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I read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng in 2018 and loved it. Everything I Never Told You has been on my radar for a while, but I never picked it up. While scrolling through my new bff, Libby, I saw it was available so I started it one day after work. Once I started … Continue reading “Everything I Never Told You”
The Dutch House is my first read by Ann Patchett. I have multiple books by her on my bookshelf but I haven't read them yet. I heard this book was good, and when it popped up as available on Libby I snatched it up. I stated it one morning before work, and it was a … Continue reading “The Dutch House”
A chilly summer Sunday morning I thought to myself "I'd like a book I can't put down. I want to escape into page-turning fiction today." The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager did NOT disappoint. I'm not one to read thrillers. I'm the kind of person who has to watch or read anything remotely … Continue reading “The Last Time I Lied”
Greek mythology reimagined. Circe by Madeline Miller tells the story of, duh, Circe. Now, if you're like me and haven't read The Odyssey in almost 20 years, Circe has an island that Odysseus and his crew visit. Circe turns the men into pigs and Odysseus talks her into turning them back into men. The book … Continue reading “Circe”
I love reading books with friends. Especially books that are confusing and need processing with someone also in the depths of confusion with you. Shoutout to my friend Happy for being my text buddy for this book. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern is a wild ride for those who love books. It builds a … Continue reading “The Starless Sea”
This was a great pool read, which continued on into the evening with a candle lit on the couch. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center is a story of family, change, love, and life. It was a fairly light read with some deep life stuff. Lots of lovely wisdom about forgiveness. It's … Continue reading “Things You Save in a Fire”
Do you ever finish a book and think, "I don't know if I liked that or not." That's how I felt about The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead. I loved The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad so I was excited to dive into this one. Maybe it's because I read it as an e-book and … Continue reading “The Intuitionist”
I read this book in less than a 24-hour period. Most of it was in my luxurious inflatable pool in my backyard. Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman was excellent. Friendship is so incredibly important, yet not a lot of people talk about it in this way. … Continue reading “Big Friendship”
I flew through this book because I couldn't wait to know what happened next. Told over about 30 years, the book follows a set of light-skinned Black twins in a small southern town. When they leave the town at 16, one continues to live as a Black woman, the other disappears and lives her life … Continue reading “The Vanishing Half”
A friend suggested this book to me when I was looking for books by Black authors. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley is a young adult novel that was written in 2015 but is unfortunately still relevant today. The story centers on Rashad who is a young Black man. While at a … Continue reading “All American Boys”
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