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One of my favorite kinds of books is non-fiction books that read like fiction. I felt that way with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Educated, and Brain on Fire, to name a few. Now I get to add Hidden Valley Road to that list. The book follows the Galvin family, who want nothing more … Continue reading “Hidden Valley Road”
This book popped up on my Libby app as a suggestion and I've never had a book title resonate with me more than this. Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica Pan is subtitled: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes. Five or so years ago I picked "yes" as my word for … Continue reading “Sorry I’m Late I Didn’t Want to Come”
Full disclosure: Jillian Webster is my cousin, but this review is impartial to that. The Weight of a Thousand Oceans is Jillian Webster's second book. I read Scared to Life and LOVED it. It's memoir of traveling the world and life. I highly recommend it as well, but that's not what this post is about. … Continue reading “The Weight of a Thousand Oceans”
I was telling my friend Kenny (also a writer, learn about him here) about reading The Last Time I Lied and being caught up in the page-turning thriller with bonkers twists and turns and he said "If you're into that, I have a recommendation for you." He told me about I'm Thinking of Ending Things … Continue reading “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
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”
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”
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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