfolding. (I can see why […]
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult
Wow wow wow!! I absolutely loved this book. It was engaging, unpredictable, well-written, well researched, and so so interesting.
The character development was superb. It deals with […]
Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes
I just finished this book (at home thank goodness). I cried and cried. My nose and eyes are all red and puffy. It dealt with such […]
All the Breaking Waves
by Kerry Lonsdale
I’m so thrilled that I received an early copy of this book to read and review. I loved this book! Devoured it in one weekend because […]
The Book of Unknown Americans
by Cristina Henriquez
This book is so wonderful. I love how it is told from the perspective of multiple characters and yet you still feel like you intimately get […]
Falling
by Jane Green
Really good summer read! I enjoyed the character development. Green makes you really care what happens to them, and helps you try to understand their motivations […]
The Wedding Sisters
by Jamie Brenner
I just finished reading The Wedding Sisters and I have such a book hangover (in a good way!). I loved it so much! I laughed, cried, […]
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins
Such a creative murder mystery. Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Thankfully not too scary (and definitely not gory). But suspenseful, inventive, and […]
The Vanishing Year
by Kate Moretti
This book delivers an edge of your seat experience! If you love psychological thrillers and mysteries, you need to add this to your list of books […]
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
I am finally finished reading this book! And I have mixed feelings. It is so unbelievably well written, researched, and organized. The storyline, character development, and […]
The Flood Girls
by Richard Fifield
Loved this book!!!! The writing is so good. Detailed, descriptive, witty, and gripping.
Richard Fifield paints a picture of a dysfunctional small town that comes to life […]
Run
by Ann Patchett
I loved this book. Read it in a few days because I couldn’t put it down.
I’ve decided that Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors. […]
The Nix
by Nathan Hill
There’s so much to say about this book. First of all, it’s very long (around 650 pages if I’m not mistaken), but it’s definitely […]
Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
I really enjoyed this book! It is a young adult novel that captures teen angst so well. Eleanor and Park feel like little misfits in high […]
Paris for One and Other Stories
by Jojo Moyes
What a delightful compilation of short stories!! The main one, Paris for One, is more of a novella. It’s a great little romantic romp […]