Apologies for my absence over the last few months. I'm not sure why I didn't check in here to report on the FABULOUS books I happened...

In New England, the arrival of summer is so very welcome. Lately we have had dreary, rainy winters that never seem to end so we skip...

James McBride's Heaven and Earth Grocery Store is absolutely worth the hype it is receiving. This novel, which is Pennsylvania for the...

Since starting this blog, I have been reading fast and furiously and stumbling upon new releases and new authors that haven't made too...

Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus Doubleday 400 pages, April 5, 2022 This is one of those books I wish wouldn't end. What a great...

The Women, Kristin Hannah St. Martin's Press, February 6, 2024 480 pages I'm sad to write that I didn't enjoy this book, which is...

The Rose Code, Kate Quinn William Morrow, March 9, 2021, 656 Pages Read. This. Book. Or listen like I did! Whatever tickles your fancy....

Let Us Descend, Jesmyn Ward Scribner, October 24, 2023, 320 Pages I was definitely excited for this book but knew I was about to embark...

Readers of this blog know I set out on a path during February to read African American voices. It made for heavy reading but left a...

Dear reader, settle in! Because this post is a three-fer with two bonus books! Post-Covid, and the turbulent culture wars that marked...

If you follow or visit this blog, chances are you're a book lover like me. I began this blog for some positivity in late October 2023...

The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young Delacorte Press, 10.17.2023, 315 pages I am unable to not finish books. I can count on one...

Please Tell Me, Mike Omer November 7, 2023, Thomas and Mercer, 369 pages This novel fell into my lap. I decided to join the Council on...

The Fury, Alex Michaelides Celadon Books, January 16, 2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you've ever ridden Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom,...

Her Last Cry, Pamela Fagan Hutchins Bookature, January 16, 2024 It is just so damn good! Book 3, Her Last Cry, in the Delaney Pace Series...

Happy New Year! Before we get into reviews of two new titles, I challenge you to join me in my 2024 Book Challenge: A quest to read a...

Her Hidden Grave, Pamela Fagan Hutchins Bookouture, January 16, 2024 (ARC), 386 pages Well, Ms. Hutchins has done it again! I'm still...

All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr Scribner, May 6, 2014, 560 pages With the release of Netflix series of the same name, the race...

Her Silent Bones, Pamela Fagan Hutchins Bookouture, January 16, 2024, 412 pages I recently downloaded a new app that gives me access to...

ARC of Becoming Marlow Finn, Ellen Won Steil Anticipated release: July 23, 2024 Lake Union Publishing, 315 Pages I was very excited for...